Trans athlete trailblazers, the backlash, facts & figures & what’s next
Trans athlete trailblazers, the backlash, facts & figures & what’s next
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What better start to the month than sharing this exclusive interview with activist and former Harvard athlete Schuyler Bailar. Our college sports newsletter team recently sat down with Bailar to discuss his experience as the first openly trans Division I (DI) swimmer.
August 06, 2023
Tokyo Olympics Gold-Getters
Tokyo Olympics Gold-Getters
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The GIST: It’s Day 4 of the Olympics, and a 13-year-old — Japanese skateboarder Momiji Nishiya — has already won a gold medal. Feeling old yet?
July 26, 2021
U.S. Olympic Swimming and Track & Field Teams Take Shape
U.S. Olympic Swimming and Track & Field Teams Take Shape
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The GIST: The Tokyo Olympics hit a(nother) hurdle this weekend: the first positive COVID-19 test among arriving athletes. But there were literal hurdles to clear here at home, with the start of the track and field trials and conclusion of the swimming trials.
June 21, 2021
Sports Quick Hits: June 17th, 2021
Sports Quick Hits: June 17th, 2021
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June 17, 2021
Updates from the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, WNBA, the U.S. Open, and Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Sports x Politics: Afghan women’s volleyball team & Megan Rapinoe’s legacy
Ep #306

Sports x Politics: Afghan women’s volleyball team & Megan Rapinoe’s legacy

September 26, 2023

Happy Fall!

It’s a new season but the same ol’ song: Women are still fighting unequal systems within and outside of sports.

So on today’s episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz first chat about the Afghan women’s national volleyball team, who compete in defiance of the country’s Taliban rule and are currently speaking out about dismal training conditions at the Asian Games. 

Then after the break, the gals give flowers to a women’s soccer and activist GOAT: the USWNT’s Megan Rapinoe, who hung up her international boots over the weekend, leaving both a massive hole in the team and an even bigger off-pitch legacy. And while no one can truly fill her cleats, El and Steph kick around a few thoughts about the future of the USWNT. LFG.


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Sports Quick Hits: Monday June 14th, 2021
Sports Quick Hits: Monday June 14th, 2021
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Updates from the coaches search for Orlando Magic and Portland Trail Blazers, the USWNT, U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials, and USC Women's Track & Field team.
June 14, 2021