Rings of the World (2016)

Endowed with outstanding cinematography, and in-depth interviews with competitors, this documentary underlines the gender parity being achieved at an Olympic level. Women compete in ski jumping for the first time at the Winter Games, and Canada is seen beating the United States at the last gasp in the women's ice hockey final. Disciplines given prominence here include speed skating, figure skating, aerial skiing, curling, and the biathlon. Training is analysed as much as the competitions themselves. A suite of accidents and mishaps, and the consequent tears of frustration, remind us that the Olympics is not just about winning.

Cast

V Victor An
Sidney Crosby
H Henrik Lundqvist
Patrick Chan
Irina Shayk
O Ole Einar Bjørndalen

Crew

Director
Sergey Miroshnichenko
Cinematography
Y Yury Ermolin
Writer
S Sofia Geveyler
Writer
Sergey Miroshnichenko
Cinematography
Alexander Filippov
Cinematography
V Vyacheslav Sachkov
Music
I Ilya Demutsky
Sound
M Maksim Belovolov
Producer
O Olga Kuchmenko
Producer
G Grigori Libergal
Producer
Sergey Miroshnichenko
Director of Photography
D Dmitry Minenkov
Director of Photography
Ruslan Gerasimenkov
Director of Photography
Anatoly Petriga
Director of Photography
Irina Uralskaya
Director of Photography
Nikolay Volkov
Director of Photography
K Kirill Moshkovich
Director of Photography
Anton Safronov
Director of Photography
Mikhail Khasaya
Director of Photography
A Alexandr Kotenko
Director of Photography
S Sergey Amirdzhanov
Director of Photography
Artem Anisimov
Editor
A Artur Anayan
Editor
Dmitry Semibratov