As we close in on the adrenaline-fueled action of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games in few days, it is imperative that we rewind on some of the heroic feats and momentous triumphs on the slopes and ice that fed filmmakers with ready-made scripts.
Reliving the moments is probably the best way to get into the spirit of the Games.
There have been numerous films. Ice hockey fans may want to live through again legendary US coach Herb Brooks’s driving passion in “Miracle,” particularly his rousing “You were born for this” speech, which clinched the gold medal for the US over the widely favored Soviet Union at the Lake Placid Games in 1980.
Then there is the Michael Edwards-inspired biopic “Eddie the Eagle,” while “I, Tonya” dramatizes ice skating champion Tonya Harding’s career-ending criminal act. Or follow the…
