by admin | Jan 14, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Mikaela Shiffrin and Breezy Johnson, the U.S.’ top two Alpine skiers, are for different reasons sitting out this weekend’s World Cup speed races three weeks before the Olympics. Shiffrin, who has said she hopes to race all five individual events at the Olympics for...
by admin | Jan 14, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The life and remarkable career of WNBA star Sue Bird will be the subject of a new documentary from Oscar winner Alex Gibney’s Jigsaw Productions and Jay Ellis’s Black Bar Mitzvah. “Sue Bird: In the Clutch” is underway, capturing the final chapter of her 19-year career...
by admin | Jan 14, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Kamila Valieva bettered her own world-best score in the women’s short program to take the lead Thursday at the European figure skating championships. It was another successful day for Russia, which also swept the podium in the pairs event. Read More
by admin | Jan 13, 2022 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Carli Lloyd seemed like the perfect brand ambassador when she began talking to fitness recovery startup Symbodi last spring. The soccer star had a reputation as not only one of the best players in the history of her sport but also a fanatically hard worker whose hours...
by admin | Jan 13, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The first modern Olympic Games were held on April 6, 1896, in Athens, Greece, and back then, only male athletes were allowed to compete. It wasn’t until the 1900 Olympics that women were welcomed, but even then, they only had the option to participate in three...
by admin | Jan 13, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Naomi Osaka returns to the Australian Open to defend her title after a four-month break from competition to end 2021. Osaka, who won in Melbourne in 2019 and 2021, took two hiatuses from the sport last year, including a season-ending one after losing in the third...
by admin | Jan 13, 2022 | Representation, SEW
There is plenty to worry about in the world of women’s sports: disparities in pay and facilities, poor working conditions, a lack of media coverage, even outright abuse. Yet for all those problems, there is an undeniable sense of optimism, too. Leagues are adding new...
by admin | Jan 13, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Ashlynn Shade, the No. 5 recruit in the Class of 2023 per ESPN, committed to UConn Wednesday morning. The 5-foot-9 guard becomes the Huskies’ second commit for the Class of 2023, following Kamorea “KK” Arnold’s commitment in the fall. Read More
by admin | Jan 13, 2022 | Representation, SEW
One of the few times Genevieve Beacom can remember boys or men objecting to her playing baseball among them came when she was 11. She was a star pitcher, even at that age, and a boy on another team was so adamant about not facing her that he began to cry. Was he...
by admin | Jan 13, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Biathlon is the only winter sport in which an American has yet to capture an Olympic medal. Aiming to change that next month are the eight biathletes who were officially named Sunday to Team USA’s 2022 Olympic roster, with five returnees and three aligning...
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