"athlete" Articles & Blogs:
AP nominates two horses for "Female Athlete of the Year"
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It's the end of the year, aka the merry season of top ten lists. The Associated Press recently published the vote tallies for its Female Athlete of the Year, in which 158 sports editors around the country weigh in on which of these ten female athletes des...[Read on] |
Winter X Games 14 – Women’s Results
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Over and out. Winter X Games 14 has wrapped. Four days in Aspen delivered five-peats, double three-peats, and back-to-back golds. Read on to find out how the women fared.
Friday, Jan. 29th – Women’s Skiing Superpipe
A deserving Jen Hudak won Women...[Read on] |
Take a Knee: Teen Girls Talk B-Ball, Leadership, Life
| By Laura Pappano
Because we can all benefit from hearing serious young female athlete voices, we connected with three talented basketball players who just finished nine days at the summer academy run by the non-profit SportsChallenge Leadership & Edu...[Read on] |
2010 female ESPY winners
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The 2010 ESPYs took place on July 14 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles, Calif. While not known as super female friendly (e.g. they give trophies to the best MLS player but not the best WPS player), the ESPYs did honor...[Read on] |
Vonn isn’t “heavy” she’s a great athlete!
| In the last week Austrian coaches claimed downhill skier and USA Olympian (and fellow Minnesotan!) Lindsay Vonn was heavy, which they said gives her a competitive advantage. Really? Are you sure she isn’t one of the best skiers because she is an...[Read on] |
Rebecca Woods: Balancing Act
| Rebecca Woods is one of Australia's most stylish and consistent professional surfers. Emerging from the Central Coast of New South Whales, she is now a dangerous and valuable competitor on the ASP Women’s World Tour. Rebecca is also one of a handful of ...[Read on] |
Lady-Athlete Stories Be Damned
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First there was that unfortunate Sports Illustrated cover. Then, this Sunday, The New York Times featured a profile of 25-year-old Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn that essentially portrayed her as a helpless, albeit competitive, pawn caught between a series of...[Read on] |
Too good to be a girl
| So if a young athlete pops onto the track and field scene with personal best times that are considerably better than her previous times you should test her to make sure that:A) she is not taking performance-enhancing drugs.B) she is not a cyborg.C...[Read on] |
See Amy Run: Meet record-breaking athlete Amy Palmiero-Winters
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I came across this amazing woman on Bust and was intrigued by the opening paragraph.
The word ’superwoman’ is thrown around way too often, but here’s an athlete who completely deserves the description. Amy Palmiero-Winters is a 37-year-old mother o...[Read on] |
An athlete who refuses to act her age
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Just because you grow up doesn’t mean you have to give up sports. Next weekend the 2009 World Masters Games kick off in Sydney (for those that don’t know, that’s a comp for athletes 40 years of age and older.)
One athlete preparing for the Ga...[Read on] |
Media coverage of Serena Williams' outburst emphasizes gender norms
| Serena Williams, in her outburst at the U.S. Open, stepped outside the box of what is considered acceptable behavior for female athletes, according to the most recent report from the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism. We analyzed article from both ...[Read on] |
Female athletes head to college and beyond
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Photo credit: ThePioneer.com
What’s it like to head to college as a female athlete? I guess it all depends upon your sport and division.
Right now, millions of young women are packing up their cars and heading to campus (some have actually started c...[Read on] |
Crystal Langhorne’s Got Milk
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WNBA player Crystal Langhorne is the latest model-athlete to stump for the “Body by Milk” campaign.
Crystal has known basketball success at every level, including on the international stage. As a member of the 2007 U21 USA Basketball Team, she won...[Read on] |
WPS gives us the publicity campaign we've been looking for!
| This campaign is the first I've seen for the WPS that looks like it was designed by people who play and/or watch the sport. These ads are actually quite traditional - when promoting men's sports. Women's soccer hasn't gotten this treatment (closest...[Read on] |
Write a post for Women’s History Month
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The month of March marks a global celebration of women’s talents, achievements and contributions to society. Every year, since the United Nations proclaimed March 8th International Women’s Day in 1977, organizations around the world host a variety ...[Read on] |
Write a post for Women’s History Month
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The month of March marks a global celebration of women’s talents, achievements and contributions to society. Every year, since the United Nations proclaimed March 8th International Women’s Day in 1977, organizations around the world host a variety ...[Read on] |
The mommy discourse: Motherhood and sexification
| Misty May is coming back to professional volleyball this month. May is the latest athlete mommy to return to competition. And thus the mommy discourse continues. Laura Pappano comments on May's return and discusses the other mommy returns. It seems like s...[Read on] |
Lindsey Vonn: "My success has nothing to do with weight"
| In her personal commentary in The Denver Post (with reference to Austrian newspaper stories about her weight), Lindsey Vonn wrote, "If adding weight was the key to downhill success, everyone would be stuffing their faces with food. It doesn't work...[Read on] |
The Awful Reality of an Athlete’s Wife
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Thinking about getting involved with a sports star? Author’s and former partners of famous athletes, Sherrie Daly and Rosa Blasi, want you to read their books before dating a sports player. The books “Teed Off” and “Jock Itch&rdquo...[Read on] |
Annie Leibovitz Comments on Tiger Woods Cover Photo
| Our February 2010 cover, featuring an Annie Leibovitz portrait of Tiger Woods, is attracting plenty of interest. Here is what Leibovitz herself had to say about it: “Tiger is an intensely competitive athlete—and quite serious about his sport. ...[Read on] |
Preparing for X Games. A journey through the mind of an athlete.
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by Kimmy Fasani Preparation for X Games is always a little bit intimidating because the expectations are typically so much higher than at any other contest. The jumps are bigger, the crowds are bigger, all the sponsors are there and to top it off it’s a...[Read on] |
Maria Sharapova signs record-breaking contract with Nike
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If you’re an up and coming sports superstar, you may be interested to know a bit about the business of sports.
This week it was announced that Russian tennis champ Maria Sharapova has renewed her sponsorship agreement with Nike for $70 million (yikes) ...[Read on] |
X Games 16 Women’s Vert Finals
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The X Games 16 Women’s Vert Finals took place at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles Friday afternoon. The podium looked similar to last year – only the order of the top three winners varied.
Recent high school grad Gaby Ponce took home the gold, defe...[Read on] |
Vote for Sportswoman of the Year
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It’s that time of year. Time to head over to the Women’s Sports Foundation website to vote for Sportswoman of the Year.
Every year, WSF recognizes an individual and team Sportswoman whose performances over a 12-month time span have been exceptional...[Read on] |
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