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 | Dec 13, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Five-time Olympic medalist Wendy Holdener of Switzerland will miss at least the next two months, if not the rest of the Alpine skiing season, after left ankle surgery Tuesday. Holdener, 30, fractured the ankle when she fell into a safety net in slalom training in...
by admin | Dec 12, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Downhill skier Breezy Johnson is under investigation by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency and says she will not race during the case, which could lead to a two-year ban. “Out of respect for my fellow racers, I have decided not to compete until the matter is...
by admin | Dec 5, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Jessie Diggins grabbed the cross-country skiing World Cup standings lead with a dominant 10km freestyle victory by 23.1 seconds on Saturday. Diggins, an Olympic medalist of every color, clocked 24:48.3 in an interval start race in Gällivare, Sweden, where temperatures...
by admin | Dec 5, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Federica Brignone of Italy picked up her first World Cup victory in two seasons by winning a women’s giant slalom on Saturday. Mikaela Shiffrin finished in third place. Brignone covered the two legs on foggy Mont Tremblant — which hadn’t hosted a...
by admin | Nov 28, 2023 | Representation, SEW
One look at Jessie Diggins’ face after the race, and it was clear that her legend grew on Sunday. Diggins, the best U.S. cross-country skier in history, finished second in a 20km freestyle in Ruka, Finland, in temperatures hovering around zero degrees just outside the...
by admin | Nov 28, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Mikaela Shiffrin built on her first-run lead to win a women’s World Cup slalom race Sunday for her record-extending career victory No. 90. The American two-time Olympic champion pleased the home crowd by posting the fastest time in both runs and beating her...
by admin | Nov 27, 2023 | Representation, SEW
SportsPro recently released its 50 most marketable athletes of 2023. The list, presented in conjunction with NorthStar Solutions Group, touches 13 sports and 26 nationalities. And with a record 23 spots on this year’s version — including half of the top eight — female...
by admin | Nov 22, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Even the winningest alpine skier of all time sometimes needs to pause and take a breath at the top of a mountain. That’s what you learn if you ask Mikaela Shiffrin if — despite her ability to do things no one else can — she ever needs to remind herself that...
by admin | Nov 15, 2023 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Barbie, Beyonce, and Taylor Swift may have dominated center stage this year, but women’s sports reached a major inflection point prompting an inflow of investors. One superstar stakeholder is Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn, whose winnings and strategic endorsement...
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