Louganis pursues his Olympic goals, and Hines concentrates on the champ himself, not the medals. The athlete has been living with friend Keith (Jonathan Scarfe), who, wearying of Louganis’ singular diving concentration, moves out. Mario Lopez takes over the adult Louganis role as an innocent abroad, passive and vulnerable except on the diving board. It’s star trainer Ron O’Brien (persuasively played by Bruce Weitz) who brings the diver to the gold. Sammy Lee (Aki Aleong), a strict man who devotes as much time as he can to Louganis. Louganis, who’s been practicing diving at every opportunity, trains with John Anders (Fulvio Cecere), then with diving alumnus Dr. Stern has injected Hines’ scenes between the two of them with charm and a touch of sadness. She returns with the fidelity of an old tune, and he tells her over and over how much her friendship means to him. Louganis’ acquaintance Megan (fetchingly played by Megan Leitch) proves more of a friend than he does though he likes her, he repeatedly dismisses her.
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