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Maame Biney, First Black Woman To Make U.S. Olympic Short Track Speedskating Team, Is Pioneering A New Technology

by admin | Feb 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Maame Biney wants to change the sport of short track speedskating for all the competitors who come after her—on and off the ice. Biney, 22, became the first Black woman to qualify for a U.S. Olympic short track speedskating team ahead of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics,...

Maame Biney: Smiling speed skater heads to Beijing stronger than ever after almost quitting

by admin | Feb 2, 2022 | Representation, SEW

In February 2018 at the PyeongChang Winter Games, an 18-year-old Maame Biney made history as the first Black woman to compete for the United States short track speed skating team at an Olympics. Within two years, she was seriously considering walking away from the...

Olympic short track trials, Chloe Kim’s return; winter sports broadcast schedule

by admin | Dec 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW

The U.S. team for Beijing really starts to take shape this week with athletes qualifying in a number of sports. The Olympic Short Track Speed Skating Trials highlight live competition on NBC Sports and Peacock. Trials will produce seven Olympians — five men and two...

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