by admin | Feb 9, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Gabby Douglas, who was the first Black gymnast to win the Olympic all-around gold medal when she earned the top prize in London in 2012, is ready to try for another one. “I’m still a competitor at heart,” Douglas said in an interview Tuesday night on...
by admin | Feb 7, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Making the U.S. gymnastics team for the Paris Games is harder than ever before and the squad that is ultimately selected could be the most successful ever at the Olympics, athletes vying to make the cut said this week. All-around Olympic champions Gabby Douglas,...
by admin | Jan 24, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Week 3 of the NCAA gymnastics season is officially complete, and wow, what a memorable week it was. There were record-setting scores and program highs and oh-so-many perfect 10s across the country. Read More
by admin | Jan 22, 2024 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Aly Raisman is joining ESPN! The three-time Olympic gold medalist is set to join the network as an analyst on its NCAA gymnastics broadcasts, PEOPLE has exclusively learned. ESPN will make an official announcement on Thursday afternoon. Raisman, 29, will make her...
by admin | Jan 18, 2024 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
Maggie Nichols has a sense of pride when she sees pictures of herself as a teen, tiny and tenacious in her Team U.S.A. leotard. “I worked so hard to get so strong,” the gymnast says of the hours she trained in hopes of making the 2016 Olympics. But at the same time,...
by admin | Jan 10, 2024 | Representation, SEW
The 2024 NCAA gymnastics season officially got underway over the weekend with the marquee “Mean Girls Super 16” event in Las Vegas, as well as several other dual meets around the country. And even without every team competing, the week was one for the...
by admin | Dec 28, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Sunisa “Suni” Lee may be the reigning all-around women’s gymnastics champion, but for a while she wasn’t sure if she was going to be able to return to defend her title at the 2024 Paris Olympics this summer. The 20-year-old, who enrolled at...
by admin | Dec 26, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
There were jitters, of course. Considering all that happened, how could there not be? When Simone Biles walked onto the floor at a suburban Chicago arena in late July for her first gymnastics competition in two years, she knew plenty of people were wondering how it...
by admin | Nov 27, 2023 | Representation, SEW
SportsPro recently released its 50 most marketable athletes of 2023. The list, presented in conjunction with NorthStar Solutions Group, touches 13 sports and 26 nationalities. And with a record 23 spots on this year’s version — including half of the top eight — female...
by admin | Nov 16, 2023 | Representation, SEW
The data points on women’s sports — from attendance records, ticket and merchandise sales and viewership numbers — have all pointed in the same direction: Fans and consumers want more. A new survey shows fans are saying they want brands to support women’s sports more,...
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