Chasing Glory: Road to Paris 2024

Chasing Glory is an intimate, dramatic, and revealing seven-part documentary series that follows six athletes as they prepare to compete in the biggest sporting event on the planet. Karsten Warholm, Janja Garnbret, B-Boy Menno, Vahine Fierro, Dina-Asher-Smith, and Peter Sagan. From World Record holders and global superstars to aspiring young medal prospects and cultural icons, each athlete is at a different point in their career and representing an eclectic diaspora of sports as the Games continues to modernise and embrace change. From first chances to last chances and against-all-odds comebacks, everything is on the line. The countdown to Paris for their biggest championship ever, starts here.

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Documentary
Created By

Adam DarkeMike Christie

First Aired on

Jun 09, 2024

1 seaons till Jul 21, 2024

Popularity: 0.7627
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Networks
Production

Eurosport

Status: Returning Series

In Production

Last episode: Make or Break

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 7 episodes

Season 1

Follow six incredible athletes as they prepare to compete in the biggest sporting event on the planet. From record holders to aspiring medal prospects, each athlete is chasing glory at the 2024 Summer Olympics. The countdown to Paris is on.

Aired

7 Episodes
  • Episode 1Dare to Dream45 min

    It is eighteen months until the Games, but planning is already underway for our six athletes. Yearning to reclaim the crown, last chances, the pressures of being a hometown hero and battling their own mental and physical struggles; athletes Karsten Warholm, Janja Garnbret, Dina Asher Smith, Vahine Fierro, Menno Van Gorp and Peter Sagan fight for gold.

  • Episode 2Mastering Time45 min

    Hurdler Karsten Warholm and Climber Janja Garnbret need to conquer self-doubt to recapture their form after debilitating injuries, while the pressure is piling on surfer Vahine Fierro to qualify for her home games, and Breaker Menno Van Gorp faces a first - and possibly last - chance to make it.

  • Episode 3The Mind On Trial45 min

    This episode explores the psychology of elite athletes and how they train the brain to perform on the biggest stage - from established champions and favourites to long-odds outsiders, and those in the last chance saloon, the mind is on trial.

  • Episode 4Breathing Space45 min

    With the Olympic Games now less than one year away, it’s a final chance for the athletes to relax ahead of the big push to Paris. Each athlete has their own way of finding breathing space and reconnecting with themselves and their chosen discipline.

  • Episode 5Rebirth45 min

    After a disappointing season, three of our athletes are trying their best to maximise their opportunities to participate in the upcoming Olympic Games, as this could be their best or even last chance for the ultimate Olympic glory.

Crew & Team

Adam Darke

Director

Mike Christie

Director

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