by admin | Feb 8, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Last week Trinity Rodman, daughter of NBA legend Dennis Rodman, became the highest-paid player in the history of US women’s professional soccer. The winner of the 2021 National Women’s Soccer League rookie of the year award signed a contract extension with the...
by admin | Feb 8, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Which is the only Winter Olympics discipline where women do not compete at the Games? It might be a good quiz question, but for female Nordic combined athletes their absence is anything but a fun fact and remains a source of burning resentment. The discipline that...
by admin | Feb 8, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The Netherlands’ Ireen Wüst made all kinds of history at the Beijing Olympics on Monday, when she became the first athlete ever to win an individual gold medal at five Olympics. The speedskater’s win in the 1,500 meters sets her apart from greats such as...
by admin | Feb 8, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Last night, the Canadian women’s hockey team played their Olympic hockey match against the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) while wearing N95 masks. Shortly before the game, all appeared to be normal with both teams taking warm ups together on the ice. But Team Canada...
by admin | Feb 8, 2022 | Representation, SEW
When searching for the perfect costume to wear during her 2022 Winter Olympics free skate routine, figure skater Karen Chen didn’t have to look too far. The newly-appointed Olympic silver medalist revealed in a video for Team USA’s Instagram account that her mom,...
by admin | Feb 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Eileen Gu is only 18. Born and raised in California, Gu competes for her mother’s native China, where she hopes to win three gold medals: in halfpipe, slopestyle and big air. Gu’s relationship to fear is evolving. She thinks about it a lot. She keeps a diary, and some...
by admin | Feb 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW
During FN’s cover shoot last month, a charismatic Aerial Powers easily gets her Jordan Brand family laughing in between camera snaps. But behind her smile and bright personality is a woman focused on a deeper purpose: the fight for gender equality. And at Jordan...
by admin | Feb 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Russian teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva made history at the Winter Olympics in Beijing on Monday as she became the first woman to land a quad at the Games. The 15-year-old Valieva landed two quads in the team event as the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) secured...
by admin | Feb 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, skeleton sliders Kim Meylemans, of Belgium, and Nicole Silveira, of Brazil, will compete in the women’s event on Thursday, February 10. (A full skeleton schedule for the 2022 Winter Olympics can be found here.) Usually,...
by admin | Feb 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The women’s giant slalom at the 2022 Winter Olympics was filled with plenty of disappointment. A missed gate ended Mikaela Shiffrin‘s Olympic title defense. Nina O’Brien had a scary crash across the finish line after a promising first run. All told, 31 of 82 skiers...
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