EXCLUSIVE: An iconic institution known for its five rings is encircling Oscar contender Champions of the Golden Valley .

Olympics .com, the official digital home of the Olympic Movement, announced it is acquiring the award-winning feature documentary directed by Ben Sturgulewski , which tells the story of aspiring skiers in Afghanistan. The site will begin exclusively streaming the film on December 19 as Champions seeks to be crowned with Oscar recognition.

“We are proud to offer a home for this beautiful film on Olympics.com ,” said Yiannis Exarchos, CEO of Olympic Broadcasting Services and executive director of Olympic Channel Services. “ Champions of the Golden Valley is a powerful story of resilience and hope, and a reminder of the unique ability of sport to bring peopl

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