Olympic Channel launches new series ‘The Vault: Treasures of the Olympics’ - Watch now for free

From Derek Redmond’s donation from Barcelona 1992 to ‘Robin Hood’ caught on camera at Tokyo 2020, find out below how you can watch the six-part series from Thursday 6 June on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com and the app.

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Cathy Freeman in action at the Olympic Games Sydney 2000

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For the first time ever, fans can go behind-the-scenes at the Olympic Museum in the new Olympic Channel series ‘The Vault: Treasures of the Olympics’.

Launching on 6 June, the six-episode series features infamous moments throughout the history of the Games, including moments like Derek Redmond’s donation from Barcelona 1992 and ‘Robin Hood’ being caught on camera at Tokyo 2020.

Former Olympian Jeanette Kwakye is joined by Greg Jenner at the museum, and viewers will enjoy full access to rare footage, unveiling the amazing stories behind memorabilia.

Below, we take a closer look at what you can expect from each of the episodes.

The series is available to watch now for free on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com and on the official Olympics apps for mobile and connected TV devices.

The Vault: Treasures of the Olympics - Episodes and how to watch

Episode One | Greg and Jeanette go behind the scenes at the Olympic Museum | The Vault

  • Greg Jenner and Jeanette Kwayke are left alone at night in the Olympic Museum and discover its unique sporting collection. The public space is stretched over 3000 square metres, but they’ve been given the keys to see what happens below the galleries; long corridors and secret rooms where 90,000 items are kept, collated, preserved, and restored.

Episode Two | Derek Redmond makes an incredible donation from Barcelona 1992 | The Vault

  • Greg and Jeanette speak to Olympic legend Derek Redmond and relive his emotional story. The British 400m record holder was a medal favourite going into Barcelona 1992, but his ambitions were derailed by an injury in the semi-final. The images of his father joining him on the track to help his son finish are iconic.

Episode Three | Greg discovers some of the rarest photos of Chamonix 1924 | The Vault

  • Greg and photography curator Audrey unveil the story of Sonja Henie, a Norwegian Figure skater, and at 11-years-old was the youngest athlete to participate in the first Winter Olympic Games at Chamonix 1924. Her performance was immortalised by local photographer Auguste Couttet, using a glass plate system. Sonja later became a film star in Hollywood.

Episode Four | Jeanette gets to hold Cathy Freeman spikes from Sydney 2000 | The Vault

  • As they continue travelling in time in ‘The Vault’, Jeanette is taken to the Running Shoes Collection. She discovers the oldest spikes from the 19th century and is handed Cathy Freeman’s shoes from Sydney 2000, in which she won gold in the 400 metres. Patricia, the Collections Manager, explains why the colours of those shoes are so special. Then we get to hear from Cathy herself about that night in Sydney.

Episode Five | The Moschino dress from Torino 2006 regains its full splendour | The Vault

  • Fashion and design have always played a key role in Olympic history. In Torino 2006, Moschino Studio designed a piece of art for Miss Italia to wear in the Opening Ceremony. Jeanette connects with former Head Designer JoAnn Tan to get the full story behind the dress. Angelo is finishing the restoration so that the dress can go back on display and lit the houses on it up again for the first time in 15 years, in front of Jeanette.

Episode Six | ‘Robin Hood’ caught on camera for the first at Tokyo 2020 | The Vault

  • At Tokyo 2020, the 'Robin Hood' archery shot was caught on camera live for the very first time. Experts say the chances of it happening are one in thousand! Now on public display, Greg discovers this rare artefact with Stephanie, one of the Museum curators. Shot by the Korean pair, An San and Kim Je-deok in the mixed event, they won gold in that first-ever event at the Olympics. An San went on to win three more golds in Tokyo, demonstrating the dominance of the Republic of Korea in this discipline.
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