Sports media can be a difficult world for women. They are often ridiculed for their looks. This is not the case for everyone. Linda Cohn, a trailblazer at ESPN, is one example of this. Cohn has been a versatile personality since being hired in 1992.
Danica Patrick
Danica Patrick is an NASCAR racer who has won numerous awards. She has won multiple championships and was named the sport's most popular driver several times. Outside of her racing career, Danica is a fitness enthusiast and philanthropist. Danica is loved for her attractive personality and fit physique.
Patrick started her career racing karts. 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 has a long history as a skier and an athlete of international standing. She is the most decorated woman in the history and evolution of downhill skiing. She has won numerous world titles, including three consecutive downhill world championships as well as the overall world cup title. She is also an example for women in sport.
Lindsey Vonn was born and raised in Minnesota and began skiing at an early age. She began competing in races at age seven and soon made it to international competitions. She participated in World Junior Championships as well as World Cup events and was crowned World Cup champion in 2004. 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 Kwan, her parents, were immigrants from Hong Kong, China. The Kwans first met at a school reunion. Her father was a phone company employee, and her mom ran the Golden Pheasant restaurant near Torrance, California. Michelle started serious training when she turned eighteen. She would work for three to four hours a day. Her family was unable to afford the time commitment.
Kwan hired Rafael Arutyunyan in 2003 as her coach. The pair skated to "The Feeling Begins", for the short, and "Tosca," for long. Kwan tied Maribel Vison-Owen’s record with nine titles for U.S. female figure skating. The following year, Kwan qualified for the Olympic Games in Turin, Italy, where she competed under a new judging system. However, at the World Championships, Kwan fell on a triple salchow and two-footed a triple lutz.
Cari Champion
Cari Champ, a prominent broadcast journalist is well-known in the world of sports. She co-anchors the noon edition of ESPN's flagship show and hosts the Be Honest with Cari Champion podcast. She has extensive sports knowledge and experience as a broadcast journalist for multiple networks. In fact, she will speak on the 2019 program track, Pushing the Limits of Human Performance.
Cari Champion is a Pasadena native who attended UCLA. She has one older sibling and two younger brothers. She is currently not married and has not yet been in a public relationship.
Li Na
Li Na is a well-known Chinese tennis player. Her humble background as the daughter a tennis player and an athlete saw her rise to prominence. Now, she is both one of world's top tennis players and one among the wealthiest women. Until her rise to fame, most of her Chinese compatriots had never seen her play.
Her self-confidence and ability to inspire young Chinese has earned her praise. Her work goes beyond sports. Li Na is also a prominent cultural entrepreneur, and her influence extends beyond sports.