by admin | Feb 8, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The Netherlands’ Ireen Wüst made all kinds of history at the Beijing Olympics on Monday, when she became the first athlete ever to win an individual gold medal at five Olympics. The speedskater’s win in the 1,500 meters sets her apart from greats such as...
by admin | Feb 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Maame Biney wants to change the sport of short track speedskating for all the competitors who come after her—on and off the ice. Biney, 22, became the first Black woman to qualify for a U.S. Olympic short track speedskating team ahead of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics,...
by admin | Feb 2, 2022 | Representation, SEW
In February 2018 at the PyeongChang Winter Games, an 18-year-old Maame Biney made history as the first Black woman to compete for the United States short track speed skating team at an Olympics. Within two years, she was seriously considering walking away from the...
by admin | Jan 25, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Dutch speed skater Jorien ter Mors, the first female athlete to win Olympic medals in two disciplines at the same Winter Games, has retired from the sport. Over a 16-year career, the 32-year-old speed skater won three long track gold medals and one short track bronze...
by admin | Jan 18, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Shim Suk-Hee, South Korea’s top short track speed skater, will reportedly miss the Beijing Winter Olympics after losing an appeal to lift a ban over reported text messages where she disparaged teammates. Last fall, the four-time Olympic medalist was removed from the...
by admin | Jan 11, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Erin Jackson wasn’t going to miss a chance at Olympic gold if her teammate could do anything about it. Jackson, the world’s top ranked woman in the 500 meter event for speed skating, slipped during U.S. Olympic trials in Milwaukee — costing her one of two...
by admin | Jan 9, 2022 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
👍 This week our highlight goes to Brittany Bowe who broke her own speed skating and qualified for her third Olympic team. 👎 This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to the NBA for missing a major opportunity with Becky Hammon.
by admin | Jan 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Although Brittany Bowe was confident she’d win the 1000m at the U.S. Olympic Speed Skating Trials, beating a certain skater’s time was a bonus. That would be Brittany Bowe circa 2019. Breaking her own track record, Bowe proved why she is queen of the 1000m. She glided...
by admin | Dec 21, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Shim Suk-Hee, a four-time Olympic short track speed skating medalist for South Korea, has reportedly been banned two months, putting her Olympic status in doubt, after an investigation following reported text messages where she disparaged teammates. Shim, 24, will not...
by admin | Dec 19, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Kristen Santos just missed the 2018 Olympic team. She’s leaving no doubt this time despite considering not racing the Olympic Trials. Santos, the lone American short track speed skater ranked in the world top 20, won both races on the first of three nights of the...
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