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Stat of the Day: Coco Gauff nets 15th win in a row, the longest women’s winning streak of the year

by admin | Oct 6, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Coco Gauff now has the longest women’s winning streak of the year, recording her 15th victory in a row on Thursday by defeating Tokyo champion Veronika Kudermetova in Beijing, 7-6 (5), 6-2. The previous-longest women’s winning streak of the year belonged to Iga...

Russia’s Kamila Valieva goes to court while U.S. skaters seethe without medals

by admin | Sep 26, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Nineteen months after Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s positive doping test kept the 2022 Beijing Olympics’ team figure skating medals from being awarded, nothing has been resolved. Valieva’s eligibility still is being debated, and the medals remain in storage....

Kamila Valieva: Skating minimum age to be raised to 17 following Olympic controversy

by admin | Jun 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW

The International Skating Union will raise the minimum age for competitors in senior events from 15 to 17 to protect skaters’ “physical and mental health, and emotional well-being”. The decision comes after the controversy surrounding Kamila Valieva...

‘Everyone forgets about you’: Erin Jackson on returning home after Olympics gold

by admin | May 17, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Skate Mania isn’t much different than it was two decades ago when Erin Jackson first walked in. The sprawling wooden floor beneath fluorescent lights; the smell of brown leather roller skates; the snack bar; and the same teenage dreams inside four walls of painted...

Eileen Gu sparks praise and debate after thanking China in farewell post

by admin | Apr 29, 2022 | Representation, SEW

“Thank you China,” complete with a Chinese flag and a heart emoji, might seem like an innocuous enough farewell message from China’s Winter Olympics superstar Eileen Gu. After winning two gold medals, countless hearts and substantial fame and...

‘There is no timetable, no rehab’: Mikaela Shiffrin opens up on grief, father, Beijing Olympics

by admin | Apr 29, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin does not know what happened in Beijing. She can and did put on a brave face to deliver what she called a “generic” answer, but, she said, she truly doesn’t know. Shiffrin penned a piece in “The Players’...

Mikaela Shiffrin met her biggest goal this season. It wasn’t about the Olympics.

by admin | Mar 22, 2022 | Representation, SEW

For all the lead-up talk about Mikaela Shiffrin‘s medal possibilities at the Olympics, she said at the end of her season that her primary objective was about all of the races before and after the Games. “I had quite a few goals, but my biggest goal was the overall...

U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin increases overall World Cup title lead with downhill win

by admin | Mar 16, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Mikaela Shiffrin increased her lead over Petra Vlhová in a close race for the overall title by winning the downhill on Wednesday at the World Cup Finals. Shiffrin had barely raced downhill this season — two World Cup events in December and then last...

In the Midst of Chaos, Ukrainian Athletes are Still Bringing Glory to Their Country by Madison Wells-James

by admin | Mar 14, 2022 | Guest Blogs, SEW

As the Russian invasion continues to escalate, Ukrainian athletes are showing the world they can persevere even with uncertainty at home. Ukraine has swept the podium twice at the Beijing Paralympics, earning several medals for their country. Iryna Bui led the charge,...

These snowboarders had to wage a legal fight to compete. They finished on the podium anyway

by admin | Mar 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW

After the legal fight France’s Cecile Hernandez and Team USA’s Brenna Huckaby endured to reach Beijing, the turns, berms, and jumps ended up being the easy part. In the women’s snowboard cross final (LL2 classification) on Monday at the 2022 Winter Paralympics,...
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