Six athletes, one city, zero guarantees — the Olympics don't care about your feelings.
44 minSeason 1 • Episode 7
LatestIt's June 2024 and our six athletes are feeling the heat as the Olympic Games comes into view. These are the final moments - the last weeks of preparation, the last events before the Games, and the last minutes shared with loved ones.
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.
Direction
Darke and Christie capture vulnerability without exploitation.
Editing
Race footage that actually makes you feel the lactic acid.
Production
Intimate access that sports docs usually fake.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Breaking's Olympic debut in Paris 2024 sparked global debate about cultural appropriation versus evolution — this series captures that tension in real-time.
Karsten Warholm filmed his segments while recovering from a hamstring tear that nearly ended his season; the crew didn't know if he'd compete until weeks before.
