olympic sports

A collection of 12 posts

The Path Forward for Elite Female Officials

June 06, 2017

The Path Forward for Elite Female Officials by Nicole Haase

This is Part 2 of an informal series we are doing this summer about officials in women's ice hockey. Part 1, on how the pro leagues are expanding opportunities for officials, is here [https://victorypress.org/2017/05/15/female-refs-grow-the-game/]. Krissy Morrison wants to officiate

Equestrianism at the 2016 Olympics

August 30, 2016

Equestrianism at the 2016 Olympics by Brenna Noonan

In an Olympic cycle that has seen women rise to historic highs with the likes of Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky, let’s turn our attention to the single mixed-gender Olympic sport: equestrianism. Much has been made about the social implications of gender integration in

The Rio Olympics, If Averages Hold

August 10, 2016

The Rio Olympics, If Averages Hold by Andrew

The Olympics have always been a paradox. The Games are a contradictory showcase of both the triumph and the corruption of the world. There have been long struggles to achieve equality between men and women in terms of both events and of athletes in attendance,

Waiting Doesn't Work: Transphobia in Sports

November 20, 2015

Waiting Doesn't Work: Transphobia in Sports by Andrew

When I was a kid, I was always taller than everyone else. When we had picture day at school, from kindergarten to grade eight, I was inevitably the one in the middle at the back of the class portrait who towered over the other kids.