by admin | Nov 9, 2021 | Representation, SEW
In 2019, weightlifter Rory Van Ulft traveled from her home in Ottowa to compete in her first weightlifting national championship, less than a year after she started training. After completing a 50 pound clean and jerk and a 38 pound snatch at competition, the...
by admin | Nov 8, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin is not able to ski and prepare the way she would like to because of a hurt back that she likened to “a very severe muscle spasm or kind of a strain” in an interview with The Associated Press on Friday....
by admin | Nov 5, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles still has trouble balancing her array of feelings surrounding the unexpected twists of the 2020 Tokyo Games. As seen in a preview clip exclusive to E! News, the 20-year-old member of the U.S. women’s national gymnastics team is a...
by admin | Nov 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The Team USA women’s gymnastics team may have walked away from the Tokyo Olympics with a silver medal, but they’re bringing “Gold” to the TD Garden on Sunday. Jordan Chiles recently spoke to NBC10 Boston about what fans can expect from the show. The...
by admin | Nov 2, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Mikaela Shiffrin is speaking candidly about the pressures she faces in the spotlight as an Olympic champion. While recently chatting with PEOPLE ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, the 26-year-old alpine ski racer — who has won two golds and a silver medal at Olympic...
by admin | Nov 2, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The International Handball Federation has published new rules for its female beach handball athletes, officially changing their uniform from bikini bottoms to shorts. The amendment comes after months of criticism and accusations of sexism — and an act of protest from...
by admin | Oct 29, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
Former United States Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman tweeted her support for former Chicago Blackhawks prospect Kyle Beach on Thursday after he came forward as the previously unnamed player in an investigation into the Blackhawks’ handling of a 2010 sexual assault...
by admin | Oct 29, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Jessica Gadirova says gymnasts of her generation feel able to “be more open” in the wake of Simone Biles’ public struggles at the Tokyo Olympics. Gadirova, who alongside her twin sister Jennifer was part of the team which won Britain’s first women’s gymnastics medal...
by admin | Oct 27, 2021 | Representation, SEW
“Anyone who thinks they’re going to beat me is going to have to do a lot and endure hell, because I’m not quitting,” the boxing icon tells Boardroom ahead of her second PFL MMA bout. Claressa Shields is just 26, but she’s already got more history to her name than a...
by admin | Oct 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW
At this point, professional beach volleyball player April Ross has acquired quite the accessories collection, having amassed Olympic medals in every hue. But there’s one neckpiece that might mean even more than all the gold, silver and bronze in the world: A...
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