by admin | Mar 20, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Norwegian ski jumper Silje Opseth set a women’s world record when she flew 230.5 metres down the Monsterbakken in Vikersund, Norway on Sunday. The 24-year-old jumped 236 metres in the trial run but fell on landing, sustaining bloody injuries to her face. But...
by admin | Dec 18, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Olympic ski jumping champion Maren Lundby, who fought for gender equality and raised health issues within her sport, retired at age 29. In a tearful press conference, Lundby said she no longer feels the spark to compete at the highest level. Read More
by admin | Feb 9, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Women’s ski jumping grabbed the headlines Tuesday at the Winter Olympics, although not for reasons the athletes might have liked after five women were disqualified from the new mixed team event. Among them were Germany’s Katharina Althaus, a two-time Olympian who...
by admin | Feb 9, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Slovenia’s win in the Olympic debut of the mixed team ski jumping event on Monday was overshadowed by a number of disqualifications over suit violations that led several outraged athletes and coaches to slam the sport’s governing body. Five female ski jumpers, from...
by admin | Feb 4, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Logan Sankey climbs the steep, metal stairs leading up to the top of the Olympic ski jump in Lake Placid, N.Y. Sankey zips up her suit, slides herself over the ramp and takes off, flying down the ramp and then floating through the air. Read More
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 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 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW
American women helped lead the international fight to include women’s ski jumping in the Winter Olympics, and the U.S. team was once ranked No. 1 in the world. But in a major blow to the program, American women failed to garner enough points in qualifying competitions...
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...
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