Artemis
02-02-2006, 03:33 PM
There's a special episode of The Fifth Estate (documentary/newsmagazine series) this Sunday in the runup to the Olympics. Here's the description from the web site:
"They can travel across the ice at more than 30 km an hour. They can withstand G forces twice as strong as the wildest roller coaster ride. But for competitive skaters a career can come crashing down in just four and a half minutes. With unprecedented behind-the-scenes access, the fifth estate follows five figure skaters, each with a dream of making the Canadian Olympic team: Jeff Buttle, Emanuel Sandhu, Christopher Mabee, Joannie Rochette and Lesley Hawker. On the Edge of Glory is an intimate look at these skaters as pressure increases,the months tick by and the competitions become more fierce."
"They can travel across the ice at more than 30 km an hour. They can withstand G forces twice as strong as the wildest roller coaster ride. But for competitive skaters a career can come crashing down in just four and a half minutes. With unprecedented behind-the-scenes access, the fifth estate follows five figure skaters, each with a dream of making the Canadian Olympic team: Jeff Buttle, Emanuel Sandhu, Christopher Mabee, Joannie Rochette and Lesley Hawker. On the Edge of Glory is an intimate look at these skaters as pressure increases,the months tick by and the competitions become more fierce."