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Throughout much of skiing\u2019s history, Europeans dominated the highest levels of competition\u2014until a young Picabo Street came on to the scene and took home the downhill silver medal at the 1994 Olympics and returned to win gold in the super G in 1998 for the U.S. Despite the perfect facade of Street and her all-American family, there were plenty of struggles behind the scenes. For the first time ever, Picabo<\/em> tells her story in full, from her tumultuous home life in Idaho to her Olympic successes, major injuries and 2015 arrest.<\/p>\n

Street\u2019s unlikely success in the \u201990s served as inspiration to many young American skiers who hadn\u2019t thought it was possible to win on the big stage. Among those she inspired was Lindsey Vonn, who would later win a gold medal herself in the downhill Olympic competition. Vonn wanted to pay tribute to her idol and mentor and was able to team up with veteran filmmaker and former U.S. Olympic Committee VP Frank Marshall to do so.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were looking for stories to coincide with the Winter Games in Beijing,\u201d says Marshall, who has also been producing a series on great Olympians for the Olympic Channel. \u201cLindsey Vonn brought this idea to us, and she was gracious enough to recognize that maybe she needed help on the directing side. It was pretty much natural because I know Picabo, I love skiing and I love the Olympics.\u201d He also notes an interesting parallel: \u201cPicabo was Lindsey\u2019s mentor in skiing, and I became Lindsey\u2019s mentor in filmmaking.\u201d<\/p>\n

The trio of Vonn, Marshall and Street seems fated when looking back on their shared history. Unbeknownst to them until they began working on the documentary, they had actually walked together in the opening ceremony of the 2002 Olympic Games. \u201cIt was Picabo\u2019s last Olympics, Lindsey\u2019s first Olympics, and I was on the U.S. Olympic Committee,\u201d Marshall notes. \u201cWe really had a bonding experience back in 2002, even though we didn\u2019t know it.\u201d<\/p>\n

This bonding experience is what allowed Street to trust Vonn and Marshall with her life story. \u201cFor Lindsey, as teammates, there\u2019s the sacred bond of you just protect one another forever,\u201d Street tells TV Real Weekly<\/em>. She worked with Marshall on an IMAX piece years ago for Right to Play, and they \u201cbecame friends, and then kept in touch all along throughout my career. I know what a fan he is, and I know how protective he is of us.\u201d<\/p>\n

This feeling of protection was necessary for Street to open up about the parts of her story that she worked so hard to hide for most of her career, including the family secret of a rough and at times abusive home life. In 2015, this secret came to light when she was arrested following an altercation with her father. The misdemeanor charges were later dismissed, but the hidden piece of her story was finally out there for everyone to see.<\/p>\n

Picabo<\/em> gave her the chance to share the full details for the first time, and though it was difficult and scary, Street felt she had to so that people who have also experienced\u2014or are currently experiencing\u2014a turbulent home life would feel seen. \u201cPeople that are in that situation can see me and see what\u2019s possible from that situation,\u201d she says. \u201cThere\u2019s a personal kinship there that I want people to know: I see you. I see you with your shield up. I see you in your battle. I pray for your strength during your battle, and I pray for your freedom one day to excavate and heal. People need to be seen. It\u2019s important.\u201d<\/p>\n

The idea of others learning her true story and potentially casting judgment was daunting, but Street says she\u2019s \u201cgotten to a spot where it\u2019s like, what have I been through in my life, and how can I make other people\u2019s lives better with it? Therefore, you get brave and share.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another reason Street was willing to participate so fully in the documentary was for her boys. \u201cI did it for my children because I\u2019m 50 now, and while I can still ski and it\u2019s fun, my boys have never seen me do anything that I did during my career,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s so fun for them to see mom and see who mom was and understand about my career and how fast I used to go.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her life and career were in good hands with Marshall, who has been in the filmmaking business a long time. He has worked on a wide range of projects, from Raiders of the Lost Ark <\/em>to The Color Purple<\/em> to The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart<\/em>, but at the heart of every project is \u201cthe same component: a great story.\u201d And, in this case, \u201cPicabo was just different. She followed her dream, let nothing stand in her way. She was unapologetic.\u201d<\/p>\n

The documentary arrived on Peacock just in time for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, allowing viewers a glimpse into what kinds of things may be going on behind the scenes for the world\u2019s greatest athletes. Picabo<\/em> shows that \u201cwe\u2019re all human,\u201d Marshall says. \u201cYou\u2019ll learn that these great Olympians are not superheroes, they\u2019re really just human beings.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sports fans or not, Marshall says Picabo<\/em> \u201cwill give other people the chance to follow their dreams and realize that it can be done because, if you look at where Picabo came from, and she got to the top of the mountain, I think anybody can do it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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