Welcome to Hell: Brittney Griner and the Russian Prison System
Brittney Griner, a WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist, recently returned home after what she described as a 10-month-long “battle at every turn,” referring to her experience in the Russian prison system. Even though she was deemed well enough to return home to Arizona after spending a week at a medical facility and military […]
The Way We Talk About Career Failures Is All Wrong
Already a world champion in alpine skiing, two-time Olympic gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin entered the Beijing Games as a favorite in multiple races. But by Tuesday, the media focus was only on what she did not do. Advertisement On Monday, Shiffrin crashed 11 seconds into the opening run of the giant slalom race, of which […]
Simone Biles to Pediatricians: ‘Speak Up’ About Sexual Abuse
Simone Biles holds a combined total of more than 30 Olympic and world championship medals in gymnastics, not to mention several world records. But there’s more to her than that, she said during a plenary session at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) virtual meeting. “I’m a person at the end of the day and […]
Inside Olympic Precautions: Three Team Doctors Dish
While the Olympic games were cancelled due to the pandemic last year, Japan and host city Tokyo ironically are experiencing higher COVID-19 case numbers than last summer, with a 7-day average of about 5,000 cases. To mitigate spread, the Olympics are ‘bubbled’ and devoid of fans. So how are precautions playing out on the ground? […]
Simone Biles Refused To Be A Work Martyr. You Should, Too.
On Tuesday, Simone Biles, the record-breaking American gymnast, withdrew from the Olympic team finals after an uncharacteristic falter on the vault, saying that she was not in a good mental place to compete. “I can’t risk a medal for the team, so I need to call it,” Biles explained after the event. “And you usually […]