by admin | Nov 22, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
Almost as abruptly as she had vanished, Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai reappeared in public view over the weekend. Since Friday evening, a steady stream of photos and videos purporting to show a smiling Peng going about her life in Beijing have surfaced on Twitter...
by admin | Nov 21, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
Chinese tennis pro Peng Shuai took part in a video meeting with International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach on Sunday, amid a global uproar following a Nov. 2 post on her social-media account accusing one of the Communist Party’s most senior retired leaders...
by admin | Nov 20, 2021 | Representation, SEW
This summer, Linoy Ashram became the first Israeli woman to win an Olympic gold medal, in any sport, when she eked out a victory in individual rhythmic gymnastics. But that wasn’t the only history she made at the Tokyo games. She became only Israel’s third-ever...
by admin | Nov 20, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Anna Shcherbakova successfully navigated a bumpy early part of figure skating’s Olympic season. Next comes a series of bigger tests, likely climaxing at the Winter Games in February. Shcherbakova, who holds the two most prestigious titles as world champion and Russian...
by admin | Nov 18, 2021 | Representation, SEW
If Carli Lloyd’s career as a professional athlete could be summed up by one image, it might be the one that went viral during the Tokyo Olympics: Lloyd, on the field, alone, running wind sprints in the 93 degree heat. The U.S. Women’s National Team had just suffered a...
by admin | Nov 16, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Anna Shcherbakova, a 17-year-old from Moscow, toted the two most prestigious titles in figure skating into this Olympic season: world champion and Russian national champion. But the sport’s top label — Olympic favorite — has been swiped by her 15-year-old training...
by admin | Nov 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee said she experienced a racist attack recently when she was waiting for an Uber with a group of friends who are also of Asian descent. Lee, 18, who was the first Asian American woman to win Olympic gold in the women’s gymnastics...
by admin | Nov 10, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Brazil’s veteran midfielder Formiga has announced she will retire from international duty after one of the longest and most decorated careers in world football. Her farewell match for the national team, bringing her final cap tally to 234, will be played on home...
by admin | Nov 10, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The U.S. women’s national team will close out 2021 in Australia with a group that looks significantly different than the one that took on the Matildas for Olympic bronze this summer. U.S. manager Vlatko Andonovski revealed his 22-player roster for a pair of...
by admin | Nov 9, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Jordan Chiles has opened about how a verbally abusive coach nearly drove her from gymnastics long before she became a crucial part of the Team USA squad that won silver in the team competition in Tokyo this year. Chiles, 20, spoke with actor Taraji P. Henson and...
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