The 2014 Games were the first to host women’s ski jumping in the 90-year history of the Winter Olympics. Women athletes have slowly gained almost complete equality in Winter Olympics sports; only the Nordic combined event is still only offered to men.
Tag: Olympics
Sochi Watch: Fighting Homophobia With Smooches and Pooches
There was a lot of excitement this week when what was thought to be an act of defiance came out of Russia: Two women athletes locked lips on the winners […]
Upcoming Winter Games Puts Spotlight on Russian Homophobia
With the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi fast approaching, Russia is making headlines due to concerns over a host of recently introduced anti-LGBT legislation. Concerns were briefly assuaged last week […]
We’re Not Putin Up with It: Russia’s Anti-LGBT Agenda
In California, many LGBT couples have now jubilantly exchanged vows since Prop 8 was finally overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court. Over in Russia, though, Putin is attempting to eradicate […]
Femisphere: Sports Bloggers with a Gender Lens
My own sports “career” ended at the ripe old age of 17, when I traded in laps around the soccer field for less athletic pursuits. Despite my lack of time on […]
Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: A Final Feminist Olympic Roundup
American women cleaned up pretty well at the 2012 London Olympics. Thirty percent of American woman athletes took home medals, while only 15 percent of their male counterparts could boast […]
Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: A Feminist Look at the Olympics, Part 2
Thumbs Up for Kayla Harrison, who won the first women’s gold medal for the U.S. in judo on August 2 and who overcame great personal challenges to triumph at these […]
Gabby Douglas is Not Her Hair
“Are you kidding me? I just made history. And you’re focusing on my hair?” That was 16-year-old Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas, bravely echoing singer India.Arie’s anthem, “I Am Not […]
Kinky, Soft, Nappy, Straight —Who Cares?!
Like many over the past week, I have been tuning into numerous Olympic events, and gymnastics has been one of my favorites–not only because I love watching very skilled women […]
Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: A Feminist Look at the Olympics (So Far)
With all of the TV coverage, print and digital news, Facebook updates, Twitter hashtags and blog posts about what’s happening in London, we’ve gathered our favorite (and not so favorite) feminist […]