by admin | Aug 2, 2021 | Representation, SEW
After her emotional gold-medal performance in the women’s all-around competition, Sunisa Lee continued her medal hunt with a bronze in the uneven bars apparatus finals. Lee qualified second in the event, and was up first in the rotation of eight gymnasts....
by admin | Aug 1, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Jessica Springsteen will become an Olympian in equestrian jumping before an empty arena Tuesday at the Tokyo Olympics, taking the famous family name to new frontiers while her biggest supporters watch from their home in New Jersey. Springsteen, 29, will realize a...
by admin | Aug 1, 2021 | Representation, SEW
For nearly a decade the United States women’s soccer teamwas anchored by Hope Solo and her brash, confident, occasionally controversial and mostly impossible-to-ignore persona. Solo didn’t mind speaking her mind, whether it was good for the team or not. She...
by admin | Aug 1, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Larisa Latynina is the most decorated Olympic gymnast in history. The 86-year-old Soviet gymnast has 18 medals. Like much of the world, she was stunned to see Simone Biles, the four-time Olympic champion withdraw from events due to mental health concerns. Biles could...
by admin | Aug 1, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Solomon Thomas, a mental health advocate, spoke out Friday in support of tennis star Naomi Osaka and Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, both of whom recently pulled out of respective events due to mental health...
by admin | Aug 1, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Outspoken hammer thrower Gwen Berry was as proud as any of the 600 American Olympians in Tokyo to be donning the red, white and blue uniform with the letters “USA” emblazoned across the chest. “I feel like I’ve earned the right to wear this...
by admin | Aug 1, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Black women have always elevated the sport of gymnastics, and this past year is irrefutable proof of that. From viral floor routines from college gymnasts to jaw-dropping, never-before-seen skillsexecuted by Simone Biles, Black gymnasts have finally been recognized...
by admin | Jul 31, 2021 | Representation, SEW
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by admin | Jul 31, 2021 | Representation, SEW
This year’s Olympic Games will no doubt be remembered for the unusual conditions brought about by the pandemic: the year-long delay, the disrupted training regimens, the missing spectators. But it should also be remembered for the remarkable displays of...
by admin | Jul 30, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The decision to take to the court in shorts instead of the required but, in their eyes, degrading bikini bottoms had been brewing for some time. The question was whether they were prepared to risk a fine or worse for breaking the rules. And then finally,...
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