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It’s not too late to pick up a thoughtful gift for the people in your life, and that includes film distributors. While much of Hollywood is shutting down in advance of the holidays, plenty of cinema-loving elves are still toiling away in hopes of seeing their (very deserving) films land underneath the metaphorical tree.
And there are plenty of gifts to share, because even as the distribution landscape continues to shift and shape with startling regularity, some of the year’s most interesting and unique cinematic efforts are still looking for a home. In fact, we’ve got 18 of them wrapped and ready to go.
This holiday season,...
It’s not too late to pick up a thoughtful gift for the people in your life, and that includes film distributors. While much of Hollywood is shutting down in advance of the holidays, plenty of cinema-loving elves are still toiling away in hopes of seeing their (very deserving) films land underneath the metaphorical tree.
And there are plenty of gifts to share, because even as the distribution landscape continues to shift and shape with startling regularity, some of the year’s most interesting and unique cinematic efforts are still looking for a home. In fact, we’ve got 18 of them wrapped and ready to go.
This holiday season,...
- 12/6/2023
- by Kate Erbland and David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Fall has officially arrived, and while the season is marked in Hollywood by a flurry of film festivals, it also marks the anniversary of the explosion of #MeToo across this industry. While the power brokers with skeletons in their closets hoped that this would be a passing fad, six years later this is our new normal. You never know where, or when, a shoe is going to drop — as it did in a big way this month for Russell Brand.
The extraordinary evolution of #MeToo is that not only is it surfacing harassment and assault, but it’s also challenging the power structures that have forever benefitted cis white men. It’s about bringing stories that have been diminished by those in power to light, as is the case with the buzzy new documentary “Copa 71” that I saw at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The documentary tells the story...
The extraordinary evolution of #MeToo is that not only is it surfacing harassment and assault, but it’s also challenging the power structures that have forever benefitted cis white men. It’s about bringing stories that have been diminished by those in power to light, as is the case with the buzzy new documentary “Copa 71” that I saw at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The documentary tells the story...
- 9/27/2023
- by Melissa Silverstein
- The Wrap
For nearly half a century, being right felt wrong to Carol Wilson. A member of the British soccer squad that participated in the Women’s World Cup in Mexico in 1971, Wilson uses the doc “Copa 71” to describe how she “remembered thinking I’m never going to see anything like this again.” In James Erskine and Rachel Ramsay’s brisk and rousing history of the tournament, few can say that they’ve even seen it when footage of the event was buried in archives for years, all but erased from collective memory. Why? The doc suggests the reasons were rooted in both misogyny and economics, seeing as how the Federation Int’l Football Association disapproved of the games as a rare major soccer event they had no control over — at least, not until starting their own women’s tournament in 1991.
What’s more fascinating than why the event isn’t...
What’s more fascinating than why the event isn’t...
- 9/8/2023
- by Stephen Saito
- Variety Film + TV
Coming hot on the heels of the 2023 Women’s World Cup - which saw 12 million viewers tune in to watch the final in the UK alone - this documentary about its little known predecessor 50 years ago was sure to attract attention. However, in the wake of the kissing scandal of Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales Rachel Ramsay and James Erskine’s film about the Mexican Women’s World Cup of 1971 takes on additional resonance.
Their film offers a traditional mix of talking heads, archive footage and academic observation but it’s packaged with care and served up with verve. US player and two-time World Cup champ Brandi Chastain will speak for most of us when, in the opening moments, she looks at footage from one of the packed Mexican stadiums in disbelief and says: “Why didn’t I know about this?” Leaving aside the fact that this isn’t quite the.
Their film offers a traditional mix of talking heads, archive footage and academic observation but it’s packaged with care and served up with verve. US player and two-time World Cup champ Brandi Chastain will speak for most of us when, in the opening moments, she looks at footage from one of the packed Mexican stadiums in disbelief and says: “Why didn’t I know about this?” Leaving aside the fact that this isn’t quite the.
- 9/7/2023
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
It’s one thing to ask a casual soccer fan if they’ve ever heard of the 1971 Women’s World Cup and hear a “No.” It’s another to get the same response from two-time World Cup champion and two-time Olympic gold-medalist Brandi Chastain. Yet that’s how Rachel Ramsay and James Erskine’s documentary Copa 71 begins. They lead the American superstar to the obvious answer about how she actually played in the “first” Women’s World Cup in 1991, then show her two-decades-old footage from the 110,000-seat Azteca Stadium and blow her mind.
With the help of historian David Goldblatt to contextualize the patriarchal and greedy stance of the FIFA organization at that time––and today, considering all that happened in Qatar––this film finally gives a definitive account of what happened to both allow such an event like Copa ‘71 to occur and let it be completely forgotten. The trendsetting athletes from Mexico,...
With the help of historian David Goldblatt to contextualize the patriarchal and greedy stance of the FIFA organization at that time––and today, considering all that happened in Qatar––this film finally gives a definitive account of what happened to both allow such an event like Copa ‘71 to occur and let it be completely forgotten. The trendsetting athletes from Mexico,...
- 9/7/2023
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
The new documentary Copa 71 begins with co-director Rachel Ramsay talking with soccer legend Brandi Chastain about the first Women’s World Cup.
“Which was when?” Ramsay asks.
“1991,” Chastain says with confidence. She was, after all, there.
Following recent documentary convention, Ramsay hands Chastain an iPad and presses play. Chastain sees grainy footage of a packed stadium.
“It’s a men’s football match?” Chastain asks. Players come out on the pitch. They’re women.
“What?” Chastain says with a smile. Incredulous, she asks Ramsay what year the footage was from. It’s 1971.
Chastain ponders, “Why didn’t I know about this? It makes me very happy and quite infuriated, to be honest with you.”
It’s a great moment. It’s also a contrived moment, one of the few in Ramsay and James Erskine’s terrifically satisfying documentary, which thrives not on “Gotcha!” surprises or affected reenactments, but on a wonderful simplicity.
“Which was when?” Ramsay asks.
“1991,” Chastain says with confidence. She was, after all, there.
Following recent documentary convention, Ramsay hands Chastain an iPad and presses play. Chastain sees grainy footage of a packed stadium.
“It’s a men’s football match?” Chastain asks. Players come out on the pitch. They’re women.
“What?” Chastain says with a smile. Incredulous, she asks Ramsay what year the footage was from. It’s 1971.
Chastain ponders, “Why didn’t I know about this? It makes me very happy and quite infuriated, to be honest with you.”
It’s a great moment. It’s also a contrived moment, one of the few in Ramsay and James Erskine’s terrifically satisfying documentary, which thrives not on “Gotcha!” surprises or affected reenactments, but on a wonderful simplicity.
- 9/7/2023
- by Daniel Fienberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
If you’re a fan of soccer – or, in most of the world, a fan of the game they know as football – you probably recall some details from this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup tournament held in Australia and New Zealand. If you’re a follower of the Spanish women’s team, for instance, you no doubt remember that they beat England to win the tournament; if you root for the U.S. team, you probably remember (but want to forget) that they barely made it out of the first round and were eliminated in the 16th, becoming the first defending champion not to make the semi-finals.
But fan or not, you likely know nothing at all about the 1971 Campeonato de Fútbol Femeni, known unofficially as the 1971’s Women’s World Cup. At the beginning of “Copa 71,” a documentary about the tournament that screened Thursday on the...
But fan or not, you likely know nothing at all about the 1971 Campeonato de Fútbol Femeni, known unofficially as the 1971’s Women’s World Cup. At the beginning of “Copa 71,” a documentary about the tournament that screened Thursday on the...
- 9/7/2023
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
In August 1971, more than 100,000 football fans packed Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium for a historic tournament. Teams from England, France, Denmark, Argentina and Italy flew in for 21 days of matches alongside Mexico’s national team, while eager sponsors lined up for a piece of the action. The players, who received a hero’s welcome wherever they went, might as well have been the Rolling Stones.
They were, in fact, a group of around 100 women — many of them teenagers — taking part in a pioneering unofficial Women’s World Cup. And just as quickly as they tasted fame, it was snatched away as the tournament was all but erased from football history.
In a new documentary premiering at the Toronto Film Festival in September, the global football event known as Copa 71 will finally get its due more than half a century later, mere months after the ninth edition of the FIFA Women...
They were, in fact, a group of around 100 women — many of them teenagers — taking part in a pioneering unofficial Women’s World Cup. And just as quickly as they tasted fame, it was snatched away as the tournament was all but erased from football history.
In a new documentary premiering at the Toronto Film Festival in September, the global football event known as Copa 71 will finally get its due more than half a century later, mere months after the ninth edition of the FIFA Women...
- 7/26/2023
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Mickey Guyton lent her voice to an empowering tribute to women in sports and the strides they've made - and the ground left to cover - at the 2022 Espy Awards on July 20. During the Los Angeles-hosted award show, numerous women athletes took the stage to address the 50th anniversary of the Title XI legislation, which went into effect in 1972 and prohibits sex-based discrimination in any federally funded educational programs.
Guyton's performance of her 2020 track "What Are You Going to Tell Her?" was preceded by legendary tennis player Billie Jean King, who questioned the audience, "How do you measure 50 years? In the wins? In the number of obstacles you've overcome? The distance still to go?" Title XI "changed the game, but it's just a start," King said before Guyton began singing.
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Guyton eventually paused her rousing rendition of the gender-discrimination-focused...
Guyton's performance of her 2020 track "What Are You Going to Tell Her?" was preceded by legendary tennis player Billie Jean King, who questioned the audience, "How do you measure 50 years? In the wins? In the number of obstacles you've overcome? The distance still to go?" Title XI "changed the game, but it's just a start," King said before Guyton began singing.
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Guyton eventually paused her rousing rendition of the gender-discrimination-focused...
- 7/21/2022
- by Lindsay Kimble
- Popsugar.com
Where were you on July 10, 1999? While most people likely can't answer that very specific question, I can. I was standing in my living room, hands covering my eyes, as the U.S. women's national soccer team went into penalty kicks against Japan in the World Cup finals. And when Brandi Chastain infamously pulled her jersey off after securing their win with her penalty kick, I can still remember jumping up and down, screaming so loudly that I am still surprised my neighbors didn't run over to see if a crime was committed. I was twelve years old and soccer was my life. When I wasn't at practice or juggling in the backyard, I was re-watching that iconic game on VHS so often I could likely recreate most of the plays....
- 7/16/2021
- E! Online
‘Lfg’ Review: Bring Out the Vuvuzelas as the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team Takes on Its Employer
A handful of players from the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team riff on what the letters Lfg — their rallying cry — stand for exactly. The flow of close-ups in the winning and timely doc “Lfg,” from Jennifer McDonald to Samantha Mewis to Kelley O’Hara to Megan Rapinoe to Becky Sauerbrunn, has the feel of a pre-match kick around. Only, for all their ease, there’s also a focus that epitomizes the four-time World Cup victors.
Now streaming on HBO Max after its Tribeca Festival premiere, directors Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine’s factually compelling, unapologetically smitten film follows the team after they file a lawsuit against their employer, the U.S. Soccer Federation, for equal pay. Along the way (and it’s a long way to pay equity for professional female athletes), the team kicks some balls and some butt on the field, then weathers the coronavirus pandemic,...
Now streaming on HBO Max after its Tribeca Festival premiere, directors Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine’s factually compelling, unapologetically smitten film follows the team after they file a lawsuit against their employer, the U.S. Soccer Federation, for equal pay. Along the way (and it’s a long way to pay equity for professional female athletes), the team kicks some balls and some butt on the field, then weathers the coronavirus pandemic,...
- 6/24/2021
- by Lisa Kennedy
- Variety Film + TV
Peacock will launch a Tokyo Olympics destination on July 15 featuring live coverage of some the games’ biggest events, including gymnastics, track and field and the U.S. men’s basketball team’s pursuit of their fourth straight gold.
The NBCUniversal streamer said Wednesday — ahead of a live NBC Sports press conference to introduce its broad coverage — that Peacock will feature new daily live shows, original programming, dedicated Olympics channels, full event replays and curated highlights. All of Peacock’s Tokyo Olympics programming will be available to stream for free with exception of USA Men’s Basketball live coverage that will be available to Peacock Premium subscribers.
Amber Ruffin, host, writer and executive producer of Peacock’s late-night series The Amber Ruffin Show, will be on the ground in Tokyo providing her own unique, comedic analyses of the competition, as well as a look-back at her own experiences in the world...
The NBCUniversal streamer said Wednesday — ahead of a live NBC Sports press conference to introduce its broad coverage — that Peacock will feature new daily live shows, original programming, dedicated Olympics channels, full event replays and curated highlights. All of Peacock’s Tokyo Olympics programming will be available to stream for free with exception of USA Men’s Basketball live coverage that will be available to Peacock Premium subscribers.
Amber Ruffin, host, writer and executive producer of Peacock’s late-night series The Amber Ruffin Show, will be on the ground in Tokyo providing her own unique, comedic analyses of the competition, as well as a look-back at her own experiences in the world...
- 6/23/2021
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
As the next generation of athletes prepare to take home the gold in Tokyo this summer, Peacock is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the 1996 Olympics with “The ’96 Effect” and “The Sisters of ’96: The 1996 USA Women’s Soccer Olympic Team,” two new shows honoring female Olympians’ legacy on the Atlanta games.
Streaming on June 17, “The ’96 Effect” is a three-part documentary series that follows four legendary USA women’s teams who won gold at the 1996 Olympics. Produced by Lookalike Productions, the docuseries features interviews with the athletes, who reveal how the USA teams inspired each other, the significance of Title IX on their lives and careers and the impact they made on their respective sports.
Featured athletes include USA Women’s basketball’s Lisa Leslie, Dawn Staley, Sheryl Swoopes and head coach Tara VanDerveer; gymanastics’ Amanda Borden, Dominque Dawes and Shannon Miller; softball’s Laura Berg, Lisa Fernandez and Dot Richardson; and soccer’s Brandi Chastain,...
Streaming on June 17, “The ’96 Effect” is a three-part documentary series that follows four legendary USA women’s teams who won gold at the 1996 Olympics. Produced by Lookalike Productions, the docuseries features interviews with the athletes, who reveal how the USA teams inspired each other, the significance of Title IX on their lives and careers and the impact they made on their respective sports.
Featured athletes include USA Women’s basketball’s Lisa Leslie, Dawn Staley, Sheryl Swoopes and head coach Tara VanDerveer; gymanastics’ Amanda Borden, Dominque Dawes and Shannon Miller; softball’s Laura Berg, Lisa Fernandez and Dot Richardson; and soccer’s Brandi Chastain,...
- 6/15/2021
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix will develop a narrative feature film about the 1999 U.S. Women’s Soccer team and their victory over China in the FIFA World Cup, the streamer announced Tuesday.
The legendary team that included Mia Hamm, Carla Overbeck, Brandi Chastain, Julie Foudy, Briana Scurry and more will have their championship story told in a film that will go up through the nail-biting final game of the World Cup that ended in penalty kicks to break a 0-0 tie.
Netflix scored the rights to Jere Longman’s book, “The Girls of Summer: The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team and How It Changed The World,” in a competitive situation and has also nabbed the life rights of eight players from the team.
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Liza Chasin will produce the film about the women’s soccer team through her multi-year,...
The legendary team that included Mia Hamm, Carla Overbeck, Brandi Chastain, Julie Foudy, Briana Scurry and more will have their championship story told in a film that will go up through the nail-biting final game of the World Cup that ended in penalty kicks to break a 0-0 tie.
Netflix scored the rights to Jere Longman’s book, “The Girls of Summer: The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team and How It Changed The World,” in a competitive situation and has also nabbed the life rights of eight players from the team.
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Liza Chasin will produce the film about the women’s soccer team through her multi-year,...
- 5/12/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Netflix has scored the rights to Jere Longman’s book “The Girls of Summer: The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team and How It Changed the World” to develop into a feature film. The project will center on the 1999 U.S. Women’s Soccer team, following their journey to the Women’s World Cup and groundbreaking success.
“Darkest Hour” producer Liza Chasin will produce under her first look deal along with Ándale Productions’ Hayley Stool and Ross Greenburg of Ross Greenburg Productions. Stool optioned the book and secured life rights to eight of the U.S. soccer team’s players. 3dot’s Margaret Chernin will work closely with Chasin on the project. President and CEO of the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup Marla Messing, Jill Mazursky and Krista Smith will serve as executive producers.
Though it wasn’t the first World Cup for the women’s national soccer team, the...
“Darkest Hour” producer Liza Chasin will produce under her first look deal along with Ándale Productions’ Hayley Stool and Ross Greenburg of Ross Greenburg Productions. Stool optioned the book and secured life rights to eight of the U.S. soccer team’s players. 3dot’s Margaret Chernin will work closely with Chasin on the project. President and CEO of the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup Marla Messing, Jill Mazursky and Krista Smith will serve as executive producers.
Though it wasn’t the first World Cup for the women’s national soccer team, the...
- 5/12/2020
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has set in motion a feature centered on the 1999 U.S. Women’s Soccer team winning the FIFA World Cup. Who can forget the iconic moment when Brandi Chastain scored the winning penalty shootout goal and took her jersey off in celebration.
The news was announced by Vice President of Netflix films, Tendo Nagenda. The pic will be adapted from Jere Longman’s book, The Girls of Summer: The Us Women’s Soccer Team and How It Changed The World, which Netflix won the rights to in a competitive situation.
Liza Chasin, who has a multi-year first-look deal with Netflix, will produce the project via 3dot production, along with Ándale Productions; Hayley Stool, who optioned the book and secured life rights, and 56-time Sports Emmy Award winner Ross Greenburg of Ross Greenburg Productions.
The story follows the journey of the Us Women’s Soccer team of the 1990s,...
The news was announced by Vice President of Netflix films, Tendo Nagenda. The pic will be adapted from Jere Longman’s book, The Girls of Summer: The Us Women’s Soccer Team and How It Changed The World, which Netflix won the rights to in a competitive situation.
Liza Chasin, who has a multi-year first-look deal with Netflix, will produce the project via 3dot production, along with Ándale Productions; Hayley Stool, who optioned the book and secured life rights, and 56-time Sports Emmy Award winner Ross Greenburg of Ross Greenburg Productions.
The story follows the journey of the Us Women’s Soccer team of the 1990s,...
- 5/12/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix is lacing up its cleats for a new project about the 1999 U.S. Women's Soccer team.
The streamer has acquired the rights to Jere Longman’s book The Girls of Summer: The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team and How It Changed the World.
The project will follow the team — which included Mia Hamm, Briana Scurry, Kristine Lilly and Julie Foudy — and their journey to the Women’s World Cup at the Rose Bowl, where Brandi Chastain broke a 0-0 tie game to score the winning penalty kick to defeat China.
Baby Driver producer Liza ...
The streamer has acquired the rights to Jere Longman’s book The Girls of Summer: The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team and How It Changed the World.
The project will follow the team — which included Mia Hamm, Briana Scurry, Kristine Lilly and Julie Foudy — and their journey to the Women’s World Cup at the Rose Bowl, where Brandi Chastain broke a 0-0 tie game to score the winning penalty kick to defeat China.
Baby Driver producer Liza ...
- 5/12/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix is lacing up its cleats for a new project about the 1999 U.S. Women's Soccer team.
The streamer has acquired the rights to Jere Longman’s book The Girls of Summer: The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team and How It Changed the World.
The project will follow the team — which included Mia Hamm, Briana Scurry, Kristine Lilly and Julie Foudy — and their journey to the Women’s World Cup at the Rose Bowl, where Brandi Chastain broke a 0-0 tie game to score the winning penalty kick to defeat China.
Baby Driver producer Liza ...
The streamer has acquired the rights to Jere Longman’s book The Girls of Summer: The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team and How It Changed the World.
The project will follow the team — which included Mia Hamm, Briana Scurry, Kristine Lilly and Julie Foudy — and their journey to the Women’s World Cup at the Rose Bowl, where Brandi Chastain broke a 0-0 tie game to score the winning penalty kick to defeat China.
Baby Driver producer Liza ...
- 5/12/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Late sportscaster Keith Jackson was remembered Saturday with a statue in his likeness unveiled outside the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
The statue depicts Jackson on game day holding a microphone with the Rose Bowl logo, and was paid for through a crowdfunding effort spearheaded by the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation.
“For over 50 years, he was a symbol of togetherness and inspiration for sports fans across the globe,” the foundation said in a statement about Jackson. “As a mentor and father figure to some, he felt like a friend to millions watching from their homes.”
Today was an incredible moment in our stadium history and an honor to unveil a statue of the legendary Keith Jackson with his family and friends! We are thankful to everyone who made this possible and look forward to the years of inspiration Keith’s memory will continue to bring! pic.twitter.com/Cdhg3AtCqd...
The statue depicts Jackson on game day holding a microphone with the Rose Bowl logo, and was paid for through a crowdfunding effort spearheaded by the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation.
“For over 50 years, he was a symbol of togetherness and inspiration for sports fans across the globe,” the foundation said in a statement about Jackson. “As a mentor and father figure to some, he felt like a friend to millions watching from their homes.”
Today was an incredible moment in our stadium history and an honor to unveil a statue of the legendary Keith Jackson with his family and friends! We are thankful to everyone who made this possible and look forward to the years of inspiration Keith’s memory will continue to bring! pic.twitter.com/Cdhg3AtCqd...
- 12/14/2019
- by Anita Bennett
- Deadline Film + TV
Alabama born Mia Hamm was in her 20s when she shot to stardom after becoming the face of U.S.A.'s Women's soccer team as a midfielder and forward in both the FIFA Women's World Cup and the Summer Olympics. Mia Hamm played alongside an incredible roster on American athletes referred to as the Fab Five -- including Julie Foudy as the big-blocking midfielder, Joy Fawcett as the daring defender, Kristine Lilly as the fast-moving forward and of course,...
- 6/24/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Do you watch Nickelodeon? Today, the network announced season three of both Crashletes and The Dude Perfect Show will premiere in February.
Hosted by Brandon Broady and Stevie Nelson, Crashletes is a sports clip show that features “in-depth analysis of viral sports bloopers, blunders and absurdities.” Season three guests include Todd Gurley, Ryan Blaney, Dustin Brown, Brandi Chastain, and more.
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Hosted by Brandon Broady and Stevie Nelson, Crashletes is a sports clip show that features “in-depth analysis of viral sports bloopers, blunders and absurdities.” Season three guests include Todd Gurley, Ryan Blaney, Dustin Brown, Brandi Chastain, and more.
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- 1/26/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Soccer legend Brandi Chastain's Hall of Fame plaque left a lot to be desired, but luckily ... Arby's came to the rescue! The fast food sandwich chain went out and found a sauce artist that did a much, much better job capturing the former Team USA star's likeness, saying ... "it’s not made of gold, but we think you look much better in Arby’s Sauce." We strongly agree. As we reported ... Chastain was...
- 5/23/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Soccer legend Brandi Chastain is a total babe -- but the people who made her Hall of Fame plaque made her look more like Babe Ruth! You remember Brandi ... one of the greatest Team USA soccer players of all time -- she famously ripped off her shirt after scoring the winning goal at the 1999 Women's World Cup. Chastain was honored with a plaque at the San Francisco Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame induction on Monday ... but man,...
- 5/22/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Crashletes is back! Recently, Nickelodeon announced the TV show will return for a third season in February.Hosted by Brandon Broady and Stevie Nelson, the sports clip show features "in-depth analysis of viral sports bloopers, blunders and absurdities." Season three guests include Ryan Blaney, Dustin Brown, Brandi Chastain, Skylar Diggins-Smith, Prince Fielder, Jessie Graff, Todd Gurley, and Tony Hawk.Read More…...
- 1/17/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Have you bought anything you loved lately? In the PeopleStyle offices, the answer to that question is usually “Yes.” (Just check out our shopping page for proof!) This week, we’re featuring soccer superstar Brandi Chastain, who has two Olympic gold medals and two World Cup championships to her name – and who would know a little something about the perfect leggings to play soccer in.
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Brandi Chastain, Soccer Star: “I love my black Goal Five Combo Shin Guard tights! They are an incredible fit for any pair of tights,...
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Brandi Chastain, Soccer Star: “I love my black Goal Five Combo Shin Guard tights! They are an incredible fit for any pair of tights,...
- 1/2/2018
- by Alex Apatoff
- PEOPLE.com
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Lisa Leslie(4-time Olympic Baseball Gold Medal Winner) “Iam strong, I’m not tender, my eyeliner is still worn by me.” In the beginning, when girls began taking part in the Olympics, their numbers were very low. But today, women take part in nearly every activity. Also, afew activities were revised so as to suit the fairer sexnetball and softball, variations of basketball and hockey, for example. Let’s take a look at-all these activities, in no particular purchase, by which girls don’t merely engage, but also have created a title for themselves. Baseball Baseball is one particular few activities that both men and women began experimenting the same time. To be correct, women’s basketball were only available in the season 1892 in america, in Johnson University in Ma. Throughout the United States, its popularity spread using this beginning that was simple, and finally all over the globe.
Lisa Leslie(4-time Olympic Baseball Gold Medal Winner) “Iam strong, I’m not tender, my eyeliner is still worn by me.” In the beginning, when girls began taking part in the Olympics, their numbers were very low. But today, women take part in nearly every activity. Also, afew activities were revised so as to suit the fairer sexnetball and softball, variations of basketball and hockey, for example. Let’s take a look at-all these activities, in no particular purchase, by which girls don’t merely engage, but also have created a title for themselves. Baseball Baseball is one particular few activities that both men and women began experimenting the same time. To be correct, women’s basketball were only available in the season 1892 in america, in Johnson University in Ma. Throughout the United States, its popularity spread using this beginning that was simple, and finally all over the globe.
- 4/1/2016
- by toga
- Scott Feinberg
Brandi Chastain, whose celebratory gesture of ripping off her shirt after her penalty kick awarded her team the win at the 1999 Women’s World Cup became the symbol for success in women’s sports, has announced that she has decided to donate her brain after her death to the Concussion Legacy Foundation. By doing this she […]
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- 3/4/2016
- by Jenny C Lu
- Uinterview
Soccer player Brandi Chastain, who made the winning goal in the 1999 World Cup, will continue contributing to the culture of soccer and other contact sports, long after her death. According to the New York Times, the 47-year-old is planning to donate her brain to the Concussion Legacy Foundation, as well as researchers at Boston University, to conduct studies on concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy - or C.T.E. - which is a degenerative brain disease. Although no female soccer players have been diagnosed with C.T.E, it has reportedly been found in male soccer players and is believed...
- 3/4/2016
- by Naja Rayne, @najarayne
- PEOPLE.com
Soccer star Brandi Chastain is determined that her legacy will live on long after her death — whenever that may be. The player, who became famous for ripping off her shirt after scoring the winning shootout goal in the 1999 World Cup Final, has agreed to donate her brain to the Concussion Legacy Foundation and researchers at Boston University, pioneers in the study of concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (Cte), a degenerative brain disease. “It is really about … can I do something more to leave soccer in a better place than it was when I began this wonderful journey with this game?...
- 3/4/2016
- by Debbie Emery
- The Wrap
Talk about turning lemons into lemonade ... U.S. soccer legend Brandi Chastain says that crazy international FIFA scandal is actually a Positive thing for women's soccer. Chastain -- the hero in 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final -- was out in NYC this week when we asked how the massive FBI sting operation into FIFA that exposed decades of alleged corruption would impact the women's game. You gotta hear Brandi's take -- it essentially comes down to the old saying,...
- 5/30/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Last spring, ABC aired a new celebrity water competition called Splash. Was it a ratings success? Has it been cancelled or will it be back for a second season later this summer?
Based on a Dutch series, the Splash TV show pits celebrities against one another in a diving competition that includes backflips, somersaults, and high dives. Hosted by Joey Lawrence and Charissa Thompson, the celebrities are coached by Greg Louganis and judged by Steve Foley and David Boudia. Contestants in season one were Keshia Knight Pulliam, Chuy Bravo, Ndamukong Suh, Kendra Wilkinson, Katherine Webb, Louie Anderson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Brandi Chastain, Drake Bell, Nicole Eggert, and Rory Bushfield.
Many performers are willing to give their all for an audience and this show's participants had plenty of injuries over the course of the eight weeks. Unfortunately, fewer and fewer people tuned in to watch each week.
Based on a Dutch series, the Splash TV show pits celebrities against one another in a diving competition that includes backflips, somersaults, and high dives. Hosted by Joey Lawrence and Charissa Thompson, the celebrities are coached by Greg Louganis and judged by Steve Foley and David Boudia. Contestants in season one were Keshia Knight Pulliam, Chuy Bravo, Ndamukong Suh, Kendra Wilkinson, Katherine Webb, Louie Anderson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Brandi Chastain, Drake Bell, Nicole Eggert, and Rory Bushfield.
Many performers are willing to give their all for an audience and this show's participants had plenty of injuries over the course of the eight weeks. Unfortunately, fewer and fewer people tuned in to watch each week.
- 7/9/2014
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
You might not think those who can hit, kick or shoot can also slice, dice or saute, but the opening episode of "Chopped Tournament of Stars," a five-part special edition of Food Network's "Chopped," might convince you otherwise.
Premiering Sunday, March 9, it brings together celebrities from different walks of life to compete head to head in cooking challenges. The winners from the first four episodes face off for the championship in the finale on April 6, with a $50,000 grand prize going to the charity of the victor's choice.
The premiere episode "Sports Stars!" pits four ex-athletes -- 1999 World Cup heroine Brandi Chastain, NBA enforcer Charles Oakley, and Olympic gold medalists Greg Louganis and Jackie Joyner-Kersee -- in various challenges.
Alex Guarnaschelli, who is a judge on the episode with Marc Murphy and Geoffrey Zakarian, was impressed but not surprised by the athletes' skills.
"Understand that nutrition plays a huge role in athletes' lives,...
Premiering Sunday, March 9, it brings together celebrities from different walks of life to compete head to head in cooking challenges. The winners from the first four episodes face off for the championship in the finale on April 6, with a $50,000 grand prize going to the charity of the victor's choice.
The premiere episode "Sports Stars!" pits four ex-athletes -- 1999 World Cup heroine Brandi Chastain, NBA enforcer Charles Oakley, and Olympic gold medalists Greg Louganis and Jackie Joyner-Kersee -- in various challenges.
Alex Guarnaschelli, who is a judge on the episode with Marc Murphy and Geoffrey Zakarian, was impressed but not surprised by the athletes' skills.
"Understand that nutrition plays a huge role in athletes' lives,...
- 3/9/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
"Exercise for me is...it's like food, it's like breathing and water, I need it every day. It makes me feel good, it revitalizes me, it energizes my soul," reveals world soccer champ Brandi Chastain to Healthy Hollywood.
Hard to believe it's been 14 years since Brandi's iconic sports bra-bearing moment! Now, 45, she's a mother to a 7-year-old son Jaden and 23-year-old stepson Cameron with husband Jerry Smith. She's still active on the soccer scene and wants to get kids everywhere playing.
As part of Youth Soccer Month, Brandi teamed up with Merck Consumer Care's Active ...
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Hard to believe it's been 14 years since Brandi's iconic sports bra-bearing moment! Now, 45, she's a mother to a 7-year-old son Jaden and 23-year-old stepson Cameron with husband Jerry Smith. She's still active on the soccer scene and wants to get kids everywhere playing.
As part of Youth Soccer Month, Brandi teamed up with Merck Consumer Care's Active ...
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This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
- 9/16/2013
- by access.hollywood@nbcuni.com (AccessHollywood.com Editorial Staff)
- Access Hollywood
It's been more than a decade since the 1990s ended, yet the Internet can't seem to go a day without a reminder of the neon slap bracelets that may have been banned from your school.
Yes, we get it. Times are tough and there's comfort in reflection, but enough is enough.
Below, a final goodbye to the 90s to end the nostalgia once and for all. (We're not kidding. There are 1990 items below.)
1. Scrunchies
2. "The Wild Thornberries"
3. Dawson and Joey
4. "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys"
5. Mr. Feeny
7. MTV playing music videos
8. Snick
9. The premiere of "Freaks and Geeks"
10. Levar Burton
11. "Daria"
12. "Arthur"
13. "The Powerpuff Girls"
14. "Smart Guy"
15. Comedy Central globe logo with buildings
16. "The X-Files"
17. Rosie O'Donnell
18. Bill Nye
19. "Dawson's Creek"
20. The Mighty Ducks"
21. "Are You Afraid of the Dark"
22. Cornholio
23. Rachel Green
24. Tim Allen
25. "All That"
26. "Beverly Hills 90210"
27. "Step by Step"
28. "The Ren & Stimpy Show"
29. "The Famous Jett Jackson"
30. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer...
Yes, we get it. Times are tough and there's comfort in reflection, but enough is enough.
Below, a final goodbye to the 90s to end the nostalgia once and for all. (We're not kidding. There are 1990 items below.)
1. Scrunchies
2. "The Wild Thornberries"
3. Dawson and Joey
4. "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys"
5. Mr. Feeny
7. MTV playing music videos
8. Snick
9. The premiere of "Freaks and Geeks"
10. Levar Burton
11. "Daria"
12. "Arthur"
13. "The Powerpuff Girls"
14. "Smart Guy"
15. Comedy Central globe logo with buildings
16. "The X-Files"
17. Rosie O'Donnell
18. Bill Nye
19. "Dawson's Creek"
20. The Mighty Ducks"
21. "Are You Afraid of the Dark"
22. Cornholio
23. Rachel Green
24. Tim Allen
25. "All That"
26. "Beverly Hills 90210"
27. "Step by Step"
28. "The Ren & Stimpy Show"
29. "The Famous Jett Jackson"
30. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer...
- 7/29/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
"Splash" welcomed a special celebrity diver to its latest episode, and their surprise guest brought along a diving prop. Entering masked, Tony Hawk didn't reveal himself until he was on top of the 10-meter platform. Once there, he grabbed a skateboard and performed an unusual hybrid skate-dive that earned him high praise from the judges.
For the rest of the night, though, the judges were very stern with the Final Four, in all the right ways. They deducted as they should, even giving out the lowest scores yet for Brandi Chastain's disastrous first dive. The night was structured so that the person with the highest combined scores from the judges and the audience would automatically advance to next week's finale. The other three would compete head-to-head-to-head in a dive-off to see which two would move on.
Rory Bushfield did an impressive three-somersault dive from the 10-meter platform to earn his way into the finale.
For the rest of the night, though, the judges were very stern with the Final Four, in all the right ways. They deducted as they should, even giving out the lowest scores yet for Brandi Chastain's disastrous first dive. The night was structured so that the person with the highest combined scores from the judges and the audience would automatically advance to next week's finale. The other three would compete head-to-head-to-head in a dive-off to see which two would move on.
Rory Bushfield did an impressive three-somersault dive from the 10-meter platform to earn his way into the finale.
- 5/1/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
ABC's Splash stars are dropping like flies. Katherine Webb, 23, is the latest contestant on the diving competition show to wring out her swimsuit for good, without being voted off the program. Following in the footsteps of Chuy Bravo, who also quit due to injury, Webb says it's doctor's orders. "I went to the doctor, and unfortunately, he told me I'm out of the competition," Miss Alabama USA 2012 told the show's audience during an episode that aired on Tuesday. Tweeted the brunette beauty: "Thank you guys for all the support! Means so much. Love you guys." Kendra Wilkinson, who also recently left the competition,...
- 4/17/2013
- by Dahvi Shira
- PEOPLE.com
ABC's Splash stars are dropping like flies.
Katherine Webb, 23, is the latest contestant on the diving competition show to wring out her swimsuit for good, without being voted off the program.
Following in the footsteps of Chuy Bravo, who also quit due to injury, Webb says it's doctor's orders.
"I went to the doctor, and unfortunately, he told me I'm out of the competition," Miss Alabama USA 2012 told the show's audience during an episode that aired on Tuesday.
Tweeted the brunette beauty: "Thank you guys for all the support! Means so much. Love you guys."
Kendra Wilkinson, who also recently left the competition,...
Katherine Webb, 23, is the latest contestant on the diving competition show to wring out her swimsuit for good, without being voted off the program.
Following in the footsteps of Chuy Bravo, who also quit due to injury, Webb says it's doctor's orders.
"I went to the doctor, and unfortunately, he told me I'm out of the competition," Miss Alabama USA 2012 told the show's audience during an episode that aired on Tuesday.
Tweeted the brunette beauty: "Thank you guys for all the support! Means so much. Love you guys."
Kendra Wilkinson, who also recently left the competition,...
- 4/17/2013
- by Dahvi Shira
- People.com - TV Watch
Despite getting bounced out of the competition last week on "Splash," Louie Anderson proved he was one competitor who didn't know when to say when. After Katherine Webb was sidelined with an injury, Louie was brought back in for the show's toughest week yet. For the first time, all of the divers had to jump from the 10-meter platform. That's the equivalent of a three-story building.
With virtually no hesitation, Louie jumped off and plummeted straight down into the water. "That’s the bravest thing I ever did," he said, tearing up while watching the replay footage.
His dive score of 7.25 had him tied for the second-lowest score of the night with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Brandi Chastain really struggled, and came in well below both men at a paltry 7.45. With audience vote factored in, it came down to Louie and Brandi. But rather than face a dive-off with the soccer champion,...
With virtually no hesitation, Louie jumped off and plummeted straight down into the water. "That’s the bravest thing I ever did," he said, tearing up while watching the replay footage.
His dive score of 7.25 had him tied for the second-lowest score of the night with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Brandi Chastain really struggled, and came in well below both men at a paltry 7.45. With audience vote factored in, it came down to Louie and Brandi. But rather than face a dive-off with the soccer champion,...
- 4/17/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Sports Illustrated model Katherine Webb, famed for catching the eye of Brent Musburger, has left ABC's celebrity diving competition show "Splash," citing an injury to her back.
At the beginning of this week's episode, Webb was seen struggling in her diving practice. "I went to the doctor and unfortunately he told me I'm out for the competition," she told the audience during Tuesday's show. Host Joey Lawrence explained that due to the circumstances, they'd bring back a recently eliminated contestant.
Fan favorite Louie Anderson, who was eliminated last week, returned to the show, proudly weighing in at 399 lbs after breaking the 400 lb mark. "Ive really gotten to know Katherine Webb over the weeks we practiced together," Armstrong tweeted on Tuesday. "She put all that she could into this, and she wanted to go on but she was truly hurt and in pain. And couldn't!"
At the end of the episode,...
At the beginning of this week's episode, Webb was seen struggling in her diving practice. "I went to the doctor and unfortunately he told me I'm out for the competition," she told the audience during Tuesday's show. Host Joey Lawrence explained that due to the circumstances, they'd bring back a recently eliminated contestant.
Fan favorite Louie Anderson, who was eliminated last week, returned to the show, proudly weighing in at 399 lbs after breaking the 400 lb mark. "Ive really gotten to know Katherine Webb over the weeks we practiced together," Armstrong tweeted on Tuesday. "She put all that she could into this, and she wanted to go on but she was truly hurt and in pain. And couldn't!"
At the end of the episode,...
- 4/17/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Being on Splash was a matter of life or death to Kendra Wilkinson. The reality star, 27, who stepped down from ABC's diving competition on Tuesday, tells People, "I feel like the world is off my shoulders now. Every morning I would wake up and be shaking. It's a really risky show. I related jumping off the high board into the water to jumping to my death. That's how big of a deal it was. To me, it really meant risking my life." A teary-eyed Wilkinson climbed down from the 23-foot platform on Tuesday's show, and said, "One thing I don't do is quit.
- 4/5/2013
- by Dahvi Shira
- PEOPLE.com
Kendra Wilkinson made quite a splash on Tuesday - without even getting into the pool. The Kendra star, 27, quit ABC's celebrity diving show Splash after climbing down from the diving board's 23-foot platform. With tears in her eyes, Wilkinson apologized for her early departure from the competition, calling it "bittersweet." "One thing I don't do is quit. This is the first time in my life I've quit something. This will haunt me for the rest of my life," she explained. On Wednesday, Wilkinson thanked fans for their support via Twitter. "Thank u to all those who supported me last night.
- 4/3/2013
- by Maggie Coughlan
- PEOPLE.com
Brandi Chastain's self-imposed standards are as high as the tallest diving ladder on Splash, so when she performs poorly, the show's newest contestant makes it an issue.
"I think part of the most difficult aspect of what I'm doing is I have really incredibly high goals set for myself," Chastain, 44, recently told People.
"I want to do things the right way. I don't want to wallow in mediocrity. I love to get things right. When I don't get them right, that really gets to me."
As she points out, the two-time Women's World Cup champion and Olympic gold medalist...
"I think part of the most difficult aspect of what I'm doing is I have really incredibly high goals set for myself," Chastain, 44, recently told People.
"I want to do things the right way. I don't want to wallow in mediocrity. I love to get things right. When I don't get them right, that really gets to me."
As she points out, the two-time Women's World Cup champion and Olympic gold medalist...
- 4/2/2013
- by Dahvi Shira
- People.com - TV Watch
It was Week 2 on "Splash," and that meant the second batch of divers had to face the water. Unfortunately for Chuy Bravo, though, his time on the show came to an end even before he got a chance to dive due to a random injury. That opened the door for soccer star Brandi Chastain to step in. She joined Drake Bell, Nicole Eggert, Ndamukong Suh and Kenrdra Wilkinson.
Both Kendra and Nicole had to face their fears -- Nicole struggled with body issues while Kendra had a fear of heights. Or did she? Coach Greg Louganis didn't seem to think it was real, or perhaps he was just trying to motivate her. Either way, the two clashed through her entire video package.
But Kendra stuck with it and got some extra motivation from her son moments before she took to the air. Afterward, she said, "I just heard that ‘I...
Both Kendra and Nicole had to face their fears -- Nicole struggled with body issues while Kendra had a fear of heights. Or did she? Coach Greg Louganis didn't seem to think it was real, or perhaps he was just trying to motivate her. Either way, the two clashed through her entire video package.
But Kendra stuck with it and got some extra motivation from her son moments before she took to the air. Afterward, she said, "I just heard that ‘I...
- 3/27/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
"Splash" lost a contestant at the outset in its second episode, as "Chelsea Lately" sidekick Chuy Bravo had to bow out after suffering a foot injury.
The show was prepared for it, though -- former U.S. soccer star Brandi Chastain "just happened" to have been training on her own and jumped in for Chuy. (Or, you know, had been training at ABC's behest in case someone got hurt early on.)
Chastain was first onto the board in Tuesday's (March 26) show and scored a 7.0 from the two judges. That was the night's second-lowest score, however, so she had to endure the dive-off against Detroit Lions star Ndamukong Suh.
Chastain came out on top, though, and gets to move on to the next round of dives. If she ends up winning "Splash," though, it's probably safe to assume she won't rip off her top like she did at the end of the 1999 World Cup.
The show was prepared for it, though -- former U.S. soccer star Brandi Chastain "just happened" to have been training on her own and jumped in for Chuy. (Or, you know, had been training at ABC's behest in case someone got hurt early on.)
Chastain was first onto the board in Tuesday's (March 26) show and scored a 7.0 from the two judges. That was the night's second-lowest score, however, so she had to endure the dive-off against Detroit Lions star Ndamukong Suh.
Chastain came out on top, though, and gets to move on to the next round of dives. If she ends up winning "Splash," though, it's probably safe to assume she won't rip off her top like she did at the end of the 1999 World Cup.
- 3/27/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
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- 3/26/2013
- by Meghan Rooney
- Popsugar.com
Soccer babe Brandi Chastain proved she's still got the goods 14 years after infamously stripping down to her sports bra at the 1999 Women's World Cup ... by flaunting her rock hard bikini bod in L.A. on Monday.The ripped 44-year-old Olympian went two pieces while practicing dives for the celebrity diving show "Splash." Brandi jumped on board the ridiculous competition series after Chelsea Handler's sidekick Chuy injured his foot and was forced to drop out.
- 3/26/2013
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
ABC's ballroom-dancing competition "Dancing With the Stars," which started a new season on Monday, March 18, is known for a fairly high rate of injury to participants, both celebrity contestants and professional dancers -- from pulled muscles to foot fractures to tendon tears.
But Joey Lawrence, star of ABC Family's sitcom "Melissa and Joey," who competed on "Dancing," says that risk is nothing compared to that faced by the contestants in "Splash," the new reality-competition show he's co-hosting for ABC.
"These are serious injuries," says Lawrence. "We have things going on I'm not going to tell you about, as these episodes roll out. But it is crazy stuff these people are experiencing."
Premiering on Tuesday, March 19, "Splash," based on a Dutch concept, pairs 10 celebrities with diving mentor and Olympic legend Greg Louganis, then has them compete in regulation platform and springboard diving in front of two judges: London Olympics gold-medalist David Boudia,...
But Joey Lawrence, star of ABC Family's sitcom "Melissa and Joey," who competed on "Dancing," says that risk is nothing compared to that faced by the contestants in "Splash," the new reality-competition show he's co-hosting for ABC.
"These are serious injuries," says Lawrence. "We have things going on I'm not going to tell you about, as these episodes roll out. But it is crazy stuff these people are experiencing."
Premiering on Tuesday, March 19, "Splash," based on a Dutch concept, pairs 10 celebrities with diving mentor and Olympic legend Greg Louganis, then has them compete in regulation platform and springboard diving in front of two judges: London Olympics gold-medalist David Boudia,...
- 3/20/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Several personalities are taking a major plunge, to their own surprise as well as others'.
In January, Fox tried a celebrity diving special that -- pardon the phrase -- tanked, but ABC is forging ahead with a weekly variation. Premiering Tuesday, March 19, "Splash" is to diving what "Dancing With the Stars" has been to another pursuit, as several famous faces attempt challenging twists and turns after leaping off boards toward the water below.
The show's host -- multiple Olympic gold medalist Greg Louganis -- and judges certainly know the sport, giving them a firm basis to gauge the efforts of competitors who include basketball icon Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, comic Louie Anderson, actor Drake Bell ("Drake & Josh"), extreme skier Rory Bushfield and Olympic-medalist soccer star Brandi Chastain (a late substitute for "Chelsea Lately" sidekick Chuy Bravo, who fractured his heel while training for the show).
Also competing are actresses Nicole Eggert ("Baywatch...
In January, Fox tried a celebrity diving special that -- pardon the phrase -- tanked, but ABC is forging ahead with a weekly variation. Premiering Tuesday, March 19, "Splash" is to diving what "Dancing With the Stars" has been to another pursuit, as several famous faces attempt challenging twists and turns after leaping off boards toward the water below.
The show's host -- multiple Olympic gold medalist Greg Louganis -- and judges certainly know the sport, giving them a firm basis to gauge the efforts of competitors who include basketball icon Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, comic Louie Anderson, actor Drake Bell ("Drake & Josh"), extreme skier Rory Bushfield and Olympic-medalist soccer star Brandi Chastain (a late substitute for "Chelsea Lately" sidekick Chuy Bravo, who fractured his heel while training for the show).
Also competing are actresses Nicole Eggert ("Baywatch...
- 3/19/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
If you can't take the wetness, get out of the pool! Or something like that. Chelsea Lately star Chuy Bravo will no longer be competing on Splash, the new ABC diving competition series, a show rep confirms to E! News. "Chuy fractured his heel and will not be able to dive, however, he will continue to be a part of this season," ABC tells us. Bravo will be replaced by U.S. soccer legend Brandi Chastain, who's famous for not only her extensively-decorated athletic career, but for taking off her shirt in celebration after the United States' victory over China in the 1999 Women's World Cup. Chastain will be competing against former Miss Alabama Katherine Webb, reality star...
- 3/13/2013
- E! Online
Fan's of "Chelsea Lately's" Chuy Bravo won't see the Chelsea Handler's sidekick making the high dive on ABC's "Splash" after all. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Bravo has been replaced with soccer star Brandi Chastain after fracturing his heel during practice. He'll reportedly still be a part of the season in some capacity, however.
The reality competition, premiering March 19 at 8 p.m. Et, sees 10 celebrity contestants training under coaches David Boudia and Greg Louganis to complete increasingly difficult high dives, including twists, flip dives and backflips midair.
Bravo isn't the only contestant who suffered difficulties while training -- comedian Louie Anderson reportedly almost drowned during practice, becoming exhausted after numerous dives and having difficulty pulling himself out of the water. He was assisted by fellow contestant Ndamukong Suh and Louganis.
Fox recently attempted their own celebrity diving special, "Stars In Danger: The High Dive," which debuted to a paltry 3.4 million viewers.
The reality competition, premiering March 19 at 8 p.m. Et, sees 10 celebrity contestants training under coaches David Boudia and Greg Louganis to complete increasingly difficult high dives, including twists, flip dives and backflips midair.
Bravo isn't the only contestant who suffered difficulties while training -- comedian Louie Anderson reportedly almost drowned during practice, becoming exhausted after numerous dives and having difficulty pulling himself out of the water. He was assisted by fellow contestant Ndamukong Suh and Louganis.
Fox recently attempted their own celebrity diving special, "Stars In Danger: The High Dive," which debuted to a paltry 3.4 million viewers.
- 3/13/2013
- by Laura Prudom
- Huffington Post
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