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...
by admin | Apr 29, 2022 | Representation, SEW
While women’s collegiate gymnastics has always been popular, Saturday’s NCAA Women’s Gymnastics National Championship certainly raised the bar in terms of viewership. The 2022 Championships, aired on ABC, drew the event’s largest viewership since the 2011 National...
by admin | Apr 29, 2022 | Representation, SEW
“Thank you China,” complete with a Chinese flag and a heart emoji, might seem like an innocuous enough farewell message from China’s Winter Olympics superstar Eileen Gu. After winning two gold medals, countless hearts and substantial fame and...
by admin | Apr 29, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin does not know what happened in Beijing. She can and did put on a brave face to deliver what she called a “generic” answer, but, she said, she truly doesn’t know. Shiffrin penned a piece in “The Players’...
by admin | Apr 25, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Chloe Kim plans to take a full season off from competition before returning for a bid for an unprecedented third consecutive Olympic halfpipe title. “Just for my mental health,” Kim told Cheddar. “Just want to kind of reset, don’t want to get right back into it after...
by admin | Apr 21, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The USWNT will play Colombia in two friendlies in June as they finalize their plans for the Concacaf Championship. The matches will take place on June 25 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado and on June 28 at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah. Read...
by admin | Apr 20, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Heather MacLean and Elle Purrier St. Pierre’s friendship was evident as the baton passed through the four-person women’s indoor distance medley relay (DMR) at The TRACK at New Balance in Boston last Friday. MacLean, who ran in the 1500 meters at the Tokyo...
by admin | Apr 20, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Kerri Walsh Jennings wants to partner with 2000 Olympic indoor volleyball teammate Logan Tom for a beach volleyball bid for the 2024 Paris Games. “I gave myself until June to figure out if I’m retired or not because I still have the fire in my heart,” the 43-year-old...
by admin | Apr 19, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Peres Jepchirchir, a 28-year-old runner from Kenya, won the women’s race in the 126th running of the Boston Marathon on Monday and made history in the process. She took home the win with an unofficial time of 2:21:02 and is now the first athlete to ever win an...
by admin | Apr 14, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Perhaps the most talked-about Olympian this year would be Kamila Valieva. The Russian figure skater who was deprived of her medal after testing positive for a doping test is actually one of the most talented figure skaters out there. Valieva began her sports journey...
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