I don’t care how jaded you are, if you say this scene didn’t move you a little, you’re a liar.Ĥ. ![]() It’s easy to pick the best moment of this classic film about a professional ice skater who loses her eyesight: it’s when the newly blind Alexis (Lynn-Holly Johnson) steps out on the ice to compete - accompanied by the now-classic song "Through the Eyes of Love" - and proceeds to deliver a flawless performance, only to trip over roses thrown on the ice by fans. Bonus points for the red outfit in the last dance sequence. So what does she do? Shocks the conservative ballet world by starring with the two men in a risque, modern ballet that earns her a standing ovation, and a ballerina position. Meanwhile, she’s trying to decide between her feelings for the ballet company’s playboy star and a fellow (male) student. The scene is shown briefly in the movie’s trailer:Īmanda (Jody Sawyer), one of the 12 teenagers admitted to study at the prestigious American Ballet Academy in New York, is told after months of working her ass off that she just doesn’t have the right body type and training to make it as a professional ballerina. When Diana’s boxer boyfriend Adrian (Santiago Douglas) makes the fatal mistake of questioning her ability to go very far because of her gender, she tells him, "I love you" - right before beating him in the boxing ring and wounding his pride forever. In this low-budget female Rocky that launched Michelle Rodriguez’s career, disenfranchised teenager Diana (Rodriguez) defies her father’s wishes - and the prevailing belief that boxing is a man’s sport - to become a boxer. Girlfight (2000) - Diana (Michelle Rodriguez) beats her boyfriend in the boxing ring Second place goes to the "toe pick!" scene (if you’ve seen the movie, you’ll know what I mean).ħ. Sweeney) team up to compete as pair skaters and shock the world with their last-minute execution of a dangerous new move called the pamchenko twist (while falling in love, of course). Prickly figure skater Kate (Moira Kelly) and former hockey player Doug (D.B. Cutting Edge (1992) - The pamchenko twist So here are my nine favorite moments, in descending order with accompanying clips.Įden (Michelle Rodriguez) pulls Anne Marie (Kate Bosworth) far out to sea on a jet ski so she can prepare for an upcoming surf competition by riding really big waves, and for a few brief, beautiful moments, it’s just two women against the massive power of the ocean - until a wave comes along and crushes one of them. But this is my list, damnit, and there’s plenty of room for you to add your $.02 in the comments. This list isn’t meant to represent all female sports movies, and I’m sure many of you would choose different moments from the same movies as your favorites. And after you’ve watched a blind ice skater kick some ass on the ice rink, suddenly your own obstacles don’t seem so insurmountable, now do they? My love of women’s sports movies is well-documented, but after watching Gracie the other day (the verdict? It was just okay) I thought I’d compile a list of some of my favorite moments in female sports movies.īecause when the world is stacked against you, and you just can’t muster the energy to finish that term paper/powerpoint presentation/roofing job, there’s nothing better than a rousing, inspiring tale of female empowerment through athletics! Especially when it’s accompanied by a side-dish of snark (see Bring It On) or major attitude (see anything Michelle Rodriguez is in). ![]() Stick it, bend it, love it: Great moments in female sports movies
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