by admin | May 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Kerri Walsh Jennings is in position to reach a sixth Olympics at age 42, but it will likely come down to the last qualifying tournament. In back-to-back-to-back events in Cancun, Mexico, Walsh Jennings and new partner Brooke Sweat retained a lead in the race for...
by admin | May 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
We’re two weeks away from a first-time UEFA Women’s Champions League winner after Barcelona and Chelsea collected thrilling wins in semifinal second legs on Sunday. Chelsea is just the second English team to reach the final, joining 2006-07 champions Arsenal, while...
by admin | May 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Seattle Storm forward and reigning WNBA Finals MVP Breanna Stewart announced her engagement to Phoenix Mercury guard Marta Xargay in a social media post on Sunday. “Did a thing. Another ring. She said YES,” Stewart captioned photos of...
by admin | May 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Hyo Joo Kim wore a full-face mask all week at the HSBC Women’s World Championship, not because of COVID concerns but due to a severe sun allergy. Kim’s hat and sunglasses covered the rest of her face, giving her the appearance of a beekeeper heading to work. The...
by admin | May 3, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
New LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey has persuaded one of her top former Baylor recruits to follow her move to the Lady Tigers. Hannah Gusters, a 6-foot-5 former McDonald’s All American who was among the top-rated high school centers in the nation...
by admin | May 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Female artistic gymnasts have been putting up with leotards for years. The standard for athletes taking part in international competition who did not have a religious reason for covering their whole body was outfits which showed their legs and were tight-fitting...
by admin | May 3, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Nearly three years ago, in New Jersey, late in a National Women’s Soccer League game between Sky Blue F.C. and the Chicago Red Stars, the Red Stars’ striker Sam Kerr flew past the defense, gathered the ball, and unleashed a shot into the low left corner of the...
by admin | May 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
At the 2021 European Gymnastics Championships in Basel, Switzerland, last week, three members of the German women’s team debuted more than sky-high tricks: First Sarah Voss in the qualifying competition, and then Elisabeth Seitz and Kim Bui in the all-around final...
by admin | May 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
In 1968 the Romanian gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi saw a six-year-old girl executing immaculately graceful cartwheels during her break at a small rural school. Afterwards he went from classroom to classroom until he found her, and signed her up for his training...
by admin | Apr 30, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Katie Taylor’s faith — in God, in her fists, in herself — is famous, and maybe infamous. Her drive and determination to be the best, at whatever she was doing, is respected the world over. It isn’t something Taylor developed only in recent...
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