‘Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season’ Documentary Nominated for 2 Emmy Awards

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Lindsey Vonn won Gold at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
Lindsey Vonn at the 2010 Winter Olympics after winning Gold in downhill ski racing. Credit: US Magazine, Shaun Botterill/Getty Images

Olympic champion and winningest female alpine ski racer of all time Lindsey Vonn’s HBO documentary, Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season, has been nominated for two sports Emmy awards. 

Known as the most decorated female alpine skier of all time, Lindsey intimately recounts her final season in this feature-length documentary, with a look back at her transcendent career, from child prodigy with humble beginnings at Buck Hill, Minn. to the Olympic champion and winningest female alpine ski racer.

Teton Gravity Research, widely recognized as one of the premier documentary production companies in the outdoor action, adventure, and exploration space, had a camera crew embedded with Lindsey and the U.S. Ski Team throughout the winter months, capturing the final, intimate moments of her skiing journey.

The documentary is up for two Emmy Awards, each in good company, in the following categories: 

Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement

  • 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup (All Eyes on Us) FOX/FS1/FS2/FOX Deportes
  • ESPN (There’s No Place Like Sports) ESPN
  • Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season (Trailer [Teton Gravity Research]) HBO
  • Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston (Trailer) Showtime
  • Unrivaled: Earnhardt vs. Gordon ([NASCAR Productions/DLP Media Group]) FS1

Outstanding Camera Work

  • 24/7 (Kelly Slater) HBO
  • The Dawn Wall ([Red Bull Media House/Sender Films]) Netflix
  • Inside the NFL (Shots Of The Year [NFL Films]) Showtime
  • Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season ([Teton Gravity Research]) HBO
  • Super Bowl LIV (Next 100 [72andSunny/Prettybird]) FOX

If you’re looking for something to watch while in quarantine, check out her powerful story on HBO, HBO On Demand, HBO GO, HBO NOW and partners’ streaming platforms.


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