Blind Landing: Season Two Trailer

Blind Landing

Ari Saperstein

Documentary, Sports, Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2022

⏱️ 2 minutes

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The new season of Blind Landing is all about… figure skating! We’re taking you behind the scenes with the biggest names in the sport, from Adam Rippon to Kristi Yamaguchi, and telling the stories of skaters who dared to challenge the norms and put everything on the line for something greater than gold. New episodes coming February 7th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Figure skating.
0:03.0	The cornerstone of the Winter Olympics.
0:06.0	The greatest Olympic performances I have ever seen.
0:09.0	A dazzling array of spins and jumps.
0:12.0	And while we've all seen the amazing feats
0:17.0	that skaters are capable of on the ice.
0:21.0	Behind the scenes.
0:24.0	The path to Olympic stardom is one that's filled
0:29.0	with barriers off the ice.
0:32.0	As a queer person, I knew what the path was going to look like
0:35.0	and it was terrifying.
0:37.0	Barriers that have stopped athletes who don't fit the mold
0:40.0	from making it to the top.
0:42.0	They're saying she may be really good at figure skating
0:44.0	but she can't represent brands because she's not white.
0:47.0	Barriers that have frozen out some of the most talented
0:50.0	skaters in the world from their own sport.
0:53.0	They said if that's what you want to do, go ahead.
0:55.0	But no Negro zone ice skate but go ahead if you want to do it.
0:59.0	This season on Blind Landing.
1:01.0	We're giving you a rare, intimate deep dive
1:04.0	into the world of figure skating like you've never seen it before.
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