Women in sports media often have to walk a fine line and are often mocked for their looks. This is not the case for everyone. Linda Cohn of ESPN has been a trailblazer. Since being hired in 1992, Cohn has evolved into one of the network's most versatile personalities.
Danica Patrick
Danica Patrick, a NASCAR race driver, is an award-winning driver. She was a champion driver in multiple NASCAR races and was voted the sport's most loved driver many times. Danica is also an avid fitness enthusiast and philanthropist. Danica has a loyal following because of her beautiful personality and fit body.
Patrick started her career as a driver of karts. She quickly became a racer. In 2005, she was the youngest person to win Indianapolis 500. She remains the only female driver who has won the IndyCar Series. She continues to break the female sports record.
Lindsey Vonn
Lindsey Vonn was a well-known skier as well as a world-class competitor. She is one of the most decorated women in the history of the sport. She is the winner of many world titles including the downhill world title, the three consecutive world championships and the overall world cup championship. She is also an example for women in sport.
Lindsey Vonn was raised in Minnesota, and started skiing at an early age. At age seven, she started competing in races and eventually made her way to international competitions. She competed at World Junior Championships and World Cup events. In 2004, she was named World Cup Champion. Vonn won the 2008 World Cup overall title and was crowned champion in 2010.
Michelle Kwan
Michelle Kwan's interest in figure skating began at a young age. At the age of five, she followed her older sister on the ice and fell in love with it. Danny and Estella Kun, Estella's parents, are Chinese immigrants from Hong Kong. The Kwans first met at a school reunion. Her father was a telephone company worker, and her mother ran Torrance's Golden Pheasant in California. Michelle started serious training when she turned eighteen. She would practice for between three and four hours per day. However, her time commitment was so significant that her family had to struggle to pay.
Kwan was coached by Rafael Arutyunyan (respected technician) in the fall of 2003. The pair skated to "The Feeling Begins" in the short program and "Tosca” in the long program. Kwan tied Maribel Vison-Owen’s record for U.S. women’s figure skaters with nine titles at U.S. Championships. Kwan qualified for Turin's Olympic Games the following year. Kwan lost to a triple salchow, and two-footed with a triple lutz at the World Championships.
Cari Champion
Cari Champion, a prominent broadcast journalist, is a well-known name in the sports world. She is also the co-anchor of ESPN's noon show. She has worked in broadcast journalism for several networks and has a wide-ranging knowledge of sports. In fact, she will speak at the 2019 program track entitled Pushing The Limits of Human Performance.
Cari Champion was raised in Pasadena (California) and attended UCLA. She has one older sister, and two younger siblings. She has not yet been married and is not currently involved in a public affair.
Li Na
Li Na is a famous Chinese tennis player. As the daughter of an Olympic athlete, her dreams were thwarted by political strife, she rose from humble beginnings. Today, she is a world-class tennis player and one the richest women in the world. Her Chinese compatriots were not able to see her play until her rise in fame.
Her self-confidence and ability to inspire young Chinese has earned her praise. But her contributions go beyond the realm of sports. Li Na is also a prominent cultural entrepreneur, and her influence extends beyond sports.