by admin | Mar 22, 2022 | Representation, SEW
For all the lead-up talk about Mikaela Shiffrin‘s medal possibilities at the Olympics, she said at the end of her season that her primary objective was about all of the races before and after the Games. “I had quite a few goals, but my biggest goal was the overall...
by admin | Mar 16, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Mikaela Shiffrin increased her lead over Petra Vlhová in a close race for the overall title by winning the downhill on Wednesday at the World Cup Finals. Shiffrin had barely raced downhill this season — two World Cup events in December and then last...
by admin | Mar 14, 2022 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
U.S. statistics show women are still being paid less than men. Legendary Olympian Allyson Felix told CBS News that she wants the gender pay gap to change “completely.” Women earn 83 cents for every dollar men make, according to the 2021 numbers from...
by admin | Mar 1, 2022 | Guest Blogs, SEW
It may come as no surprise, but the female athletes competing for Team USA dominated at the Beijing Winter Olympics with 17 out of 25 medals earned by women. Out of that total, 13 medals came from individual women’s events, and the remaining four were from...
by admin | Feb 24, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Sha’Carri Richardson is sharing the lessons she’s learned after being suspended from the Olympic team ahead of the Tokyo Summer Games following a positive test for marijuana. Richardson, 21, who tested positive for THC after taking a drug test at the U.S....
by admin | Feb 21, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Much like the glitter she wears on her cheeks, Team USA‘s Jessie Diggins’ first and second career Olympic medals came with sparkling fashion marked by furious sprints. Her third Olympic medal, however, required a long slog. But the result is just as shiny. Read...
by admin | Feb 21, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Mikaela Shiffrin’s 2022 Olympic Games came to an anticlimactic end on Sunday in the bronze-medal race of the wind-delayed mixed team parallel skiing event. Shiffrin had been hoping to salvage her unexpected time in Beijing with one final shot at a medal as part...
by admin | Feb 20, 2022 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
👍 This week our highlight goes to Suzanne Schulting who became the first woman to win 4 short track medals in a single Olympics. 👎 This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to the Russian figure skating coaches and how they treated their athletes...
by admin | Feb 20, 2022 | Representation, SEW
American Bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor won her fifth Olympic medal Saturday, making her not only the most decorated woman to ever compete in the Olympic bobsled but also the most decorated Black athlete in the history of the Winter Games. After earning a bronze medal...
by admin | Feb 20, 2022 | Representation, SEW
With the Winter Olympics and Black History Month in full effect, it’s only right that we highlight trailblazer Dominique Dawes, who made history in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. She became the first Black American gymnast to take home gold as part of her team’s...
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