by admin | Feb 14, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Jamie Anderson and Julia Marino had their bubbles burst before qualifying began for women’s snowboard big air. Behind the scenes, these pandemic Olympics haven’t been what they hoped. “Just like a little bit tapped out,” Anderson said....
by admin | Feb 14, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Erin Jackson has ended the United States’ individual medal drought in speed skating, surging to a historic Olympic gold in the women’s 500m. The former roller derby skater from Ocala, Florida, who went off in the penultimate pair from the inside lane on Sunday night,...
by admin | Feb 13, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The son of U.S. bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor is with her every step of the way at the Winter Olympics. NBC’s cameras focused on an adorable cartoon figure of Nico affixed to Meyers Taylor’s shoe at the monobob event on Sunday in Beijing. Read More
by admin | Feb 13, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Perfection is rarely achieved in sports. When it does happen it should be recognized and celebrated. In the last 39 years of DI women’s basketball, only nine teams have finished the season as undefeated champions. While there have been nine individual instances of...
by admin | Feb 13, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Lindsey Jacobellis looked at the final results and laughed. Not at the outcome, but at the birth years. Only one other rider – besides she and teammate Nick Baumgartner – in the snowboardcross mixed team final was born in the 1980s. All those younger snowboarders,...
by admin | Feb 13, 2022 | #MeToo, SEW
U.S. Ski & Snowboard said it is aware of claims of sexual harassment and racism that were made against a snowboarding coach and athlete who are at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. Earlier this week, 2010 U.S. Olympian Callan Chythlook-Sifsof leveled...
by admin | Feb 13, 2022 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
👍 This week our highlight goes to Chloe Kim who not only won a gold medal in the women’s halfpipe but also became the first woman ever to win multiple golds in the discipline. 👎 This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to Rory Dames and...
by admin | Feb 11, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s Winter Olympics will be decided not on the ice rink but by three women and three men at a boardroom table in a five-star Beijing hotel a short drive from the stadium where she thrilled the world this week. The 15-year-old...
by admin | Feb 11, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The U.S. women’s curling team continued to stay atop the Olympic standings following an 8-4 win against China during Session 3 on Friday. Team USA, behind skip Tabitha Peterson, improved to 3-0 in Olympic play with the win. The team came into the third session tied...
by admin | Feb 11, 2022 | Representation, SEW
When Team USA’s Erin Jackson slipped during a 500-m long-track speedskating trial, the athlete, who was ranked No. 1 in the world, thought her chance of competing at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games had slipped away, too. Then an unexpected act of generosity changed it...
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