Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty

Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefenstahl created a celebration of the human form. Where the two-part epic's first half, Festival of the Nations, focused on the international aspects of the 1936 Olympic Games held in Berlin, part two, The Festival of Beauty, concentrates on individual athletes such as equestrians, gymnasts, and swimmers, climaxing with American Glenn Morris' performance in the decathalon and the games' majestic closing ceremonies.

1938-06-02 | de

We Love Life

A documentary composed from propaganda films, personal videos, and found footage from the largest mass gymnastics exhibits in history, the Spartakiads in communist Czechoslovakia.

2022-04-25 | en

London 2012: Gymnastics - Going for the Gold

At the 1996 Atlanta Games, the Magnificent Seven became the first American women to ever win gymnastics team gold. Sixteen years later, in London, the Fierce Five joined them in the history books. Relive all the excitement as Gabby Douglas, Aly Raisman, Jordyn Wieber, McKayla Maroney and Kyla Ross take the lead from the first rotation and never look back on their way to gold. Follow Gabby Douglas on her way to the podium to make it three straight American gold medals in the individual all-around competition. Every individual event final is featured on this DVD, including Aly Raisman's historic gold-medal performance in the floor exercise, her bronze on the balance beam, as well as McKayla Maroney's silver medal in the vault.

2012-09-18 | en

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1980-01-01 | cs

Wenn die bunten Fahnen wehen...

Documentary on the Federal Sports Festival in Hamburg in August of 1953.

1953-12-13 | de

Gymnasten Som Lärde Sig Gå

He was 19 years old and promising gymnast. But one volt went wrong, one in a hundred thousand, and he broke his neck. Never go again, the doctors thought. And never again breathe on your own, without a respirator.

2014-09-29 | sv

La Gymnastique, l’ombre avant la Lumière - Partie 1

2019-12-22 | fr

La Gymnastique, l’ombre avant la Lumière - Partie 2 “En route vers Tokyo”

2023-01-01 | fr

Sovětští gymnasté v Praze

1949-01-01 | cs

Sports in the Indian Army

A demonstration of sport and fitness by members of the Indian Army.

1910-11-11 | fr

Broken Inside: The Toxic Culture of Canadian Gymnastics

Gymnastics is widely known as a sport of grace, talent, and precision, but increasingly, athletes are coming forward to warn that it’s also rife with abusive behavior – leaving scars that may never heal. A special co-production between Crave, TSN, and CTV’s W5, the documentary follows Rick Westhead as he speaks with Canadian athletes aiming to break the silence on a culture of abuse.

2022-11-07 | en

Athlete A

Follow the Indianapolis Star reporters that broke the story about USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar's abuse and hear from gymnasts.

2020-06-23 | en

Les Champions d'Hitler

In the three years leading up to the Olympics, the Nazi regime saw sport as an invaluable mobilisation and propaganda tool to motivate the `master race'. Whether sympathisers or followers, German athletes went along with it; however, a number of them came to regret their decisions.

2016-05-02 | fr

Karolyi

A look at Martha and Bela Karolyi's remarkable story that traces generations of gymnastics' most memorable tales, moments and champions.

2016-08-18 | en

Breaking Their Silence: Inside the Gymnastics Scandal

"Breaking Their Silence: Inside the Gymnastics Scandal" examines this unimaginable story that rocked the gymnastics world and speaks to victims and experts about what parents and children need to know as they navigate situations outside of the home. Featuring exclusive interviews with Larry Nassar’s victims and experts close to the crisis, the special dives deep into the stories of multiple survivors and examine how organizations meant to keep girls and young women safe ultimately silenced their voices. "Breaking Their Silence: Inside the Gymnastics Scandal" features interviews with gymnasts Racheal Denhollander, Lindsey Lemke, Mattie Larson, Akemi Look, and Jamie Dantzscher as they recount their experiences as well as exclusive footage of 19 of Nassar’s victims sitting down for a compelling interview with Elizabeth Vargas.

2018-02-05 | en

At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal

A look inside the USA gymnastics sexual abuse scandal that shook the sports world in 2017 depicting a landscape in which women spend their youth seeking victory on a world stage, juxtaposed against a culture where abuse prevails and lives are damaged forever.

2019-05-03 | en

Gym College

In this Sportscope series entry, members of the Florida State University gymnastics team demonstrate their athletic skills.

1955-09-30 | en

Beijing 2008: Games of the XXIX Olympiad

Here's a Special Edition DVD that captures the most dramatic and exciting moments from the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, the competition was held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. Ten thousand five hundred athletes competed in 302 events in 28 sports. The 2008 Summer Olympics did bring athletes from around the world together as they competed for the bronze, silver and gold medals. More importantly, television coverage united citizens from all nations, who rooted for their own countrymen as well as the world's best athletes. These games were the first to be produced and broadcast entirely in high definition, and did garner upwards of four billion viewers. This exclusive highlights DVD features the greatest athletes in the world, united in the most important competition of their lifetimes.

2008-09-30 | en

Lingiade

Short film about a gymnastics event

1951-01-01 | de

The Gabby Douglas Story

The true story of Gabby Douglas who becomes the first African American to be named Individual All-Around Champion in artistic gymnastics at the Olympic Games.

2014-02-01 | en