Defying Gravity: The Untold Story of Women's Gymnastics

2020 • 1 Season • 10.0 Ended

A 6-part documentary series that tells the story of women’s gymnastics — the events and milestones, icons and hopefuls, triumphs and heartbreaks — through the voices of its greatest champions.

Watch S1 E1

X (Twitter) Facebook WhatsApp Reddit

Trailers & Videos 1

DEFYING GRAVITY: The Untold Story Of Women’s Gymna...

Episodes

E1. How Gymnasts Find Their Voice On The Floor

45 min

Aly Raisman, Nadia Comaneci, Laurie Hernandez, Katelyn Ohashi, and other legends recount the thrilling stories behind their Gold Medals and Perfect 10...

E2. Uneven Bars: The Closest Thing To Flying

45 min

In the second installment of Defying Gravity, high-flying athletes from across generations describe the struggle to achieve “perfection” and show how...

E3. The Aggressive Mentality of Balance Beam

45 min

A great gymnast needs mental toughness and great coaches -- but not all coaches are alike. What kind of support do world-class gymnasts really need to...

E4. Unlocking Gymnastics’ Most Powerful Event: The Vault

45 min

Part four of this six-part documentary series explores the tradition of innovation that shaped gymnastics’ most powerful, but riskiest event: the Vaul...

E5. Abuse and Healing in Women’s Gymnastics

45 min

In part five of our documentary series, survivors of abuse describe the culture that allowed a USA Gymnastics physician and many dozens of other coach...

E6. Building a World-Class Gymnastics Team

45 min

In the final installment of our six-part documentary series, American icons Jordyn Wieber, Aly Raisman, Samantha Peszek, Dominique Moceanu, and Amand...