by admin | Dec 10, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
Simone Biles is continuing to push for national gymnastics organizations to take accountability for their role in the Larry Nassar abuse scandal. The gymnast, 24, was honored this week as TIME’s 2021 athlete of the year. In the accompanying profile, Biles...
by admin | Dec 9, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Suni Lee may have already achieved her lifelong goal of becoming an Olympic gold medalist, but that doesn’t mean she’s slowing down anytime soon. The 18-year-old gymnast became the first Hmong-American to earn the prestigious honor at the Tokyo Olympics...
by admin | Dec 9, 2021 | Representation, SEW
There will be someone new leading the U.S. women’s gymnastics team at the Paris Olympics. Tom Forster, the high-performance director, is stepping down at the end of the year. The announcement Wednesday comes four months after the Tokyo Games, where the Americans...
by admin | Dec 1, 2021 | Representation, SEW
People magazine has named Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, actor Sandra Oh, country icon Dolly Parton and the nation’s teachers as its “2021 People of the Year.” “This year has been a transformative one, pushing us all to create something new and hopefully better for our...
by admin | Nov 30, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Alexandra “Aly” Raiman conquered the world of artistic gymnastics as the captain of the “Fierce Five” and “Final Five” U.S. Olympic teams, taking home multiple medals that include three golds. The inspirational 27-year-old from Needham, MA, is a UNICEF Kid Power...
by admin | Nov 23, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Simone Biles is the greatest gymnast of all time, full stop. She hasn’t lost an all-around title since 2013 and has so many medals that when asked, she often forgets the exact number. (It’s 32, seven of those Olympic medals). But even more impressive and...
by admin | Nov 23, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Aly Raisman has become a voice for the voiceless now that her illustrious gymnastics career has come to an end. The six-time Olympic medalist and two-time captain of the United States women’s gymnastics team has spent much of the past several years speaking up...
by admin | Nov 20, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Essence magazine didn’t settle for just one gorgeous cover image for its November/December issue — instead, they featured three different superstars. Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, pop sensation Lizzo and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, founder...
by admin | Nov 18, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
After a pandemic year that upended athletics as much as any industry, 2021 saw the gradual return of fans to the sports they love. Tokyo hosted the 2020 Olympics (without spectators) on a one-year delay, professional teams implemented Covid-19 vaccine requirements and...
by admin | Nov 18, 2021 | Representation, SEW
It must take something special to impress Simone Biles, and that’s exactly what happened at the IInStyle Awards on Monday. Famous poet Amanda Gorman revealed that she wrote a poem titled “The Greatest” about the gymnastics legend. Then Gorman, who was to present Biles...
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