Netflix to Release a movie on the storys of Mikaela Shiffrin and Picabo Street

Get your skiing fix with new documentaries about Mikaela Shiffrin and Picabo Street.

With the Olympics coming up in February, you’ll have plenty of time to binge watch some programs about current and former Olympic athletes before the Winter Games begin. Mikaela Shiffrin is featured in a five-part original series, and Picabo Street’s journey to medal success is highlighted in a 90-minute feature documentary.

Mikaela Shiffrin: Passion and Purpose On Outside+

Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course during the first run of a women’s World Cup slalom, in Schladming, Austria, on Jan. 11.Marco Trovati/AP

Outside Interactive, Inc., the leading creator of active and healthy lifestyle content, has released an exclusive video series titled “Mikaela Shiffrin: Passion & Purpose”.

Film crews followed Shiffrin for four months in 2021, documenting her personal and professional development as she prepared for the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

“The past couple of years have been nothing short of challenging, and while I’m forever grateful for my victories on the mountain, I want people to know that, off the mountain, I am a real human being who goes through real hardships, just like anyone else,” Mikaela Shiffrin told reporters about the upcoming film.

Shiffrin discusses mental health and coping with the grief of her father’s sudden death, as well as personal relationships.

The first two installments of the series were released last month. Part 3 will be released on Tuesday, January 25. Part 4 will be released on February 1, and the final installment of the series will be released following the Olympic Games, which run from February 4 to February 20.

The series will be available to Outside+ members and the general public on Outside TV for 30 days beginning in February.

‘Picabo’ in Peacock

Picabo Street, of Sun Valley, Idaho, passes a gate on her way to winning the gold medal in the women’s super-G at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games in Hakuba, Japan, on Feb. 11, 1998.Diether Endlicher/AP

Picabo Street, a member of the United States Women’s Alpine Ski Team, left quite an impression. She not only led Team USA to an Olympic silver medal in Alpine ski racing in Lillehammer, Norway, in 1994, but also finished first on the podium four years later in Nagano, Japan, at the 1998 Winter Olympics.

Lindsey Vonn, who met Street at a small ski shop in Minnesota when she was nine years old, was one of those who was particularly impressed by her. Vonn credits that meeting with inspiring her to aim high and achieve Olympic status herself.

“Picabo’s personality and her ability to connect with me as a child was what made me a fan,” Vonn told the audience.

“She was authentic and confident, which is exactly what I wanted to be,” Vonn said in an Olympic Channel interview on January 4.

Picabo Street, of the United States, smiles during a media conference where she announced her retirement following the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games Women’s Downhill in Snowbasin, Utah, on Feb. 12, 2002. Street had earlier finished in 16th place in the race.Peter Dejong/AP

Since retiring from the United States Ski Team in 2019, Vonn has been working on several projects, one of which is “Picabo,” a documentary about her childhood hero. Vonn collaborated with veteran Hollywood producer Frank Marshall (Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, and the Jason Bourne franchises). Marshall was previously the vice president of the United States Olympic Committee and had met Street in 1996.

The documentary follows Street’s upbringing in rural Idaho, her rise to the top of the podium, the injuries that held her back, and the family drama that played out behind the scenes.

“I knew her story pretty well because I was a big fan—perhaps too much of a fan. In an interview with Voque.com on January 21, Vonn stated, “I knew most of her life.” “But there were definitely things that I did not know, especially her relationship with her parents.”

Vonn didn’t reveal much more in that interview, saying simply, “You’ll have to see it to find out.”

“Picabo” is currently streaming on NBC’s Peacock platform in the US and will be available globally on the Olympic Channel at Olympics.com.

Mikaela Shiffrin gets personal in a new series for Outside+

The new five-part series will delve much deeper than her athletic endeavours.

Despite the absence of US and foreign diplomats from the upcoming Winter Games in Beijing, millions of fans eagerly await the Opening Ceremony on February 4th.

Outdoor Interactive Inc. is launching an exclusive TV series featuring Mikaela Shiffrin, a two-time Olympic gold medallist. The five-part series, which was filmed over the last four months, focusses not only on Shiffrin’s training on and off the slopes as she prepares for gold in the Winter Olympics, but also on her personal struggles, including the death of her father Jeff in February of this year. The docuseries also delves into Shiffrin’s personal relationships, mental health, and other issues.

The series, “Mikaela Shiffrin: Passion & Purpose,” will initially be available only to subscribers of the streaming service Outside+.Adidas, one of the six-time world champion’s sponsors, stands to benefit from increased exposure.

Jalbert Productions directs and produces the first two episodes, which will be available on December 21. To maintain the suspense, the third and fourth episodes will be released on January 25 and February 1, respectively. As a true cliffhanger, the finale will be revealed after the Winter Games conclude.

Beginning in February, Outside TV will make the entire series available to the public for free for 30 days. Shiffrin acknowledged that the past few years have been “nothing short of challenging,” and expressed gratitude for her alpine victories, saying, “I want people to know that, off the mountain, I am a real human being, who goes through real hardships, just like anyone else.”

In recent years, there has been an increased interest in highlighting the human side of exceptional athletes.In 2016, HBO aired “Being Serena” about Serena Williams. Williams and her sister Venus’ athletic journey is also documented in the new film “King Richard,” starring Will Smith. They are also executive producers for the film, which is currently in theatres and available on HBO Max. Naomi Osaka, a tennis star, launched a Netflix series in July.Lindsey Vonn, an Olympic skier, also filmed “Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season” for Amazon Prime.