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Breaking Barriers: Women Play Hockey at Maccabiah Games for the 1st Time

by admin | Jul 25, 2022 | Representation, SEW

The Canadian, U.S. and Israeli women’s hockey teams mingled on the ice here Friday afternoon, an unusual scene following a medal-awarding ceremony. The players’ embraces, back pats, chatter and smiles projected a “we’re all in this together” collegiality, even though...

USWNT beats Canada to win CONCACAF W title, seal Olympics spot

by admin | Jul 19, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Alex Morgan scored a penalty late in the second half to guide the United States to a 1-0 victory over Canada in the CONCACAF W Championship final in Monterrey, Mexico, on Monday night. The game was a rematch of last summer’s Olympic semifinal game, which Canada...

Canadian Olympic Swimmer Says She Was Drugged at World Championships

by admin | Jul 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Mary-Sophie Harvey, a Canadian swimmer and Tokyo Olympian, shared Wednesday on Instagram that she was drugged on the last night of the World Championships last month. “At this time I wasn’t aware of what got inside of me, I just remember waking up the next morning...

Ex-Canada star Carmelina Moscato makes history, named Tigres Femenil coach

by admin | Jun 10, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

Olympic bronze medalist and former Canadian international Carmelina Moscato is the new coach of Tigres Femenil. The Liga MX Femenil side made the announcement on Thursday, making the 38-year-old the first foreign and female coach for the most successful club in...

‘Straight up child abuse’: Canadian gymnast quit at the age of 13 due to what she alleges was a horrific and abusive environment

by admin | May 16, 2022 | #MeToo, SEW

Amelia Cline can still remember what she loved about gymnastics; the 32-year-old Canadian says it was the chance to explore the limits of gravity. “I was fearless,” she told CNN from her home in Vancouver. “Every child likes to learn how to flip, all...

March 28 – April 3, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights

by admin | Apr 3, 2022 | #MeToo, SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights

👍 This week our highlight goes to Karin Harjo, who was just named the new head coach of Canada’s women’s alpine skiing team, making her the first woman to lead a national ski team on the World Cup stage. 👎 This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week...

World Cup ski racing finally has its first female head coach in Karin Harjo

by admin | Mar 31, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

Karin Harjo is the new head coach of Canada’s women’s alpine skiing team, making her the first woman to lead a national ski team on the World Cup stage. Alpine Canada announced Harjo’s hiring on Wednesday. “It’s not the first thing that I think about, but it is really...

Canada sets Olympic record, wins gold in women’s team pursuit speedskating after Japanese skater falls on final turn

by admin | Feb 16, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Canada won speedskating gold in women’s team pursuit Tuesday after a skater for defending Olympic champion Japan fell on the final turn. Japan appeared to be heading for a second straight gold medal in the event, holding a lead of about 0.3 seconds with a half...

U.S. women’s hockey defeats Finland, set for Olympic gold-medal showdown vs. Canada

by admin | Feb 15, 2022 | Representation, SEW

The U.S. will battle Canada for women’s ice hockey gold at the Beijing Olympics after its 4-1 semifinal win over Finland on Monday. Team USA will seek its second straight Olympic gold against archrival Canada (11:10 p.m. ET Wednesday). Canada rolled through...

Canada women’s hockey team overcomes Team USA’s shot advantage in rivalry win to close out Beijing Olympics preliminary round

by admin | Feb 8, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Canada earned the top seed in the Beijing Olympics women’s hockey tournament with a 4-2 win over the United States on Tuesday, despite getting outshot 53-27 by the Americans. Forward Brianne Jenner scored two goals and goalie Ann-Renee Desbiens made 51 saves for...
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