German Olympic Gymnasts, Fed Up With Sexualization, Decide to Wear Unitards at Tokyo Games The German Female Gymnastic team stood out on Sunday when they walked onto the Olympic stage for the qualifying round. The team of women had decided to wear unitards, which cover your leg down to your ankle, instead of traditional leotards to take a stand against sexualization geared towards gymnasts. The 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics are the first since former […] Olympics Breya Bergom | July 27, 2021 0 Comments
A Big Win For Chloe Kim โ First Win in 22 Months Professional snowboarder and Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim is no stranger to the spotlight even when considering her young age and career. Chloe hasn’t competed in 22 months, but that didn’t seem to matter as she scored an 89.75 on her second run, securing herself first place in the Laax Open in Switzerland on Saturday. Chloe knew she needed to […] Industry News Nick Retterer | January 27, 2021 0 Comments
Sierra Quitiquit: “How Did I Get Here” Teaser Sierra Quitiquit has released a teaser of her new film “How Did I Get Here”, detailing her journey onto the world stage as a professional skier and model. It looks to us like she truly got the best of both worlds — while skiing 4,000-foot lines in Iceland for Warren Millerโs Ticket to Ride last winter, her campaign with American Eagle was plastered on a billboard in Times Square. The 25-year-old Park City native also models for Lulu Lemon, Nike, and adidas. But Sierra’s heart lies in skiing — the newly minted pro-skier recently landed sponsorships with big brands like Volkl, Oakley, Bern and Spyder. ameliatraynor | January 25, 2015 3 Comments
You Know You’re a Female Athlete When… This great article was written by the Canadian DH Girls and it’s great. Thanks for giving us permission to post it here. *** I decided to make a little list of some things I think many female athletes can relate to. I found it pretty inspiring, hope you guys (or should I say girls!) like it! YOU KNOW YOUโRE A FEMALE ATHLETE WHENโฆ.. 1. Your โpurseโ is a gym bag/backpack 2. Your day-to-day โmake-upโ looks like this: 3. At least 80% of your friends are guys, and the percentage of your friends that ARE girls constantly bug you to […] Featured Article SnowBrains | January 3, 2014 0 Comments
“Sex & The Female Athlete” | by Jen Hudak Freeskier Magazine wrote an article last week titled โThe 10 Hottest Women in Freeskiing.โ This article has ruffled a lot of feathers. Professional freeskier, Jen Hudak certainly took offense to Freeskierโs article and hereโs what she has to say: In light of a recent article posted on Freeskier.com featuring the โTen Hottest Women In Freeskiing,โ Iโm […] Featured Article SnowBrains | December 2, 2013 2 Comments