US EditionShiffrin, Vonn and Other Ski Racers Star in ESPN's 'On the Edge' Docuseries Leading Into Olympics
The five-episode series offers a behind-the-scenes look at World Cup ski racers’ challenges and Olympic ambitions, featuring top athletes like Mikaela Shiffrin and Lindsey Vonn.
- On Friday, ESPN premieres the five-episode docuseries On the Edge: World Cup Ski Racing with three segments on the ESPN app and ESPN on Disney+, debuting just ahead of the Milan Cortina Games .
- The cast includes multiple World Cup names from several countries, featuring Marco Odermatt, Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, and others as producers aim to share U.S. and international stories.
- Directed by filmmaker Pat Dimon, the series explores racers' paths, focusing on the grind of travel, injuries, pressure on the World Cup circuit, and Lindsey Vonn's comeback after knee surgery.
- Sophie Goldschmidt, president & CEO of U.S. Ski & Snowboard, said this storytelling is important to the sport, and producers hope it inspires kids to love ski racing and dream big.
- The final episode airs April 10 and closes the series, centering on Swiss racer Camille Rast reflecting on the fatal fire in a bar in Crans-Montana during a New Year's celebration.
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Shiffrin, Vonn and other ski racers star in ESPN's 'On the Edge' docuseries leading into Olympics
Before Mikaela Shiffrin, Lindsey Vonn and other World Cup ski racers chase gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics, they will star in a new docuseries that gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse of what it’s like on the circuit.
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Shiffrin, Vonn and other ski racers star in ESPN’s ‘On the Edge’ docuseries leading into Olympics
Before Mikaela Shiffrin, Lindsey Vonn and other World Cup ski racers chase gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics, they will star in a new docuseries that gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse of what it’s like on the circuit. Some of the biggest names in the sport are featured in ESPN’s five-episode series called “On the Edge: World Cup Ski Racing,” which starts Friday with three segments. Besides Shiffrin and Vonn, the docuseries features Swiss stando…
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