by admin | Feb 9, 2022 | Representation, SEW
A 12-year-old Black swimmer was nearly disqualified from a meet in Superior, Wisconsin, for wearing a Black Lives Matter swimsuit. “An independent volunteer official inappropriately barred a student athlete from taking part in the meet, due to their ‘Black...
by admin | Feb 9, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Skier Darya Dolidovich has fled Belarus after being barred from competing in the Winter Olympics over accusations regarding her involvement with the country’s opposition movement. The 17-year-old cross-country skier’s International Ski Federation (FIS)...
by admin | Feb 9, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Women’s ski jumping grabbed the headlines Tuesday at the Winter Olympics, although not for reasons the athletes might have liked after five women were disqualified from the new mixed team event. Among them were Germany’s Katharina Althaus, a two-time Olympian who...
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...
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