by admin | Aug 7, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Turning right out of the park skateboarding arena, located on the historic Place de la Concorde, over an hour after the final’s crescendo had come and gone, the view was immediately striking. Hundreds of people had gathered just outside the exit by the stands, penned...
by admin | Aug 7, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Amit Elor looked exasperated as she walked to the edge of the mat Tuesday night, her mouth agape, her shoulders shrugged. The moment she’d been dreaming about for her entire life was here, and she didn’t really know what to do. Wave at the crowd? Collapse...
by admin | Aug 7, 2024 | Representation, SEW
It took extra work yet again, but the U.S. women’s national teamwill play for the gold medal after outlasting a resilient Germany 1-0 in a semifinal Tuesday night. Sophia Smith burst into the spotlight just in time for the Americans, scoring the game winner in...
by admin | Aug 7, 2024 | Representation, SEW
With the Olympics underway, a researcher from the University of Minnesota is in Paris taking part in important conversations centered around girls and women in sports. Anna Goorevich, a research assistant with the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in...
by admin | Aug 7, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Abby Wambach’s prowess on the soccer pitch was on full display during her 14 years with the U.S. Women’s National Team. She scored 184 goals, including a game-tying header off a Megan Rapinoe pass in 2011 that’s considered one of the greatest goals in World Cup...
by admin | Aug 6, 2024 | Representation, SEW
American Caroline Marks won a gold medal in shortboard surfing at the Paris Games on Monday and continued to alter the arc of her career. Her future was unclear in 2022 when she abruptly left the World Surf League (WSL) for what she later explained stemmed from...
by admin | Aug 6, 2024 | Representation, SEW
A heartwarming display of sportsmanship by two American gymnasts has won praise from fans in a viral moment that lit up social media and is likely to become another enduring image of the Paris Olympics. It all happened Monday when Brazilian gymnastics gold medalist...
by admin | Aug 6, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Don’t be surprised if America’s top throws coaches start showing up to ballet studios or hip-hop classes to hunt for overlooked prospects. Valarie Allman’s unprecedented path to double Olympic gold might spark a dance-to-discus pipeline. Read More
by admin | Aug 6, 2024 | Representation, SEW
The 2024 Paris Olympics are attracting new funds for lesser-known sports and women’s teams, with USA women’s rugby sevens, water polo and women’s track and field scoring major contributions this year. The USA women’s rugby sevens team earned a $4 million gift from...
by admin | Aug 6, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Swimmers from 189 countries are in the Paris Olympics pool competing for medals. The official medals table doesn’t show this, but a small all-girls Catholic school from Bethesda, Md., has bagged more hardware than all but seven of them. If Stone Ridge School of the...
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