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Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday for states to impose restrictions on transgender student athletes, upholding laws in Idaho and West Virginia banning them from …
Read More »Transgender women athletes banned from women’s Olympic events by new IOC policy
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Transgender women athletes are now excluded from women’s events at the Olympics after the IOC agreed …
Read More »Federal government planning to revamp funding for Canadian athletes, says Carney
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa is planning to revamp its funding for Canadian athletes and …
Read More »Russia is still waging war in Ukraine, but door opening for more of its athletes to compete
When Russian figure skater Petr Gumennik took to the ice for his free skate at the Milano-Cortina Winter Games on Friday night, his supporters in the audience held brightly coloured posters and wore sweatshirts displaying his image and the words “Team Gumennik.” It was a personal way to cheer him …
Read More »Figure skating is more open to LGBTQ athletes than ever. This N.S. Olympian never lived to see it
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. In the 35 years since Halifax figure skater and Olympic bronze medalist Rob McCall died from …
Read More »Ukrainian trains with helmet honouring fellow athletes killed in war. IOC says it’s banned for race
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych will be allowed to wear a black armband in competition at …
Read More »‘Don’t jump in them’: Olympic athletes’ medals break during celebrations
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Follow Winter Olympic SportsPersonalize Your Feed Handle with care. That’s the message from gold medalist Breezy …
Read More »Ski federation says it won’t allow Russian and Belarusian athletes in 2026 Olympic qualifiers
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation says its council has voted against allowing athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete in qualifiers for the upcoming Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. The decision Tuesday in Oberhofen, Switzerland by the council of the governing body, known as FIS, effectively blocks Russian skiers and snowboarders …
Read More »Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders’ 400% raise is a reminder of how little female athletes get paid
If you’re among the millions who have been riveted by America’s Sweethearts, Netflix’s docuseries about the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders, then you already know that the 36 women who make the squad are nothing less than pro athletes. Most come from studio-trained dance backgrounds. They endure gruelling training programs and have to meet …
Read More »Female athletes to be in majority at 2028 L.A. Olympics after big win for women’s soccer
Female athletes will be in the majority at an Olympics for the first time at the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games thanks to a big win for women’s soccer. The Olympic women’s soccer tournament will be bigger than the men’s edition for the first time in 2028, the International Olympic …
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