Le parcours de la sportive controversée Tonya Harding, championne de patinage artistique dans les années 80‐90, première femme à réussir un triple axel dans une compétition majeure, mais surtout connue aujourd’hui pour sa célèbre rivalité avec la patineuse Nancy Kerrigan aux JO de 1994 et sa tentative avec son mari de nuire à sa rivale.
Dans ce documentaire, suivez l'apnéiste Johanna Nordblad alors qu'elle tente de battre le record du monde de la plus longue distance parcourue en apnée sous la glace.
Un biopic sur la joueuse de tennis Billie Jean King, connue pour son combat en faveur du droit des femmes et son match contre le joueur Bobby Riggs. En 1973, âgée de 29 ans, elle affronte dans un match Bobby Riggs, âgé de 55 ans, qui déclarait que le tennis masculin était supérieur au tennis féminin. Elle remporta largement la rencontre donnant ainsi une gifle à la vanité masculine.
An amusing view of the machine that has taken the country by winter storm: the snowmobile, revving, raring, ready to go. What the motorboat was to the summer lake, this motorized sled now is to the snow-covered fields. This film shows it all--the pull of this sit-down sport, the eagerness of the trade to keep it booming, the daring rivalry of the racing crowd, and the bemused pleasure of the family outing.
In the run-up, everything actually spoke against the Chinese capital as the host of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games: Beijing is neither a winter sports region nor are human rights respected in China. The IOC obviously didn't care. Topics such as sustainability, freedom of expression and climate protection were also pushed aside. It's about power and profit instead of the Olympic idea and its values. But more and more athletes are speaking up and calling for a reform of the Olympic Games. A pioneer in this matter is ARD Olympic expert Felix Neureuther, a former alpine skier, who sucked up the Olympic spirit with his mother's milk, because his parents are alpine ski legend Rosi Mittermaier, double gold medalist at the 1976 Winter Games in Innsbruck, and father Christian, a ski racer, who took part three times at the Olympics. Based on interviews with athletes, experts, IOC officials and persecuted Uyghurs, Felix gets a glimpse behind the scenes of the Olympic system.
Universally recognized as the greatest female skier ever, Lindsey Vonn went on a remarkable journey that was defined by unexpected twists and turns and dramatic peaks and valleys in its final chapter. LINDSEY VONN: THE FINAL SEASON intimately recounts the iconic skier’s last competitive campaign while looking back on her transcendent career, from child prodigy to decorated Olympian to global superstar.
This Pete Smith Sports Champion short visits Southern California where it quickly moves from orange orchards to the mountain snow playground at Big Pines L.A. County Camp for some winter sports including sledding, skating, and ski jumping.
Filmmaker Giles Walker takes an informal look at how our best skiers work and live. Filmed in 1976, this short movie follows the Canadian ski team on a tight schedule in Chile and Argentina. With 2 ½ tons of equipment, speeds of up to 140 km/h, gruelling workouts and a dramatic theft, it's safe to say that downhill racing is not for the faint of heart.
Avec le camion citerne de l'entreprise British Petroleum (BP), le livreur de fuel Bozzetto traverse en hiver les routes de montagne. A destination de Val d'Isère en Savoie, il fait face, de nuit comme de jour, aux aléas de la circulation par temps de neige, et pénètre la vie de la station de sports d'hiver vivant au rythme des activités d'aménagements, sportives et touristiques: construction de tunnel, fraiseuse à neige, téléphérage, hôtellerie-restauration ainsi que pratique du ski depuis les cimes jusqu’au village (démonstration de descente hors-pistes par Lionel Terray).
After three unsuccessful attempts at the Olympics, the 30-year-old Aljona Savchenko finally wants to win a gold medal with a new partner in four years. A rather bold plan, especially since the young Frenchman Bruno Massot, chosen by the German-Ukrainian ice princess, has no international successes in pairs figure skating. He moves to Germany and has no idea of the manic perfectionist he's getting involved with. Aljona's training is tough. Constant disputes about the right course threaten to bring the project to failure. Two completely different characters collide. However, the team of trainers manages to calm things down. February 2018: The competition at the Winter Olympics in South Korea begins with the short program. Inexplicably, Bruno blunders and the pair sit fourth by a wide gap. Gold is hardly possible anymore. It only remains for them to show the world their unique free skating. Their intoxicating, perfect run will go down in history. It will be the free skating of their life!
What do Daniel Webster, Dr. Seuss, C. Everett Koop, Robert Frost and 100+ Winter Olympians have in common? They all spent time at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH where winters are long and snowy. Passion for Snow traces over 100 years of ski history in the United States with a focus on the many contributions of Dartmouth College and its alumni to the formation, growth and ongoing innovations in all aspects of snowsports. Passion for Snow combines firsthand accounts from early ski pioneers, veterans of the 10th Mountain Division, Olympians, members of the U.S. Ski Hall of Fame and top ski industry and resort executives, who explain how the most remotely located college in the Ivy League helped spawn a $25 billion industry, and continues to shape it today.
Pendant une année et demie, le cinéaste Frédéric Favre suit trois skieurs alpinistes alors qu’ils se préparent pour la Patrouille des Glaciers, une course des plus dures à travers les Alpes suisses. Florence veut faire la course en mémoire de son père, mais elle a du mal à s’intégrer dans son équipe. Guillaume et un compétiteur chevronné. Il a de la peine à concilier famille, travail et passion.
Antoine sort d'une cure de désintoxication. En faisant la course, il veut prouver au monde qu'il n'est pas un moins que rien. Un voyage intime, une aventure qui va tous les transformer.
In The Fine Line , the world's best skiers, snowboarders and snowmobilers join leading avalanche professionals to present a new movement in avalanche education. This project, which features one main film and four training films, combines the thrill of winter action sports with important information about avalanche safety.
The authors showcase unique information that disproves previously held stereotypes. It turns out that the roots of Ukrainian hockey go back over a century. Ukrainian hockey players from immigrant families gained world fame while playing for teams in their new homeland. Meanwhile, they continued to maintain their language and culture. Throughout the 100-year existence of the NHL, more than fifty Ukrainians became champions of the League. This is the largest number of champions representing a non-North American nationality. Even the best hockey player of all times, Wayne Gretzky, is of Ukrainian descent.
A ticket can get you anywhere in the world, from the chairlift at your local ski area to the top of Talgar Peak in Kazakhstan. It can put your heart in your throat as you fly over a knoll faster than you have all year, and it can put your mind at ease when you find yourself alone in a snow-covered Aspen grove with clear blue sky above and crisp cold air all around. A ticket is the end of reality and the beginning of a journey. And we've got one for you.
Dans ce village aux rues de glace que l'hiver transforme en palais, il y a un petit garçon qui s'amuse de trente-six manières..." Ce film suit les rêves d'un enfant dans une station-village : pêcher à la ligne dans des torrents glacés , observer les touristes parisiens comme des curiosités, ski alpin comme un champion, sauter en parachute... Les joies de la vie à la montagne en hiver se présentent sous tous leurs aspects.
509 is back for another year of snowmobile action! How does adrenaline push our riders to send it year after year? What keeps them searching for the next big jump or breathtaking view? We travel across the West, Midwest and Sweden to capture the best in the world in their natural element.