OlympicTalk · Dec 27, 2016
Watch Olympic Channel documentary on 1996 Atlanta Games legacy
“Flame Catchers,” an Olympic Channel documentary series highlighting Olympic Games legacies, looked at the Centennial Games with a profile of Atlanta 1996.
The half-hour film focused on the Magnificent Seven, the U.S. women’s soccer team and the conclusion of the torch relay with Muhammad Ali famously lighting the cauldron.
Watch the full “Flame Catchers” episode here.
Interviews were done with 1996 Olympians Shannon Miller and Janet Evans, as well as Billy Payne, the CEO of the Atlanta Olympic Organizing Committee. Plus, Kyla Ross, a gymnast inspired by Atlanta 1996 who went on to take gold with the Fierce Five in London.