by admin | Aug 8, 2021 | Representation, SEW
When U.S. gymnast Simone Biles withdrew from the Tokyo Games citing her mental health, it set off a global conversation about mental health in sports and the pressure athletes endure to perform even when they’re not at their best. After opening up about her...
by admin | Aug 8, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The U.S. women have competed so well at the Tokyo Summer Olympics that if they for some reason decided to form their own country, their medal haul would be among the highest in the world. The female athletes on Team USA have collectively earned about 60 percent of the...
by admin | Aug 7, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Rhythmic Gymnast Margarita Mamun spent five years representing Russia on the international stage. In 2016, at the Rio Olympics, she made an impressive comeback against Yana Kudryavtseva to win gold in the individual all-around final. After retiring in 2017,...
by admin | Aug 6, 2021 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
If you were to time travel to Paris to the Olympic Games in 1900, when women were first allowed to compete, you would probably be shocked by what they wore. Instead of the skimpier attire we’re used to seeing on women athletes, like the bikini bottoms Olympic...
by admin | Aug 4, 2021 | Representation, SEW
When it comes to gymnastics, the judges at the Olympics score on more than just gravity-defying flips and sticks. In order to get the gold, judges look at every little detail — down to the gymnasts’ nails and the way they wear their hair. Every sport in the...
by admin | Aug 4, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
For female Olympians, the debate over uniforms has taken center stage alongside their athletic performances. U.S. beach volleyball players April Ross and Alix Klineman wear bikinis because of heat and sand, though Ross acknowledged that the two-piece bathing suit also...
by admin | Aug 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
“We’re not just entertainment, we’re human beings,” Simone Biles says, after winning bronze on balance beam. Read More
by admin | Aug 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Simone Biles returned to competition Tuesday at the Tokyo Olympics. After battling the “twisties” – a dangerous issue in the high-flying world of top-flight gymnastics that resulted in her withdrawing from the team...
by admin | Aug 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
After failing to win a medal on the vault on Sunday, Jade Carey went back to the U.S. gymnastics team’s hotel and searched for ways to shake off her disappointment. With one more event to go in these Tokyo Games, the floor exercise, she needed to bounce back, and...
by admin | Aug 2, 2021 | Representation, SEW
On Thursday night in Tokyo, moments after Sunisa Lee was awarded the gold medal in the women’s gymnastics all-around competition, the 18-year-old American called the experience “surreal.” And of course it was. Lee, like every other US gymnast for most of the past...
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