‘Jurassic World’ Producer Frank Marshall’s ‘Picabo’ Among Olympics Channel Programming Ahead of Beijing Games
variety.comNaman Ramachandran “Picabo,” co-directed by Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn and Hollywood producing legend Frank Marshall (the Jason Bourne, Jurassic World and Indiana Jones franchises), is among the programming revealed by the Olympics Channel ahead of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, which commences Feb.
4.The programming includes stories of winter athletes past and present. “Picabo” illustrates the life and career of U.S. Olympic downhill alpine skiing champion Picabo Street, both an idol and a mentor to Vonn.
The film is available exclusively in the Peacock, and in the rest of the world at Olympics.com. “A Brilliant Curling Story” revisits the story of five unassuming but fiercely driven Scottish women who overcame the odds to win a historic gold medal for Great Britain at the Olympic Winter Games Salt Lake City 2002. “On Edge,” a docu-series produced by Bunim Murray Productions (“Keeping Up With The Kardashians”) features six of ice dancing’s highest-ranking couples as they prepare for their biggest challenge – qualifying for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.
Two new winter episodes on “From the Top,” Elton John’s production company Rocket Sports, sees Austrian Olympic snowboarder Anna Gasser and American ice skater Nathan Chen paired with contemporaries from the world of music – Sofia Carson and Hayley Kiyoko.
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