by admin | Feb 9, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Simone Biles and Lindsey Vonn are among the US sports stars who have thrown their support behind Mikaela Shiffrin as the American Alpine skiing star’s nightmarish start to the Winter Games continues. Shiffrin, one of the most decorated skiers in history, whose bid for...
by admin | Feb 9, 2022 | Representation, SEW
NBC’s reporting on Mikaela Shiffrin’s second straight skiing disqualification at the Beijing Winter Olympics has some fans comparing the coverage to Simone Biles’ struggles at the Summer Olympics. And not in a good way. Shiffrin missed a gate early in the slalom...
by admin | Feb 9, 2022 | Representation, SEW
University of Connecticut basketball star Paige Beuckers announced a new partnership Monday that’s sure to add to her buckets of cash off the court. The reigning Naismith College Player of the Year is partnering with Cash App, the mobile payment service owned by Jack...
by admin | Feb 9, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Slovenia’s win in the Olympic debut of the mixed team ski jumping event on Monday was overshadowed by a number of disqualifications over suit violations that led several outraged athletes and coaches to slam the sport’s governing body. Five female ski jumpers, from...
by admin | Feb 9, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Six former Olympians will be on the roster for the U.S. team that will take part in the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup qualifying tournament in Washington, D.C., beginning Thursday and ending Saturday. USA Basketball finished a training camp over the weekend...
by admin | Feb 9, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Since being drafted number one overall in the 2012 WNBA Draft, Nneka Ogwumike has been making waves as an advocate for gender equality in sports. Ogwumike, the president of the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) and player for the Los...
by admin | Feb 8, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Canada earned the top seed in the Beijing Olympics women’s hockey tournament with a 4-2 win over the United States on Tuesday, despite getting outshot 53-27 by the Americans. Forward Brianne Jenner scored two goals and goalie Ann-Renee Desbiens made 51 saves for...
by admin | Feb 8, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Embracing the suffering, Jessie Diggins dug deep to secure bronze for the United States. The win secured the first ever women’s individual cross-country sprint medal for the United States at the Winter Olympics and just the second overall (Bill Koch – silver in...
by admin | Feb 8, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Claudia Pechstein became the oldest female Winter Olympian when she raced in the 3,000 metres speed skating at the Beijing Games on Saturday. Already the first woman to win five consecutive medals at the Winter Games, the 49-year-old Pechstein carried Germany’s...
by admin | Feb 8, 2022 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
The WTA have continued to express concern for Peng Shuai after the Chinese tennis star spoke publicly to deny she disappeared or was sexually assaulted. Shuai broke her silence in an interview with French publication L’Equipe, insisting she was never...
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