by admin | Dec 31, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Before the calendar flips over to 2022 – a year that will mark the 50th anniversary of Title IX – On Her Turf is revisiting a few of the many times women’s sports led the way in 2021. Read More
by admin | Dec 31, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Jessie Diggins earned her second win in three stages of the Tour de Ski, moving back into first place in the overall standings of the Tour de France-like cross-country skiing stage race. Diggins won a furious sprint to the finish line of a 10km freestyle in...
by admin | Dec 31, 2021 | Representation, SEW
With Lindsey Vonn out of the picture, Breanna Noble “Breezy” Johnson has taken center stage as Team USA’s best in the Alpine skiing speed events. The Wyoming native will be 26 when the 2022 Games begin in February, and she’ll be coming off one the best stretches of...
by admin | Dec 30, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Retired American gymnast Gabrielle “Gabby” Douglas wowed fans in the mid-2000s with her dynamic floor routines and her gold-medal winning performances at the Olympic Games, but it appeared as though her success was short-lived. After winning the 2012 all-around...
by admin | Dec 29, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
First, there was young, four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka, who in May announced on Twitter that she was withdrawing from the French Open and stepping away from the court. Depression, she said, was the reason. Then came Simone Biles. The world’s greatest...
by admin | Dec 27, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Mikaela Shiffrin tested positive for the coronavirus and will miss this week’s Alpine skiing World Cup races. “I wanted to let you all know that I’m doing well, but unfortunately I had a positive COVID test,” was posted on her social media Monday morning. “I’m...
by admin | Dec 27, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The Canadian Olympic mixed doubles curling trials were canceled due to a rise in positive COVD-19 tests among athletes, among other pandemic reasons, two days before they were to start in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. “The increasing numbers of trials-bound athletes...
by admin | Dec 27, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Kevin Bickner and Anna Hoffman won the U.S. Olympic Ski Jumping Trials, but as of now only Bickner is ticketed for the Winter Games in February. Bickner, the top American at the 2018 Olympics in 18th place, prevailed with the two best jumps in Lake Placid, N.Y., on...
by admin | Dec 26, 2021 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
? This week our highlight goes to snowboarder Chloe Kim who has now officially qualified for the Olympics! ? This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to Covid which has affected the competition int he skiing world in particular this...
by admin | Dec 22, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Gymnast Chellsie Memmel, a 2008 Olympian and mom of two who made a comeback in 2021 at age 32, shared this video on Instagram of her practicing this difficult move on the beam. We are so impressed that she nailed it, but just wait till the end – her celebratory...
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