by admin | Dec 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Kaillie Humphries is now, officially, an American. And just like that, the U.S. medal hopes in bobsledding at the Beijing Olympics just got much stronger. The reigning world champion in both monobob and women’s bobsledding was sworn in as a citizen in San Diego...
by admin | Dec 2, 2021 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
Now the rest of the world needs to kick China off the sports circuit, too. The decision by the Women’s Tennis Association to forgo playing tournaments for the benefit of the Party-State is a prescient and powerful move that ought to trigger a broader moral blockade....
by admin | Dec 2, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Contesting a world final, one-on-one, with thousands watching on in a packed arena and countless more watching virtually. The outcome? A unanimous victory, of course — meet Logan ‘Logistx’ Edra, the youngest ever winner of Red Bull’s BC One World Final. Read...
by admin | Dec 1, 2021 | Representation, SEW
People magazine has named Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, actor Sandra Oh, country icon Dolly Parton and the nation’s teachers as its “2021 People of the Year.” “This year has been a transformative one, pushing us all to create something new and hopefully better for our...
by admin | Dec 1, 2021 | Representation, SEW
When Felix competed in Athens in 2004, winning silver in the 200-meter dash, she was an 18-year-old phenom. When she arrived in Tokyo in July for her fifth Olympics, she was a mother, a nine-time Olympic medalist—and an activist. Two years ago, Felix broke a...
by admin | Dec 1, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Candace Parker is a sure-fire Hall of Famer and will go down as one of the best of all time in women’s basketball. Parker led the Chicago Sky to its first championship in her first season in her hometown, giving her a pair of WNBA titles to go along with two league...
by admin | Nov 30, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
Every now and then, China’s Communist insiders, in their frantic attempts to shield themselves against international criticism, inadvertently let slip what truly scares them. So it was recently in the tragic case of Peng Shuai, the Chinese tennis star who disappeared...
by admin | Nov 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Mikaela Shiffrin races in the U.S. for the only time this season this weekend, in the spotlight at a World Cup stop in Killington, Vermont (broadcast schedule here). All slopes lead to Beijing in February. Shiffrin, a gold medalist in 2014 and 2018, has repeated in...
by admin | Nov 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW
It is virtually impossible to imagine international football without Formiga, in part because, with the Brazil midfielder’s career spanning seven World Cups and seven Olympics, few have watched an international competition without her and no one has watched women’s...
by admin | Nov 23, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Simone Biles is the greatest gymnast of all time, full stop. She hasn’t lost an all-around title since 2013 and has so many medals that when asked, she often forgets the exact number. (It’s 32, seven of those Olympic medals). But even more impressive and...
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