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Samantha Peszek and Jordyn Wieber on the Set of Full Out

Samantha Peszek and Jordyn Wieber, who represented the USA in the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games respectively, showed off their big screen debut as gymnasts in the upcoming gymnastics movie Full Out.

The Olympians were featured in a promotional video for the film, which is set to be released in 2015.



The movie is the real life story of UCLA gymnast, Ariana Berlin, who as a teenager was one of the top junior olympic (JO) athletes in the country. At thirteen, Ariana and her mother were involved in a near fatal car accident that left her unable to do gymnastics. She became an accomplished hip-hop dancer and later became a walk on to the Bruins' gymnastics team to become one of their most accomplished gymnasts on the team and helping the Bruins' win a national title.

Ariana will have a cameo in the movie along with Sam, Jordan and Alicia Sacramone playing fictional Ariana's teammates. Victoria Moors of Canada is also in the film as a stunt double.



The movie has no official release date yet, IMDB lists it as "2015." Filming has wrapped and the movie is currently in post production. Jennifer Beals of Flashdance fame will be playing legendary head coach Valorie Kondos-Field, aka "Miss Val." Canadian actress Ana Golja will play Ariana.

For more details on Ariana's incredible story, listen to Ariana in her own words in the clip below.

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