Alyssa Liu won one gold medal in women’s individual figure skating on Thursday; she became the first American woman to take the Olympic podium in this event since 2006. Kaori Sakamoto of Japan won the silver medal and Ami Nakai of Japan won the bronze medal. The last American woman to win a medal in…
Mikaela Shiffrin’s Olympic drought continues after missing the podium at the Milano Cortina Games. The women’s giant slalom finished 11th on Sunday. The US standouts had a combined time of 2:14.42. His racing was clean but not fast enough to challenge for a podium finish. After his second race he showed no outward signs of disappointment,…
The U.S. The U.S. women’s curling team was surprised to learn that their loss to Canada on Friday is considered a major accomplishment in the Olympics. After the 9-8 nail-biter, Minneapolis native Taylor Anderson-Heide expressed, “If that’s true, I think we played a really good game.” They’re No. 1 in the world.” Tara Peterson of…
The government has reaffirmed its rejection of the women’s campaign, which asserted they owe billions due to the state pension age change. Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) – The campaign has lobbied extensively after claiming they were not given enough warning to raise the state pension age for women to the same level as men….
A new study shows that women suffer significant loss of grey matter in the brain after menopause, which may explain why they are more likely to suffer from dementia than men. Researchers looked at 124,780 women to investigate the effects of menopause on the brain and whether hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can prevent cognitive decline….
