First-time filmmaker and former.aerial skier.Katie Bender tells If about bringing the story of Lydia Lassila to the screen.
"I looked up to Lydia from when I was 13 as a young gymnast. She was a few years my senior, and when I won a competition at her local gymnastics club she put a medal around my neck. At the time she had won national championships, and she became an inspiration for me".
"A couple of years later, she moved to my gym club and we started training in the same squad. So when she transitioned into aerial skiing, it planted a seed. We were very similar types of gymnast - only a certain breed goes into a sport like aerial skiing"..
"I ended up training with her on the Australian aerial ski team. There were about ten of us for the best part of seven years. She was again my senior,...
"I looked up to Lydia from when I was 13 as a young gymnast. She was a few years my senior, and when I won a competition at her local gymnastics club she put a medal around my neck. At the time she had won national championships, and she became an inspiration for me".
"A couple of years later, she moved to my gym club and we started training in the same squad. So when she transitioned into aerial skiing, it planted a seed. We were very similar types of gymnast - only a certain breed goes into a sport like aerial skiing"..
"I ended up training with her on the Australian aerial ski team. There were about ten of us for the best part of seven years. She was again my senior,...
- 3/10/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
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Mark Ruffalo didn't even have to call in the Avengers when he lost his wallet amid the east coast's epic blizzard on Saturday - fans came to the rescue! The Oscar-nominated Spotlight star tweeted an "Apb" for his personal affects, writing that he was looking "for a cell phone in a wallet case out on the streets of NYC in a blizzard." He added, "My drivers license is in there. Reward and signed pic." Many fans rushed to reply, prompting Ruffalo to issue his gratitude for the social media tipsters. "Wow, thanks for all the tips and help for my lost phone,...
- 1/24/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble
- PEOPLE.com
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