Team USA is sending 109 women to represent the United States at the Winter Olympics. SELF's Amy Eisinger joins Cheddar to discuss some of the most inspiring athletes to watch during the games. The magazine is featuring some of the Olympians as part of its Body Stories video franchise.
Eisinger reveals why Paralympic skier Amy Purdy decided to stop covering up her prosthetic legs. She also shares the incredible story of how Oksana Masters overcame radiation from Chernobyl to become an Olympic medalist. Plus, find out how hockey star Hilary Knight fought for women's equality and won.
Then, the special projects director reveals some of the new initiatives at SELF and how they fit into the media company's mission. The platform just launched its Health Conditions A-Z hub in conjunction with the Mayo Clinic. The magazine discusses fitness and sports through the lens of positivity and empathy.
Shohei Ohtani's jaw-dropping deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers has some similarities to other contracts for the world's biggest sports stars, including soccer icons Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, along with NFL quarterback Patrick Mahomes. But in terms of his marketability, experts point to another name. The real comparison? Try Taylor Swift.
The police department in the remote north woods Minnesota town of Ely faces the same challenges of recruiting and keeping new officers as countless other law enforcement agencies across the country. So it's offering a unique incentive: canoes.
President Joe Biden told a gathering of Native American nations that he would support the bid by the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, which invented lacrosse, to compete in the sport under its own flag in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
NCAA President Charlie Baker announced Tuesday that he wants the organization to create a new tier of Division I athletics where schools with the most resources can offer unlimited educational benefits, enter into name, image and likeness partnerships with athletes and directly pay them through a trust fund.
A men’s World Cup super-G was called off Sunday due to strong wind as weather led to the cancellation of all three ski races over the weekend in Beaver Creek, Colorado.
