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Groundbreakers

Celebrate 50 years of female excellence in sports through the eyes of athletes who changed the system. Hosted by sports icon and champion of equality Billie Jean King, the film weaves together eight athletes’ discussions of how their own struggles and achievements shaped women’s sports. Features Naomi Osaka, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Chloe Kim, Nancy Lieberman, Suni Lee, Julie Foudy and Diana Flores.

The Conversation Continues: Nancy Lieberman & Chloe Kim

7m 37s

Extended conversation between basketball Naismith Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman and Olympic champion snowboarder Chloe Kim about mental health and the pressures of fame and success in their respective sports.

Episodes

  • Groundbreakers: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Groundbreakers

    S1 E1 - 1h 55m

    Billie Jean King and seven icons on the past, present, and future of women’s sports.
    CORRECTION (Dec. 8, 2023): This program mistakenly refers to two events of the women’s heptathlon as the 60-meter and 1,000-meter run. The program should have referred instead to the 200-meter dash and 800-meter run in which Jackie Joyner-Kersee participated as part of the women’s heptathlon.

Extras + Features

  • Origins of Title IX: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Origins of Title IX

    S1 - 4m 1s

    Discover the story behind Title IX. Billie Jean King shares the legislative history of the law that “opened the floodgates for women’s sports,” led by Reps. Edith Green and Patsy Mink in the House of Representatives and Sen. Birch Bayh in the Senate.

  • Nancy Lieberman and Chloe Kim on Being Role Models: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Nancy Lieberman and Chloe Kim on Being Role Models

    S1 - 1m 22s

    Basketball Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman talks with snowboarding champion Chloe Kim about being pioneers in their sports, and serving as role models for the next generation of athletes.

  • Trailer: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trailer

    S1 - 31s

    Celebrate 50 years of female excellence in sports through the eyes of athletes who changed the system. Hosted by sports icon and champion of equality Billie Jean King, the film weaves together eight athletes’ discussions of how their own struggles and achievements shaped women’s sports. Features Naomi Osaka, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Chloe Kim, Nancy Lieberman, Suni Lee, Julie Foudy and Diana Flores.

  • Julie Foudy on the 1999 Women’s World Cup: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Julie Foudy on the 1999 Women’s World Cup

    S1 - 3m 14s

    Julie Foudy recounts the story of the 1999 Women’s World Cup to Suni Lee. At the time, women’s soccer was a fledgling enterprise – the players were making just $10 a day as a per diem. But the tournament drew huge crowds and record TV ratings, which was just the leverage the team had been waiting for.

  • Extended Trailer: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Extended Trailer

    S1 - 2m 13s

    Celebrate 50 years of female excellence in sports through the eyes of athletes who changed the system. Hosted by sports icon and champion of equality Billie Jean King, the film weaves together eight athletes’ discussions of how their own struggles and achievements shaped women’s sports. Features Naomi Osaka, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Chloe Kim, Nancy Lieberman, Suni Lee, Julie Foudy and Diana Flores.

  • Naomi Osaka on Her 2018 U.S. Open Win: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Naomi Osaka on Her 2018 U.S. Open Win

    S1 - 4m 9s

    Tennis champion Naomi Osaka talks to Jackie Joyner-Kersee about her challenging 2018 U.S. Open win against her childhood hero, Serena Williams, and her later decision to withdraw from the French Open in 2021. The two athletes discuss the need to be prioritize mental health, and the hope that speaking about struggles publicly will help destigmatize the issue.

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