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Iowa hires investigator to look into women’s gymnastics team culture

by admin | Apr 2, 2024 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW

Iowa has hired an independent investigator to look into the environment in the women’s gymnastics program after members of the team and staff brought forward concerns regarding head coach Larissa Libby, the athletic department announced Thursday night. Libby has...

Olympic bobsledder Aja Evans files lawsuit alleging sexual assault by team chiropractor

by admin | Sep 22, 2023 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW

Olympic medalist bobsledder Aja Evans filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging a doctor on Team USA’s medical staff for years sexually harassed and sexually abused her during treatment sessions. Dr. Jonathan Wilhelm, a chiropractor who operates multiple clinics in Montana,...

June 20 – June 26, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights

by admin | Jun 26, 2022 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights

👍 This week our highlight goes to Allyson Felix who covered who covered all child care for parent athletes at the USA Track and Field Championship. 👎 This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to WTA staff members who sexually harassed Wimbledon...

Former Wimbledon finalist sexually harassed ‘at least 30 times’ by WTA staff member

by admin | Jun 24, 2022 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW

Former Wimbledon finalist Andrea Jaeger says she was sexually harassed “at least 30 times” in the women’s locker room during her career by a WTA staff member. In an interview with The Independent, Jaeger, who turned professional at just 14 years old and peaked at No 2...

US Olympic medalist, renowned figure skating coach suspended over physical, emotional misconduct

by admin | May 3, 2022 | #MeToo, SEW

The U.S. Center for SafeSport suspended 1988 U.S. Olympic pairs bronze medalist and renowned figure skating coach Peter Oppegard Monday after an investigation of allegations of physical abuse, according to emails obtained by USA TODAY Sports and two people questioned...

They’re banned from coaching Olympic sports. Why are they instructing children?

by admin | May 2, 2022 | #MeToo, SEW

MacKenzie Loesch says she still has a clear memory of the encounter that broke her. It was 10 years ago, and Loesch was 12 — a rising taekwondo star from a small town in Missouri. Her training facility was two hours away, and her coach, Thomas Hardin, would often...

Tennis Player Sues USTA Over Alleged Sexual Abuse by Coach

by admin | Mar 30, 2022 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW

A tennis player alleges in a lawsuit against the U.S. Tennis Association that the governing body for the sport failed to protect her from a coach who she says sexually abused her at one of its training centers when she was 19. Kylie McKenzie alleged coach Anibal...

Recent podcast on Cowboys cheerleaders includes unflattering allegations about Jerry Jones

by admin | Feb 28, 2022 | #MeToo, SEW

The irreconcilable disconnect between the Cowboys paying $2.4 million to settle voyeurism allegations and concluding that no wrongdoing occurred compels a much closer look at the situation. Content to close the books on the matter (and to accept the team’s...

Accusations of sexual harassment, racism leveled against longtime U.S. snowboard cross coach and athlete

by admin | Feb 13, 2022 | #MeToo, SEW

U.S. Ski & Snowboard said it is aware of claims of sexual harassment and racism that were made against a snowboarding coach and athlete who are at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. Earlier this week, 2010 U.S. Olympian Callan Chythlook-Sifsof leveled...

Feb 7 – Feb 13, Highlights and Lowlights

by admin | Feb 13, 2022 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights

👍 This week our highlight goes to Chloe Kim who not only won a gold medal in the women’s halfpipe but also became the first woman ever to win multiple golds in the discipline. 👎 This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to Rory Dames and...
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