by admin | Jun 17, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
When Mali qualified for the women’s basketball tournament at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, some players received a house and prize money for their part in the remarkable achievement by a country that is extremely poor and largely unsupportive of women’s rights. Another...
by admin | Jun 16, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Load more commWith championship medals by the dozens and a record-setting Olympic career in full swing, Simone Biles is objectively one of the most distinguished gymnasts in world history. The 24-year-old athlete has already trademarked several signature moves and...
by admin | Jun 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Simone Biles has accomplished nearly everything one could in an illustrious gymnastics career. But now she can add beating an NFL player in a test of strength to her already impressive résumé. Biles recently took on her boyfriend, Jonathan Owens, a safety for the...
by admin | Jun 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Laurie Hernandez’s left knee was so heavily taped she worried she wouldn’t be able to get out of her warm-ups in time, and she couldn’t take more than a step or two without her knee giving out and hyperextending. Maybe, coach Jenny Zhang suggested, she should scratch....
by admin | Jun 11, 2021 | Representation, SEW
USA Gymnastics announced Friday that Dianne Durham will be inducted into the 2021 Hall of Fame, 38 years after she became the first Black gymnast to win the senior national championship and four months after her death at age 52. Durham will be inducted alongside the...
by admin | Jun 9, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Simone Biles’ rise to sporting superstardom is getting the documentary series treatment. Facebook Watch’s “Simone vs Herself” charts Biles’ ascent from a young champion in the making to the greatest gymnast of all time, and explores pressures she faces preparing for...
by admin | Jun 7, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Two-time Olympic medalist Laurie Hernandez is officially out of the U.S. Gymnastics Championship. The 20-year-old hyperextended her right knee while attempting her beam dismount during warmups Friday before the opening night of the meet. While...
by admin | Jun 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
The 2021 US Gymnastics Championships start June 3, and ahead of the national competition, gymnast Jade Carey showcased an incredible tumbling pass on floor. It’s a triple-twisting double back layout, also referred to as a laid-out triple-double or...
by admin | Jun 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Jordan Chiles was just joking when she first started talking to Simone Biles about changing gyms and joining her at the World Champions Centre in Spring, Texas. But the more they talked about it, the more Chiles couldn’t stop thinking about it. She enjoyed...
by admin | May 30, 2021 | Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
? This week our highlight goes to Simon Biles, who executed a Yurchenko double pike the US Classic. ? This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to Mickey Callaway, who has been fired by the LA Angels for harassing a number of female media...
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