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Greg louganis tells the story of the one of the greatest divers ever from his difficult childhood, through his olympic conquests, to. Greg louganis is an intimate portrait of the public triumphs and private struggles of trailblazing openly gay athlete greg louganis. Fourtime olympic champion greg louganis has faced more than his share of challenges. Back on board follows louganis as he simultaneously faces the loss of his home and the possibility of redemption, returning to the diving board to mentor the 2012 us olympic diving team. Maids in sight as a couple dozen guys met at producer marc cherrys house last night for a small viewing party of back on board greg louganis on hbo. Greg louganis, pioneering gay athlete and a fourtime olympic gold medalist, is the subject of back on board. Greg louganis documentary a compelling look at a gay. Directed by cheryl furjanic, the documentary back on board. Greg louganis is the engrossing story of an american legend as he reemerges on the world stage to combat prejudice, promote tolerance, and return to the diving world after a long period of absence to act as a mentor to the next generation. Back on board is the engrossing story of an american legend as he reemerges on the. Greg louganis, american diver generally considered the greatest diver in history. As a child, he trained in dancing, tumbling, and acrobatics, skills that would later earn him a reputation as a graceful, effortless diver. Greg is always very careful and willing to consider alternate explanations, sweeney says. In my experience as a coach, ive had a lot of feedback from people who struggle with meditation, so my question is this, what do you believe.
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Louganis journey is chronicled in a documentary that makes its television premiere at 10 p. A refreshingly candid documentary film about this fourtime olympic champion, back on board follows greg louganis over three years as he struggles with financial security and reunites with the sport he once dominated but not welcomed in. Louganis returns to diving as coach the new york times. An intimate portrait of an american legend, back on board greg louganis, is a featurelength documentary that tells the life story of this fourtime olympic champion as he returns to diving after. Louganis is back on board the diving champion greg louganis, who retired in 1988 after winning five olympic medals, has returned as a coach to the sport he once dominated. With david boudia, jimmy carter, sergei chalibashvili, mary ellen clark.
In 2011, he is far from the public eye and struggling to pay his mortgage. Part biography, part social exploration this film reveals louganis evolution. In seoul, greg louganis was a veteran of his sport and faced a number of upcoming younger rivals. Greg louganis 2014 filmmaker cheryl furjanic chronicles the complex life of olympic champion greg louganis as he reemerges to return to the diving world and act as a mentor to up. Greg louganis makes its world premiere at the 2014. In 2012, he appeared in the penultimate episode of the second season of. He is the subject of a forthcoming featurelength documentary film, back on board 2014.
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Featurelength documentary about the greatest diver of all time. Greg louganis offers an intimate view into the life of one of the most successful us divers in history, greg louganis. Considered the greatest diver in history, greg louganis is the only male to win gold medals on both 3 meter springboard and 10 meter platform in consecutive olympic games 1984, 1988. The greg louganis story is a 1997 television film about diver greg louganis based on the bestselling book breaking the surface cowritten by greg louganis and eric marcus that stayed on top of the new york times best seller list for 5 weeks. Greg louganis gets its tv debut tuesday on hbo and its a fascinating portrait of perhaps the greatest olympic diver of all time. Condensed trailer for the documentary back on board. Greg louganis bounces back to win gold in seoul in.
Three years ago we read that olympic champion diver greg louganis was returning to the sport of diving as a coach and olympic mentor after a two decadelong. This was steven hilliard sterns final directed film before dying in 2018. The 2014 outfest ended on sunday with the science fiction farce. Greg louganis, provides an intimate look at the champion diver who was one of the first prominent athletes to come out of the closet, and an unfiltered. Olympic champion greg louganis story is less compelling than it should be in the hbo sports documentary back on board. Back on board featured footage and interviews from louganis.
Follow vonns rise from child prodigy to fourtime gold medalist as she prepares to compete in her final world championship. Louganis was the subject of the documentary back on board which aired on hbo on tuesday, august 4, 2015. Greg louganis recalls olympic diving, hiv, coming out in. See more ideas about olympic diving, olympics and diving springboard. Greg destephen, an openly gay diver who was a fourtime ncaa allamerican at missouri between 2006 10, calls louganis a trailblazer, saying his announcement 20 years ago started a chain reaction.
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