TIME Magazine: How They Train

TIMEs Sean Gregory learns how Apolo Ohno is preparing for Vancouver, but catching Apolo on-camera as he whizzes by at 40 mph is a challenge.

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Follow world champion aerial skier Ryan St. Onge in Lake Placid, New York, as he trains for the 2010 Winter Olympics, and watch TIME reporter Sean Gregory knock himself out cold on the trampoline.

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TIME’s Sean Gregory gets a shooting lesson from U.S. Olympic favorite Tim Burke as he trains for the games in Vancouver.

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TIME’s Sean Gregory (tries) to follow World Champion skeleton racer Noelle Pikus-Pace as she trains for the upcoming winter Olympics.

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TIME follows Nordic-combined athlete and Olympic silver medalist Todd Lodwick up a very tall ski tower in Lake Placid, New York, to see how he’s training for the winter Olympics in Vancouver.

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TIME follows Olympic gold medalists Steve Holcomb, Curt Tomasevicz, and Justin Olsen as they train for the winter Olympics in Vancouver. The U.S. four-man crew is currently ranked number one in the world.

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Also called boardercross, snowboard cross will be in the Olympics for the second time. TIME’s Sean Gregory learns how to explode out of a start gate (sort of) with Olympic hopeful Nate Holland.

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TIME’s Sean Gregory learns how to hurl some Scottish stone down a sheet of ice with the U.S. Olympic Curling Team.

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Mark Grimmette and Brian Martin teach TIME’s Sean Gregory all about the sport of doubles luge as they train for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

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TIME’s Sean Gregory gets pushed down an ice track as he follows Olympic hopeful Erin Hamlin while she trains for the games in Vancouver.

Overview

The most challenging assignment of my career was a 10-day shoot following U.S. athletes as they trained for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. We covered 3 states during filming: Lake Placid, New York, Park City, Utah, and St. Paul, Minnesota (for curling!). Don't forget to check out the full-screen options in these videos and the sizzle reel.

Client

TIME Magazine

Services

Producer, Camera, Editor