Enforcement of the federal gender-equity law is essentially toothless, mired in red tape and delays as aggrieved students wait years for relief.
Author: Rachel Axon, USA TODAY
Inside the numbers: Database reveals wide gaps between women’s enrollment and college athletic opportunities
USA TODAY measured schools’ compliance with the first prong of the fed’s three-part test, requiring proportionality between enrollment and athletics.
X Games skiers, snowboarders drop off in medal count for Team USA. More countries catching up in ‘cool’ sports
The USA won just seven medals in halfpipe, slopestyle and big air. Men’s snowboarding came away with no medals for the first time since 1998.
Despite windy conditions, Americans David Wise, Alex Ferreira on Olympic freeski halfpipe podium again
Four years ago, David Wise and Alex Ferreira took the top two spots, respectively. In Beijing, New Zealand’s Nico Porteous leap-frogged them for gold.
What’s next for three-time Olympic medal winner Eileen Gu? ‘Stay tuned’
Eileen Gu, a three-time Olympic medal winner, returns to the states with a bright future — one that still wide open.
IOC says this is the most gender equal Winter Olympics. But the Games are hardly equal and here’s why
Since 2014, the IOC has added mixed events in nine sports at the Winter Games, but that hasn’t solved the problem.
Entire US team makes halfpipe final, giving men’s freeskiers chance for podium sweep
While the level of tricks was tame in the halfpipe on Thursday, all expect several skiers to land double cork 1620s in the final.
Money for medals: How much are athletes paid for winning medals in 2022 Winter Olympics?
USA TODAY surveyed nearly 60 national Olympic committees to understand how much athletes are paid for winning Olympic medals in Beijing.
Americans Lindsey Jacobellis, Nick Baumgartner win gold in snowboardcross
Three days after winning individual gold in the women’s event, Lindsey Jacobellis took gold again in the mixed team snowboardcross event.
Shaun White comes up short of medal in Olympic men’s halfpipe, final competition of his career
Shaun White finished fourth at the Beijing Olympics, capping off a career in which he won three gold medals but couldn’t add to them in China.