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Elana Meyers Taylor gets first two-woman bobsled win in three years

by admin | Jan 3, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Triple Olympic medalist Elana Meyers Taylor earned her first two-woman World Cup bobsled victory since February 2019, winning in Sigulda, Latvia, on Sunday. Meyers Taylor and brakewoman Lake Kwaza prevailed by .22 of a second over Brits Mica McNeill and Adele Nicoll....

USA Hockey Unveils Roster For 2022 U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team

by admin | Jan 3, 2022 | Representation, SEW

USA Hockey announced the final roster for its 2022 U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team that will compete in February at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China. Of the 23 players on the roster, 15 have prior Olympic experience, including Cayla...

Rising star Abigail Johnson on equality in tennis and watching the rise of Emma Raducanu

by admin | Jan 3, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Abigail Johnson was just 18 when she took her first steps in tennis journalism and now she is rising up the ranks of the game’s commentators and is preparing to report on the 2022 Australian Open in Melbourne. Female commentators working on men’s matches have been a...

Naomi Osaka Has Something to Say About Double Standards in the Sports World

by admin | Jan 3, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Naomi Osaka is spreading awareness about double standards in the sports industry, and we’re all ears. Several weeks ago, the 24-year-old athlete appeared on an episode of the VS Voices podcast, where she discussed how female athletes are treated differently. Osaka...

Bradie Tennell withdraws from U.S. Figure Skating Championships

by admin | Jan 3, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Reigning U.S. figure skating champion Bradie Tennell withdrew from next week’s national championships due to a chronic right foot injury, ruling her out of Olympic consideration unless she petitions for a spot on the team. Tennell, the top U.S. woman at the 2018...

Six times women’s sports led the way in 2021

by admin | Dec 31, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Before the calendar flips over to 2022 – a year that will mark the 50th anniversary of Title IX – On Her Turf is revisiting a few of the many times women’s sports led the way in 2021. Read More

What Becky Hammon’s WNBA coaching hire means for the Las Vegas Aces, the league and her NBA future

by admin | Dec 31, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

In August 2014, Becky Hammon played her final game for the San Antonio Stars, and said goodbye to the WNBA to move on to an assistant coaching role with the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs. Now, she’s reportedly finalizing a five-year deal and returning to the...

Jessie Diggins gets second race win of Tour de Ski

by admin | Dec 31, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Jessie Diggins earned her second win in three stages of the Tour de Ski, moving back into first place in the overall standings of the Tour de France-like cross-country skiing stage race. Diggins won a furious sprint to the finish line of a 10km freestyle in...

Mystics coach not ‘particularly optimistic’ Emma Meesseman will play in 2022

by admin | Dec 31, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Missing the WNBA playoffs for the first time since 2016 this past year, one of the biggest issues plaguing the Washington Mystics was keeping their top-tier talent on the floor. We’re months away from the 2022 season but it appears it may be deja vu. Already...

‘This girl has no fear’: Junior standout with familiar last name is starting her college career early

by admin | Dec 31, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Grace Summerhays is no stranger to tournament golf. In fact, she has tested herself at almost every level of competitive play there is: junior golf, amateur championships, women’s professional events, even men’s Korn Ferry Tour qualifiers. But there’s one stage she...
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