THE FINAL ATTEMPT EPISODE 8: CERTIFIED

The Final Attempt is a docuseries following the women of USAW on their road to qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
In Episode 8, we witness the last stand of each athlete as they continue the fight for the top 3 women in USAW. Mary fights to keep composure under pressure, Jourdan decides to leave her cards on the table, Olivia forces other countries to consider their decisions and Kate takes one last shot
The Final Attempt follows the road to Olympic Qualification for the women of Team USA. Produced by Mark House and Wilson Fleming, in association with Weightlifting House. Directed by Jessie (Will) Johnson. If you want to help the project, you can visit thefinalattempt.com
Athletes:
Jourdan Delacruz
Hayley Reichardt
Taylor Wilkins
Olivia Reeves
Meredith Alwine
Kate Vibert Davis
Mattie Rogers
Mary Theisen-Lappen

[@laurasilvanalealramos5032]

Spencer got me crying😢 I will miss Kate 😢

[@thestrengthline]

You've got to love Olivia Reeves. All these ladies are simply amazing. There's something about Reeves's attitude that makes her a fun lifter to watch.

[@stephaniemckoy4996]

This entire series has been great. So proud of these ladies for allowing us to follow along on this journey. Thank you so much for everyone involved. I wish we could see more content like this for weightlifting to get the sport more attention and to grow the sport even more.

[@tararothwell6454]

Thank you for this wonderful inspiring documentary. Definitely crying with Spencer at the end. Thank you for also capturing the fantastic , caring coaches Team USA too

[@deboraharnaut989]

Many thanks, especially to all the athletes; inspiring !! 💪

[@user-gt3kg3yy3w]

Very well done series. Thanks for all the time and effort you guys put into this

[@franciscoflores5855]

So much talent so many guts so much passion emotion work I don’t know how else to put it our female weightlifting team is showing off to the rest of the world. Kate Vibert laid the groundwork for Olivia and than Olivia killed it when she got the chance. Sport a celebration of youth and strength a celebration of life and sadly it comes to an end. An end of an Era and a beginning of a new one 😭🥰💪🏼🇺🇸

[@kevindittler6524]

One thing to think about, Olivia is the only living American that has had the National Anthem played for them in the Olympics for Weightlifting. Think of how many millions of people not only in the country but I have come and gone since our last gold medalist, she is an outstanding representative of hard work and humility for Weightlifting! Thank You Very Much for this presentation!🙏🙏🏋️‍♂️

[@chelseastone9877]

All of these lifters are so amazing! Between the success and the heartbreak, their drive is inspiring! Everyone watches women's sports!

[@Emma271191]

Thank you so much for making this wonderful series! I love watching them and seeing the journey ❤

[@excelsiorathletic]

Well done to all the women involved in this series: they have been inspirational. Well done to the documentary makers for showing the highs and lows of the sport and giving people an idea of what goes on behind the scenes. I've enjoyed every episode and send the link to new/ prospective lifters to give them an idea of how the sport works. Thank you.

[@BeijingTesla]

wonderful film making- thank you so much

[@nancym687]

Thank you! All these ladies are so inspiring!

[@youknowstew]

Loved it!

[@1dutchess68]

so good.

[@YKSMEDIA]

thnkaful to be a small part of this project!

[@melro5411]

I’m going to miss seeing Kate as a 71:(

[@Aaron_Siv76]

Been waiting!!! Excited to watch 🎉

[@gmaerowed]

Not Spencer making me ugly cry 😭

[@vladibarraza]

I love it. One question to the filmmakers though: I notice a higher shutter speed than the 180⁰ rule throughout the film. Was that a stylistic choice or did you film in 60fps/120shutter and then put it in a 23.976 timeline? Thanks anyway for this beautiful piece.

[@Write95]

Thank you so much! And thanks for asking about this. So, I always shoot with the 180 degree rule, but while shooting training and competition, I favor shooting in 50 or 60 FPS (depending on the frequency I have to shoot for location - in this episode, mostly 50}. And it’s a stylistic choice. The lifts are so quick that I feel as though 24/25 FPS doesn’t really ever feel right. And then I always edit on a 24 FPS timeline, as all interviews and other non-lifting moments are shot at 24/25. Thank you for asking this question! I love getting in the nerdy side of things 🤓

[@jess65361]

Loved the series, but the editing kind of jumps all over the place