by admin | Jan 18, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Shim Suk-Hee, South Korea’s top short track speed skater, will reportedly miss the Beijing Winter Olympics after losing an appeal to lift a ban over reported text messages where she disparaged teammates. Last fall, the four-time Olympic medalist was removed from the...
by admin | Jan 18, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The last few seconds are brutal. They are supposed to be. No matter how much or how hard Jessie Diggins trains, she never expects to feel good when she pushes toward her absolute limit at the end of a race. Sometimes she squeezes so much out of her body that her...
by admin | Jan 18, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The Shiffrins discovered the lyrics on a wedding program in the pocket of an old tuxedo. They had been printed 25 years ago, read aloud at the ceremony and forgotten. Mikaela Shiffrin—easily the most accomplished competitive skier still active; perhaps, one day, the...
by admin | Jan 18, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Gold medal Olympian Sunisa Lee made history not once, but twice. First when she became the first Asian-American to win gold in the all-around gymnastics competition, and again when she became the first American Olympic to move to National Collegiate Athletic...
by admin | Jan 17, 2022 | Representation, SEW
U.S. women’s ski jumpers failed to qualify any spots for the Beijing Winter Olympics, a notable absence for the nation that helped lead the fight for women’s ski jumping’s inclusion in the Games. The International Ski Federation posted the final Olympic quota...
by admin | Jan 17, 2022 | Representation, SEW
American Kaillie Humphries got a win. Elana Meyers Taylor got an overall title. And the U.S. bobsled team got more momentum to take into the Beijing Olympics. Humphries prevailed in the final women’s monobob race of the season on Saturday, with Meyers Taylor finishing...
by admin | Jan 13, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The first modern Olympic Games were held on April 6, 1896, in Athens, Greece, and back then, only male athletes were allowed to compete. It wasn’t until the 1900 Olympics that women were welcomed, but even then, they only had the option to participate in three...
by admin | Jan 13, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Biathlon is the only winter sport in which an American has yet to capture an Olympic medal. Aiming to change that next month are the eight biathletes who were officially named Sunday to Team USA’s 2022 Olympic roster, with five returnees and three aligning...
by admin | Jan 12, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The 2022 Winter Olympic Games are less than a month away, and as athletes secure the final spots on Team USA, Kai Owens is getting more and more hopeful about making it to Beijing. See, the already-exciting honor of representing her country comes with a special bonus...
by admin | Jan 12, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Lindsey Vonn recently returned from a European vacation, skiing in France with a few family members and friends. She said it was the first ski vacation she’s had since she was 9 years old. “It’s a much different experience now,” the Olympic...
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