It’s Sophie Butler’s world, and we’re just living in it. The fitness influencer is unapologetically living her best life in London since she moved to the city a year ago. But before that, she’d already made quite the name for herself as an activist, tearing barriers down when it comes to disability representation. The self-professed…
Brittney Griner is finally getting her flowers. After being wrongfully detained and spending 10 months in a Russian prison for possession of hashish oil while playing overseas, the WNBA star is home and being honored as one of Time’s 100 most influential people. In a write-up penned by Sue Bird, Griner is applauded not only…
Image Source: TSU The Texas Southern University cheerleaders made history this weekend, becoming the first historically Black college or university to win at the NCA & NDA Collegiate National Championship in Daytona Beach, FL – that’s the competition affectionately known as “Daytona,” for college cheerleaders and anyone who watched Netflix’s docuseries “Cheer.” The TSU cheerleaders…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Pac-12 Conference (@pac12conference) For Olympic silver medalist Jordan Chiles, every gymnastics floor seems to be a dance floor – and that’s absolutely the case with her latest floor routine. At UCLA’s women’s gymnastics home opener this weekend, Chiles performed a ’90s hip-hop floor routine that wowed…
ILIA MALININ IS A NATIONAL CHAMPION‼️@USFigureSkating x #ToyotaUSChamps pic.twitter.com/Hi8PaKxj5H – NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) January 29, 2023 Figure skater Ilia Malinin, aka the “Quad God,” just scored his first-ever US figure skating title over the weekend after attempting the hardest technical program ever skated in competition, containing not one or two but six planned quad jumps…
Sunisa “Suni” Lee’s new floor routine is something you don’t want to miss. On Jan. 20, the Auburn gymnast and Tokyo 2020 Olympic all-around gold medalist competed in the floor event during an NCAA meet against Arkansas, showing off her new routine for the first time. In the end, it earned her a 9.975, the…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by OZONE Leotards (@ozoneleos) The Barbiecore fashion trend has hit the world of gymnastics. On Jan. 7, BYU Cougars gymnast Rebekah Ripley hit the mat at the Super 16 college meet in Las Vegas, her first performance since suffering an ACL tear in 2019. Perhaps inspired by…
On Jan. 6, Nashville’s Fisk University became the first HBCU gymnastics team to compete at an NCAA event. The Bulldogs made their debut at the Las Vegas Super 16 invitational, finishing in fourth place. They’ll be back on the floor on Jan. 13, competing against the 2021 NCAA champions, the University of Michigan. “It’s humbling,”…
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s first statement since he was taken to the hospital after suffering cardiac arrest and being administered CPR on the field during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Jan. 2 is one of gratitude. On Saturday, Jan. 7, the NFL player shared statements on Twitter and Instagram thanking everyone for…
Image Source: Getty / FABRICE COFFRINI The FIFA World Cup has finished with Argentina’s win against France, but many are already planning ahead for 2030, with a particular focus on where exactly it will be held. Despite outcry for the country’s alleged violations of human rights and its hostility towards the LGBTQ+ community, the 2022…
