“…Fogel set out to make a documentary investigating performance-enhancing drugs in sports, and in the process, he unintentionally stumbled upon and uncovered corruption in the highest levels of Russia.
The eventual exposure began with Fogel enlisting Russian doctor Grigory Rodchenkov to help him with a study to prove loopholes in anti-doping tests for his documentary, “Icarus.” After fostering a year and a half-long relationship, Fogel discovered Rodchenkov was the mastermind behind Russia’s state-sanctioned Olympic doping program.…”