by admin | Feb 8, 2022 | Representation, SEW
When searching for the perfect costume to wear during her 2022 Winter Olympics free skate routine, figure skater Karen Chen didn’t have to look too far. The newly-appointed Olympic silver medalist revealed in a video for Team USA’s Instagram account that her mom,...
by admin | Feb 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Eileen Gu is only 18. Born and raised in California, Gu competes for her mother’s native China, where she hopes to win three gold medals: in halfpipe, slopestyle and big air. Gu’s relationship to fear is evolving. She thinks about it a lot. She keeps a diary, and some...
by admin | Feb 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Russian teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva made history at the Winter Olympics in Beijing on Monday as she became the first woman to land a quad at the Games. The 15-year-old Valieva landed two quads in the team event as the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) secured...
by admin | Feb 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, skeleton sliders Kim Meylemans, of Belgium, and Nicole Silveira, of Brazil, will compete in the women’s event on Thursday, February 10. (A full skeleton schedule for the 2022 Winter Olympics can be found here.) Usually,...
by admin | Feb 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The women’s giant slalom at the 2022 Winter Olympics was filled with plenty of disappointment. A missed gate ended Mikaela Shiffrin‘s Olympic title defense. Nina O’Brien had a scary crash across the finish line after a promising first run. All told, 31 of 82 skiers...
by admin | Feb 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Maame Biney wants to change the sport of short track speedskating for all the competitors who come after her—on and off the ice. Biney, 22, became the first Black woman to qualify for a U.S. Olympic short track speedskating team ahead of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics,...
by admin | Feb 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW
At the 2022 Winter Olympics, 45 percent of athletes are women, a Winter Games record. That’s up from 41 percent four years ago in PyeongChang – and 4.3 percent at the inaugural Olympic Winter Games in 1924. Beijing will feature the debut of seven new events – one...
by admin | Feb 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The stars were out at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, including snowboarders Julia Marino, Jamie Anderson and Red Gerard and figure skaters Vincent Zhou and Karen Chen. Marino, taking silver in women’s snowboarding slopestyle, grabbed the first medal of...
by admin | Feb 4, 2022 | Representation, SEW
When the world met Jamie Anderson eight years ago, she became the eccentric Olympic champion, the woman whose candles, crystals and essential oils stirred as much curiosity as her snowboarding prowess. She was the alpha free spirit in a sport of unorthodox characters,...
by admin | Feb 4, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Logan Sankey climbs the steep, metal stairs leading up to the top of the Olympic ski jump in Lake Placid, N.Y. Sankey zips up her suit, slides herself over the ramp and takes off, flying down the ramp and then floating through the air. Read More
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