by admin | Nov 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
As an advocate for mental health and survivors of sexual abuse, Aly Raisman is learning the real meaning of balance. The two-time Olympian and #AerieREAL Voices ambassador, 27, opened up to PEOPLE about how she’s doing after recounting her sexual abuse while...
by admin | Nov 2, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Mikaela Shiffrin is speaking candidly about the pressures she faces in the spotlight as an Olympic champion. While recently chatting with PEOPLE ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, the 26-year-old alpine ski racer — who has won two golds and a silver medal at Olympic...
by admin | Nov 1, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Olympian Simone Biles has been candid about the mental health obstacles she’s faced, and the gymnastics star is putting the focus on helping others who are on the same path towards healing. She’s teaming up with the digital mental health care platform Cerebral to...
by admin | Oct 29, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
Former United States Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman tweeted her support for former Chicago Blackhawks prospect Kyle Beach on Thursday after he came forward as the previously unnamed player in an investigation into the Blackhawks’ handling of a 2010 sexual assault...
by admin | Oct 29, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Jessica Gadirova says gymnasts of her generation feel able to “be more open” in the wake of Simone Biles’ public struggles at the Tokyo Olympics. Gadirova, who alongside her twin sister Jennifer was part of the team which won Britain’s first women’s gymnastics medal...
by admin | Oct 25, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Germany’s Pauline Schäfer placed second on beam at the 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, and she did so while dressed in something rarely seen at women’s gymnastics meets: a unitard. Earlier this year, German gymnasts debuted these...
by admin | Oct 25, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Less than three months after the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, 312 elite gymnasts returned to Japan to compete in the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships. The competition in Kitakyushu provided something of a redemption tour for American athletes Leanne...
by admin | Oct 25, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Do not let her ballerina bone structure and ethereal hair-halo fool you into thinking 21-year-old Russian gymnast Angelina Melnikova is anything other than an absolute beast. Last Thursday, Melnikova returned to Japan—a scant two months after nabbing team gold and...
by admin | Oct 21, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Angelina Melnikova of Russia won the women’s all-around final on Thursday to claim the first gold medal of the gymnastics world championships. Melnikova, the 2020 Olympic all-around bronze medalist, built up a solid lead with high scores on the vault and uneven bars...
by admin | Oct 20, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The seven-episode series, titled “Simone vs Herself”, looks at the highs and lows of Biles’ life over the course of the past couple of years and celebrates the brilliance of one of the world’s greatest ever athletes. Emmy award-winning sports media company, Religion...
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