zxsing-12220
Joined Feb 2021
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I'm glad that Maggie Nichols' story was told here as she was unfairly denied of a place in the Rio games women's team due to the powers that be.
Unlike the HBO one, which a memento for the victims, this is truly a documentary of the various going-ons after the story exploded. It also provided introductions of the persons who came into power at USAG, which was run like a company. The most shocking part was how the story "died" when it went up to the FBI, because Steve Penny (then CEO of USAG) wanted to offer the FBI investigating agent a job in USAG.
This is a memento of various women's Olympic dreams which were marred by indifference, callousness & bureaucracy; all of which happened in many organisations around the world, not least USAG, which was run like a company. The entire 85 mins was built on accounts provided by various victims with the last 25 mins devoted to victim testaments in the courtroom & the final verdict. You could feel the pain of some of the women, except one, a recent Olympian, behaved rather robotically and hair done and dressed like she was going to the Prom.
It is clear that Phelps was roped in to headline this because of his name & status. As a swimming enthusiast myself, and having followed the lives & progress of swimmers of the London & Rio Olympics, I thought Allison Schmitt's depression story should have been included. It would make a very compelling tell.
The athletes interviews were uneven imho. Some were diplomatic. Lolo Jones' segments gave me the deepest impression. Her accounts were raw, eye-opening and had you wanting more.