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Mikaela Shiffrin places 4th in super-G, closes on overall title, remains 1 shy of wins record

by admin | Mar 3, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Mikaela Shiffrin placed fourth in a World Cup super-G on Friday, her first race since the world championships ended two weeks ago, and remains one shy of the career World Cup wins record of 86. Cornelia Huetter won in Kvitfjell, Norway, by one hundredth of a second...

Orlando Pride first in NWSL to ditch white shorts over period concerns

by admin | Mar 2, 2023 | Representation, SEW

The Orlando Pride have become the first team in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) to update their kit to dark shorts due to period concerns. The Pride announced the update to their Luna Kit on Tuesday, replacing the white shorts previously worn...

Lindsey Jacobellis becomes oldest world championships medalist in snowboard cross

by admin | Mar 2, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Lindsey Jacobellis became the oldest world championships medalist in snowboard cross, one year after becoming the oldest individual Olympic medalist and gold medalist in all of snowboarding. Jacobellis, 37, took bronze at worlds in Bakuriani, Georgia, on Wednesday....

Diggins wins world championship gold in cross country ski race

by admin | Mar 2, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Jessie Diggins became the first American to win world championship gold in an individual cross country ski race, finishing 14 seconds in front of Sweden’s Frida Karlsson on Tuesday. The 31-year-old Diggins outlasted the competition in the 10-kilometer race,...

Infighting of Women’s World Cup faves Spain, France, Canada reveals big issues in the sport

by admin | Mar 1, 2023 | Representation, SEW

It wasn’t until long after midnight on Aug. 7, 2021, that the Canadian women’s Olympic football team could turn to face the lofted Canadian flag, gold medals hanging around their necks, and begin to sing “O Canada.” From back-to-back semifinals...

Jessie Diggins is first U.S. cross-country skier to win individual world title

by admin | Mar 1, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Jessie Diggins created history by winning the United States’ first-ever individual cross-country skiing world title on Tuesday (28 February). The three-time Olympic medallist, who won team sprint Olympic gold at PyeongChang 2018alongside Kikkan Randall, took the 10km...

Remembering History: Alice Coachman blazes pathway as first Black woman to win Olympic gold

by admin | Mar 1, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Becoming a pioneer for Black American women in track and field wasn’t initially on the radar for Alice Coachman, but that’s exactly what happened in 1948 when Coachman became the first Black woman ever – from any country – to win an Olympic gold medal. This summer...

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce on representation, community work, and Black Beauty

by admin | Feb 28, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, 36, is one of the fastest women in the world. The eight-time Olympic medalist and five-time 100m world champion is highly revered for her speed, world-wide success, and fun-loving personality, and she spoke in-depth with NBC...

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark Considering Playing Five College Seasons

by admin | Feb 28, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Iowa basketball star Caitlin Clark revealed Monday that she is considering delaying her professional career for another season as she might use her COVID year of eligibility. As a junior, Clark will play at least one more collegiate season before declaring for the...

USWNT’s Andonovski earned 73 percent less than Berhalter in latest U.S. Soccer tax filing

by admin | Feb 28, 2023 | Representation, SEW

U.S. women’s coach Vlatko Andonovski earned 27% as much as Gregg Berhalter in the year ended last March 31, down slightly from 28% in the previous year. Andonovski earned $446,495, according to the U.S. Soccer Federation’s tax filing released Monday,...
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