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Jessie Diggins is first U.S. cross-country skier to win individual world title

by admin | Mar 1, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Jessie Diggins created history by winning the United States’ first-ever individual cross-country skiing world title on Tuesday (28 February). The three-time Olympic medallist, who won team sprint Olympic gold at PyeongChang 2018alongside Kikkan Randall, took the 10km...

Remembering History: Alice Coachman blazes pathway as first Black woman to win Olympic gold

by admin | Mar 1, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Becoming a pioneer for Black American women in track and field wasn’t initially on the radar for Alice Coachman, but that’s exactly what happened in 1948 when Coachman became the first Black woman ever – from any country – to win an Olympic gold medal. This summer...

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce on representation, community work, and Black Beauty

by admin | Feb 28, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, 36, is one of the fastest women in the world. The eight-time Olympic medalist and five-time 100m world champion is highly revered for her speed, world-wide success, and fun-loving personality, and she spoke in-depth with NBC...

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark Considering Playing Five College Seasons

by admin | Feb 28, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Iowa basketball star Caitlin Clark revealed Monday that she is considering delaying her professional career for another season as she might use her COVID year of eligibility. As a junior, Clark will play at least one more collegiate season before declaring for the...

USWNT’s Andonovski earned 73 percent less than Berhalter in latest U.S. Soccer tax filing

by admin | Feb 28, 2023 | Representation, SEW

U.S. women’s coach Vlatko Andonovski earned 27% as much as Gregg Berhalter in the year ended last March 31, down slightly from 28% in the previous year. Andonovski earned $446,495, according to the U.S. Soccer Federation’s tax filing released Monday,...

Projecting the 2023 USWNT World Cup Roster After the SheBelieves Cup

by admin | Feb 27, 2023 | Representation, SEW

With the FIFA Women’s World Cup only months away, the SheBelieves Cup was the ideal opportunity for the United States Women’s National Team coach Vlatko Andonovski to assess the current player pool. Not only is the USWNT in the midst of a generational...

Jessie Diggins, Julia Kern earn team sprint bronze at cross-country skiing worlds

by admin | Feb 27, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Jessie Diggins and Julia Kern earned team sprint bronze at the world championships, a U.S. cross-country skiing record-extending fifth career world medal for Diggins. Diggins, skiing the penultimate lap, pulled Sweden and Norway and opened a key eight-second gap on...

Serena Williams, Brittney Griner honored at NAACP Image Awards

by admin | Feb 27, 2023 | Representation, SEW

A pair of sports icons were honored at the 54th NAACP Image Awards. Retired women’s tennis megastar Serena Williams and Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner were each recognized Saturday at the awards show, which was held in Pasadena, California. Read...

Gabby Douglas returns to gymnastics training, coach confirms

by admin | Feb 27, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Gabby Douglas, the 2012 Olympic all-around champion, returned to training at a gymnastics center, six years after her last meet, but she has not announced a competitive comeback. Gymnastics coach Valeri Liukin said Friday that Douglas has been working very hard at his...

Jaelin Kauf ends U.S. moguls medal drought at worlds, Mikael Kingsbury breaks record

by admin | Feb 27, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Jaelin Kauf earned the first U.S. moguls medal at a world championships in eight years, a silver on Saturday to end the nation’s longest podium drought in the event. The U.S. is the most successful nation in Olympic moguls with 12 medals, but had not earned a world...
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