Diana Moskovitz

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In the final count at Milano Cortina, U.S. women out-medaled U.S. men—again. Alice Milliat and her dogged fight for women's inclusion in the Olympics is why.

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Since the early 2000s, French writers and historians have been reviving her story. You might have caught some of this at the Paris Games.

If not? Good news! I'm writing a book about Alice in English!

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A photo of the grave where Alice Milliat is buried. It has purple flowers on top. Below, is a name plate that says "Alice MILLIAT Née MILLION 1884-1957"

The men punished Alice for her boldness, her stubbornness, her belief that male and female athletes were equals. They crushed the orgs she created. They wrote her out of history.

She was buried in an unmarked grave.

She got a nameplate decades later, that's why it's newer:

And yet, even with that, the point had been made. The next Olympic host, Los Angeles, said it would pull out if women weren't allowed in track + field.

Alice was right! So many stars of the Olympics—then, now, always—are women.

(But the women's 800m wouldn't come back for 32 years)

Collapse of a 30-Year Hoax — Starting Line 1928 The passage of the suffrage amendment in 1920 raised American women’s aspirations, but it also unleashed a powerful backlash among conservatives. In the United States, this conflict played out strikin...

Nope! Forced to concede to the popularity of women's sports, they allowed them in 1928 into five track + field events.

It should have been a crowning achievement, but a lie spread via the male-dominated press corps changed the narrative.

www.startingline1928.com/resources/co...

Before Alice, women were only allowed in sports deemed "feminine" enough. Ideally, something done in a skirt. Equality? No way!

So they used every tool at their disposal to fight her: friends in the press, their connections, and appeals to good ol' fashioned sexism and misogyny.

Did it work?

On IAAF letterhead it reads: "My dear Avery, Your kind letter of December 14th enclosing a notification from Federation Sportive Feminine Internationale received. Your question caused me to smile. I suppose you know that Mme Milliat's federation has caused us so much trouble that we should certainly have no interest at all to support it. We should like the whole thing to disappear from the surface of the earth."

The men in charge of the Olympics sought out to destroy her. Thoroughly. Completely.

Here is just one example—a letter from future IOC president Sigfrid Edström to future IOC president Avery Brundage:

YouTube video by British Pathé Women's Olympic Games Aka Womens Olympic Games & Cuts (1926)

Her name: Alice Milliat. Her proposal: Women get equal access to ALL Olympic sports. Rebuffed, she created an Olympics for women in 1922.

It was HUGE! The women competed in packed stadiums. Reporters dubbed Alice the apostle of women's sports.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wgci...

The response?

A photo of Alice Milliat. She is wearing a white shirt, with a striped button down shirt over it. She has dark hair, pulled back in a bun.

That's a wrap on another Olympics! Women athletes owned these Games: Alysa Liu, Breezy Johnson, Hilary Knight to name a few!

And there's one woman, from 100 years ago, who is the real reason women are here. She was written out of history and buried in an unmarked grave. This is a 🧵 about her!

They said it takes up half his suitcase, and I believe it!

Yesssss!!

If you have Peacock, you should be able to easily rewatch it! It was, truly, joyous (as was the whole gala).

He’s still in it for the final skate. The dedication!!

Mikhail Shaidorov just did a triple jump in a full panda suit.

If you aren’t watching this Olympic’s figure skating gala, you aren’t living!

Did I watch women's skating and women's hockey live? Yes. Am I rewatching them tonight? Absolutely.

Look, I just don't think I'm done crying yet!! I've got at least one more good cry in me!

Alysa Liu: "THAT'S WHAT I'M FUCKING TALKING ABOUT" 🗣️

same! total waterworks

Will Amber Glenn finish on the podium? Probably not. Am I gonna cry anyway? Yes!

All I Want Is A Women’s Hockey Broadcast That Talks About The Hockey | Defector On Thursday, the U.S. women’s hockey team will take on Canada in a battle of the women’s hockey superpowers. Every single Olympic gold medal in the history of the sport has been won by one of these tw...

Thank you, Defector, for letting me rant about the women’s hockey broadcast!

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Ex-Girlfriend Of Rashee Rice Says She Was Abused (Updated) | Defector The ex-girlfriend of Kansas City wide receiver Rashee Rice, Dacoda Nichole Jones, posted 14 photos to her Instagram account on Wednesday, many showing her with bruises on her body, scratch marks, and ...

Updated this with a copy of the lawsuit filed this week by Dacoda Jones, the ex-girlfriend of Kansas City's Rashee Rice. In the petition, Jones reiterated what she said on Instagram last month about domestic violence and abuse in their relationship.

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Entre les champions olympiques Laurence Fournier Beaudry et Guillaume Cizeron, une admiration mutuelle : « Dès qu'on s'est mis à patiner ensemble, j'ai ressenti une gratitude infinie » Au lendemain de leur sacre en danse sur glace aux Jeux Olympiques de Milan-Cortina, et treize mois seulement après le début de leur association, Laurence Fournier Beaudry et Guillaume Cizeron ont conf...

Here is the link to the original article in French:

A screenshot of the following text: Question: You're being criticized for supporting Nikolaj Sörensen, who was suspended for "sexual abuse"... GC: All I can say is that we support Nik (Fournier Beaudry's former partner and companion) because we believe in his innocence. But, of course, we condemn all forms of sexual assault. I can't imagine that people think otherwise. It makes no sense. Those aren't the values ​​we uphold. To imagine it based on some kind of conflation isn't just hurtful, it's absurd. And it's harassment. Laurence was literally harassed. Question: The trouble is that this support for Sörensen is accompanied by statements from Gabriella Papadakis, who claims that you threatened to stop skating with her if she filed a complaint against her rapist... GC: (He interrupts) That's a complete and utter lie. This is a pull quote: “I have very mixed feelings. Indeed, this season is only the beginning of what we could build. There are several styles we like and would like to explore.” -- Laurence Fournier Beaudry Question: But that's the image that's been built around you, especially in the North American media... GC: People who benefit from it have created a narrative in which we're portrayed as villains. We're supposedly horrible people who should have stopped doing what we love: ice dancing. But people who know us, even just a little, know that couldn't be further from the truth.

In case you were curious what Guillaume Cizeron is saying in the French press about Nikolaj Sørensen and the book from his former partner, Gabriella Papadakis, here it is. These comments are to L'Équipe.

Translation is from French using Google. Link to the French source is in the next skeet.

A screenshot of her Instagram post. It shows a glass of wine and a pack of cigarettes. The text is “logging off xxx”

Gabriella Papadakis on Instagram after Fournier Beaudry and Cizeron won gold:

France's Viral Ice Dancing Team Has A Dark Backstory | Defector Blink and you might not have caught it. On Monday, Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry took to the rink and staked their claim to the ice dancing gold medal. Dancing to Madonna’s “Vogue,” ...

Resharing this because the top teams in ice dancing just took the ice — a primer on the dark backstory behind France's viral ice dancing team. They are among the favorites for gold.

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