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USA Hockey: 2009-2010 Edition
by Women's Sports Blog
posted August 27, 2009 at 1:33pm

The nats have announced the roster for the team which will take part in the 10-game tour leading up to the Olympics. Funny how the press release doesn't even name most of the players, instead identifying them by career highlights, and you have to click ...more

Women Ski Jumpers: Perhaps the last ditch appeal
by After Atalanta
posted August 26, 2009 at 12:53pm

The group of female ski jumpers that sued the VANOC earlier this year because women are not allowed to participate in the sport at the Olympic level have filed an appeal of the decision that did not go their way. Despite acknowleding that the omission of ...more

2010 Winter Olympics…6 Months and Counting
by Westbound Boarder
posted August 19, 2009 at 3:42pm

Despite the fact that we are still in the thick of summer, the 2010 Winter Olympics are right around the corner. In less than 6 months Whistler-Blackcomb in British Columbia, Canada, will host the 2010 extravaganza. Consider this your friendly reminder th...more

Female Ski Jumpers: Nice try, but...
by After Atalanta
posted August 19, 2009 at 2:43pm

In what appears to be a last-ditch effort to get their sport into the Vancouver games, a group of female ski jumpers has written a letter to IOC president Jacques Rogge asking him to let them compete this coming winter. Since it appears that no one has ju...more

"Distasteful" but not illegal...
by After Atalanta
posted July 11, 2009 at 11:57am

...at least in Canada. The quest of the female ski jumpers who filed a lawsuit against the Vancouver Olympic Committee saying that their exclusion was illegal under Canadian civil rights laws has come to an end it seems. The judge in the case dismissed th...more

Female ski jumpers lose 2010 Olympic battle
by Pretty Tough
posted July 10, 2009 at 5:20pm

Female ski jumper Lindsey Van We’ve written a lot over the past year about the battle being waged by 15 former and current women ski jumpers who have argued about their right to participate in the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver. For some background...more

WTS Podcast Series: Pioneer Sports Journalist Christine Brennan, Part 2
by anngaff
posted June 14, 2009 at 4:52pm

Welcome to the second podcast in a 3-part series of interviews with Christine Brennan, renowned sports journalist, best-selling author and commentator.  Brennan was a pioneer as a female sports journalist and is still today the most widely-read femal...more

Boxing versus ski jumping
by After Atalanta
posted June 10, 2009 at 11:47am

You're thinking: "where can she possibly be going with this? These sports have next to nothing in common."True. But both are seeking inclusion in the Olympic Games--the female athletes of the sports because, of course, the men are already in.Haven't heard...more

Coca-Cola looking for teens to join the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay
by Pretty Tough
posted May 16, 2009 at 12:06pm

Not often would parents and teachers encourage teens to miss a few days of school, but when a once-in-a-lifetime experience is the reason, there’s no need to worry about detention or losing driving privileges. Next January, Coca-Cola will...more

Sasha Cohen plans comeback for 2010 Winter Olympics
by Sports Girls Play
posted May 12, 2009 at 11:52pm

Even though she has not competed since 2006, Olympic silver medalist, Sasha Cohen is planning a comeback for a shot at competing in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver according to USA Today and Sasha’s official website. Even though Sasha has not com...more

Waiting at the top of a steep slope...
by After Atalanta
posted May 12, 2009 at 10:41am

...or waiting for a court decision. Which is scarier if you are a female ski jumper? Probably the latter. The female jumpers that sued the Vancouver Olympic Committee in an attempt to gain entry into the 2010 games are now waiting for a decision from a ju...more

Stand with women ski jumpers today
by Pretty Tough
posted April 20, 2009 at 12:20pm

Did you know that ski jumping is the only event in the Olympic Winter Games that does not allow women to participate? The International Olympic Committee won’t let these international elite athletes jump in the upcoming Vancouver Games because the IOC ...more

Virginia Madsen teams up for female ski jumper doc
by Pretty Tough
posted April 10, 2009 at 7:24pm

Actress Virginia Madsen (Sideways, Prairie Home Companion, The Haunting) and Title IX Productions, the film company she formed last year, are taking on a good fight - the right for women ski jumpers to compete in the Olympic games. Titled “Fighting Gr...more

Is the Sports Media Turning Shawn and Nastia Into the New Michelle and Tara?
by ...On Being a Sports Girl
posted March 25, 2009 at 12:59am

Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin at the 2008 Olympics Two weeks ago, the Los Angeles Times published a pair of articles contrasting the current careers of U.S. gymnasts Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin. The Times spoke to the “graceful” Lukin about t...more

The Key Ingredient To Becoming An Elite Female Hockey Player
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted March 1, 2009 at 11:01pm

There is now less than a year until the start of the women’s hockey event at the Vancouver Olympics. For the elite female hockey players who aspire to represent their country at the Games, now is the time to impress....more

Happy Anniversary, Tonya and Nancy
by Pretty Tough
posted February 24, 2009 at 12:51pm

ESPN’s Sports Century video includes the Tonya Harding/Nancy Kerrigan figure skating incident as one of its most memorable sports moments of the 20th century....more

Evolution of the action sports athlete
by Pretty Tough
posted February 20, 2009 at 4:20pm

A couple of interesting articles today demonstrate just how far action sports have come. First, comes Forbes with its list of the highest-paid action sports stars. Huh? A couple years ago mentioning Forbes and action sports in the same sentence would b...more

Looking Ahead: Vancouver One Year Out
by Pretty Tough
posted February 12, 2009 at 3:42pm

While winter sport competition pushes on around the world, athletes look one year ahead to a competition that represents the completion of goals met and dreams reached for athletes everywhere - the Olympics....more

U.S. women score big in bobsled and luge
by Pretty Tough
posted February 7, 2009 at 4:21pm

Feb. 7, 2008 - With the Vancouver Winter Games fast approaching, the spotlight is on those specialized winter events like luge and bobsled. Even more fun than watching these lightning fast sports, is watching the U.S. women climb the podium at the world ...more

Winter X Games: Torah Bright Wins Gold in Snowboard SuperPipe
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted January 25, 2009 at 5:29pm

In the elimination round, Australian snowboarder Torah Bright set a Winter X Games scoring record of 97.66. Although she was not able to surmount that score, her score of 91.33 was enough to secure her the gold medal on Friday over silver medalist Kelly ...more

Injured Kimmie Meissner Withdraws From US Championships
by Sports Girls Play
posted January 19, 2009 at 9:24am

Kimmie Meissner’s run of bad luck has continued. Meissner, who spent the past year battling mono, a growth spurt and coaching change, has injured her hip....more

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