by admin | Aug 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The sublime sprinter Gabby Thomas arrived at the U.S. Olympic Trials in late June carrying far more than her suitcase. There was relief, that she did not have cancer; belief, that she would win; inspiration, from an idol; a community to motivate; a sport to conquer; a...
by admin | Aug 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The path to Valarie Allman’s gold medal — the first for the U.S. track and field team at Olympic Stadium — started with, of all things, a plate of spaghetti. That promise of pasta from her high school team was enough to lure her into the discus and...
by admin | Aug 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The Tokyo Olympics continues to set and break its own records when it comes to LBGTQ+ representation. Italian archer Lucilla Boari is the latest competitor to medal and then come outin a press conference, and her story may be the most touching. Boari...
by admin | Aug 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
You look at the score, and the margin of victory, and you say to yourself, “How?” Yes, we’re talking about a golfer who won 72 LPGA titles and 10 major championships, a World Golf Hall of Famer who can go by her first name alone, who was a dominant force in her...
by admin | Aug 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
As the U.S. women’s basketball team heads into the knockout rounds of the Olympics, at least they won’t be accused of having no competition this time. If anything, the three games of group play have been surprisingly difficult for Team USA, including...
by admin | Aug 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
After failing to win a medal on the vault on Sunday, Jade Carey went back to the U.S. gymnastics team’s hotel and searched for ways to shake off her disappointment. With one more event to go in these Tokyo Games, the floor exercise, she needed to bounce back, and...
by admin | Aug 2, 2021 | Representation, SEW
On Thursday night in Tokyo, moments after Sunisa Lee was awarded the gold medal in the women’s gymnastics all-around competition, the 18-year-old American called the experience “surreal.” And of course it was. Lee, like every other US gymnast for most of the past...
by admin | Aug 2, 2021 | SEW
The Canadian diver Pamela Ware experienced a worst-case scenario for any diver at the Tokyo Olympics. Competing in the women’s 3-meter springboard semifinal, Ware had a misstep on her approach that forced her to bail out of her last dive and jump feet-first into...
by admin | Aug 2, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The Japanese government confirmed on Monday that Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is safe after she alleged that her country attempted to forcefully remove her from Tokyo. Hours later, a Polish government official announced that she had been granted a...
by admin | Aug 2, 2021 | Representation, SEW
All 39 years of Carli Lloyd squatted to the ground, her head in her hands in disbelief that the march for gold was over. Megan Rapinoe approached her and patted her back, so much meaning and history baked into one moment. “We’ve been in this a long time together....
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