by admin | Aug 9, 2024 | Representation, SEW
One of the most intriguing storylines for Jewish fans at the 2024 Paris Olympics has been the resurgence of Jewish excellence in fencing. Of the 20 fencers on the U.S. team, six are Jewish or come from Jewish families, and three have won medals. The success of gold...
by admin | Aug 1, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Serena Williams won the 2017 Australian Open while pregnant. Now, Egyptian fencer Nada Hafez has shown the world you can win an Olympic fencing match-up while expecting, too. Hafez, 26, revealed she was seven months pregnant one day after advancing to the round of 16...
by admin | Jul 20, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Lee Kiefer, who in Tokyo became the second U.S. woman to win an Olympic fencing gold medal, claimed foil bronze at the world championships in Cairo on Tuesday. Kiefer, 28 and ranked No. 1 in the world, won her first four bouts before falling to Italian veteran Arianna...
by admin | Oct 10, 2021 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
? This week our highlight goes to the NWSL players who linked arms 6 minutes into their games this week to stand up against sexual misconduct in the league. #NoMoreSilence ? This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to USA Fencing, where three...
by admin | Oct 7, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
The usually staid world of American fencing was roiled by scandal last summer, when sexual misconduct allegations against men’s épéeist Alen Hadžić nearly overshadowed the team’s performance at the Tokyo games. USA Fencing’s handling of the...
by admin | Sep 20, 2021 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
When Alen Hadzic got the green light to compete in the Tokyo Olympics, USA Fencing administrators decided they had to do something to protect the women on the U.S. fencing team. After Hadzic qualified in May, three female fencers accused him of sexual misconduct for...
by admin | Aug 1, 2021 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
? This week our highlight goes to the U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Team, who both highlighted the importance of mental health through the actions and efforts of Simone Biles, and came away with the all around silver medal at the Olympics. ? This week we give a...
by admin | Jul 31, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
Three fencers on the men’s US Olympic team were wearing pink masks when they arrived Friday in Tokyo for their opening match against Japan. But the coordinated masks weren’t a coincidence; they were a planned protest by the trio against a teammate who is...
by admin | Jul 30, 2021 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
Simone Biles did not just go to Tokyo to compete. In an April interview with NBC, she said she’d decided to participate in her second Olympic Games, at 24, because she wanted to hold gymnastics leaders accountable. Biles is the only victim of Larry Nassar...
by admin | Jul 27, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
Ten days after fencer Alen Hadzic secured a spot as an alternate on the US Olympic team, a group of women took their concerns about him straight to the top. The six women fencers, including two Olympic athletes, wrote to the Olympic committee that Hadzic should...
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