Women Unscripted

Football makes headlines this week, even before the international season kicks off, and it’s the USWNT legends Tobin Heath and Christen Press who share the limelight for very different reasons. Tobin, 34, who was recently released from Arsenal following injuries has reportedly been acquired by the NWSL West Coast team, OL Reign. Meanwhile, nearly 1000 miles south in LA, her friend and former USWNT teammate Christen Press has been sidelined for the rest of the season with an ACL tear of her right knee. Christen, 33, had scored earlier in the game and also had an assist to her credit against Racing Louisville before being struck down in the second half. Elsewhere the USWNT roster for two Friendlies this month and the CONCACAF tournament next month have been named. And across the pond, England has named its squad for the UEFA 2022 Euros starting on July 6.. Plus Nancy has gender parity news from Spain. We also have an update on the WNBA player Brittney Griner’s detention in Russia. And Eastbourne and Wimbledon tennis fans can expect to see Serena Williams playing in the doubles, while the US Open organizers have announced they will allow Russian and Belarusian players into the tournament, unlike Wimbledon.

Hosts: Chris Stafford & Nancy Gillen
Recorded: June 15, 2022

WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads.
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Host: Chris Stafford
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Marci Kornegay has arrived in Tehachapi, California and celebrated one month on the Pacific Crest Trail, northbound with 567 miles in the bag. It’s been a tough trail since we last spoke to her as she crossed the Mojavi Desert in triple digit temperatures surviving on snow melt found at water collection stations. As we hear though it’s her water filter system that she carries with her that has kept her hydrated, despite knowing that dead animals, including a skunk, that have drowned in those wells! Marci has crossed the biggest wind farm in the US with 50 mph winds giving her some respite from the 100 degree temperatures. The next 27 miles will be equally as challenging as she climbs the High Sierra taking extra care to filter the greasy orange aquabloom water which is particularly toxic. This will mean carrying extra water 7-8 litres adds up to 14-16 lbs extra weight but she would rather carry water than food when it come down to survival… her thirst is more important than hunger. As she explains her next celebration point will be when she reaches Kennedy Meadows after she has climbed Mt Whitney which, at 14,505 ft is the highest peak in the lower 48. Marci is anticipating a four mile stretch climbing 2-3000 ft as she continues up through California facing new challenges ahead…. there are bears in those hills!

Host: Chris Stafford
Recorded: June 13, 2022

WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads.
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Host: Chris Stafford
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Welcome back to The WeCOACH Podcast. In S5E1 of The WeCOACH Podcast, presented by Hudl, host Vanessa Fuchs, new WeCOACH CEO, welcomes two very special people as her first guests—her college coach, Sue Semrau, and college teammate, Brooke Wyckoff. Coach Sue Semrau, FSU’s all-time winningest women’s basketball coach and 2015 National Coach of the Year, retired in March 2022 after 25 successful years at the helm—her first, and only, head coaching job. Her successor was none other than Brooke Wyckoff, whom Sue has mentored since Brooke’s playing days. She may be retired but Sue has established quite a large coaching tree to carry on her legacy. The season premier podcast dives into Sue’s strategies for building the pipeline of future coaches, as well as Brooke’s transition as a first-time head coach. And for all our mothers in coaching, this episode is for you—learn about Brooke’s “Moms in Coaching” initiative that is taking hold around the country.

Host: Vanessa Fuchs

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Host: Chris Stafford
Produced by Hollowell Studios
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Tennis serves up a few news stories this week following the French Open and with Wimbledon next on the Grand Slam tour from June 27-July 10. Plus we have a few football items off the field of play, and gymnastics is back in the news today as well as ice skating. Read the full stories by following the links below.

Iga Swiatek becomes next tennis superstar
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jun/06/iga-swiatek-beats-the-odds-to-become-the-next-tennis-superstar

Emma Raducanu has 'no idea' whether she'll compete at Wimbledon after 'freak' injury
https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/08/tennis/emma-raducanu-alexander-zverev-wimbledon-injury-spt-intl/index.html

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2022/06/08/fragile-emma-raducanu-needs-leader-team/

Menstrual cramps derail Chinese teen's French Open dream in loss to Swiatek
https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/30/asia/menstrual-cramps-derail-zhengs-french-open-loss-to-swiatek-intl-hnk/

Simona Halep says she experienced a panic attack during her French Open defeat
https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/27/tennis/simona-halep-french-open-panic-attack-spt-intl/index.html

GB to host Billie Jean King Cup
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jun/07/glasgow-host-billie-jean-king-cup-finals-great-britain-tennis

90 women plan to sue the FBI in its failure to investigate Larry Nassar
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/08/us/politics/nassar-fbi-lawsuits.html

Ice skating minimum age raised
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-sports/61716971

Orlando Pride Announces Amanda Cromwell and Sam Greene Placed On Administrative Leave
https://www.orlandocitysc.com/news/orlando-pride-announces-amanda-cromwell-and-sam-greene-placed-on-administrative-

WSL TV viewing increases fourfold
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61717918

Canada football equal pay debate
https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/article/canadian-womens-national-soccer-team-players-voice-concerns-over-equal-pay/

USWNT's Catarina Macario to miss World Cup qualifiers with ACL injury
https://www.espn.com/soccer/lyon-lyon_women/story/4680758/uswnts-catarina-macario-to-miss-world-cup-qualifiers-with-acl-injury

Hosts: Chris Stafford & Nancy Gillen
Recorded: June 8, 2022

WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads.
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Host: Chris Stafford
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The French Open Tennis Championships reach a climax as Chris & Nancy discuss along with other top stories:
‘Disappointing and Surprising’ – Iga Swiatek Shares Her Disbelief as Amelie Mauresmo Calls Women’s Matches Less Appealing
https://www.essentiallysports.com/wta-tennis-news-disappointing-and-surprising-iga-swiatek-shares-her-disbelief-as-amelie-mauresmo-calls-womens-matches-less-appealing/?fs=e&s=cl
Wimbledon to drop Miss and Ms
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/may/26/wimbledon-to-drop-mrs-and-miss-before-names-womens-honour-roll-tennis
All female official team in men's rugby union match
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/may/30/hollie-davidson-to-lead-first-all-female-officials-team-in-mens-rugby-union-test
USA Referee Kat Roche Named Assistant Referee for Rugby World Cup
https://www.usa.rugby/2022/05/usa-referee-kat-roche-named-assistant-referee-for-rugby-world-cup-2021/
Only three statues of sportswomen in the UK
https://www.skysports.com/athletics/news/12040/12625206/sky-sports-news-investigation-finds-only-three-female-sport-statues-in-uk
The Ocean Race aims for equal number of male and female sailors in the event by 2030
https://www.theoceanrace.com/en/news/13044_The-Ocean-Race-aims-for-equal-number-of-male-and-female-sailors-in-the-event-by-2030.html
Student-athlete endorsement deal
https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1123925/rose-zhang-adidas-student-endorsement
Michelle Wei West Reflects on her Career as she Prepares to Leave Professional Golf
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/01/sports/golf/michelle-wie-west-us-open.html
New Olympic Sports Raise Eyebrows
In the next few months, Olympic hopes will be realized or dashed—not for individual athletes, but for entire sports chasing a place in the program for the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. Campaigns are under way among a field of potential newcomers that includes cheerleading, cricket, flag football and lacrosse. Meanwhile, questions are swirling around the presumed front-runners, baseball and softball.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/flag-football-cheerleading-cricket-lacrosse-2028-olympics-11653963308


Hosts: Chris Stafford & Nancy Gillen
Recorded: June 2, 2022

WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads.
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Host: Chris Stafford
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With the football league season wrapping up in Europe the French team Lyon was crowned in the Champions League Final; Chelsea Women won the double, now they have new owners; Euro 2022 is expected to shatter attendance records this summer; female referees will officiate at the men's World Cup for first time, and Tottenham’s Chioma Ubogagu receives doping ban over acne medication. In tennis at the French Open there are shock early round exits, and Wimbledon is stripped of ranking points is spurring controversial debate. Elsewhere; Jamie Chadwick wins again at W Series, and Tokyo 2020 official is working to prevent objectification of female athletes.

Hosts: Chris Stafford & Nancy Gillen
Recorded: May 25, 2022

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Host: Chris Stafford
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On Thursday May 12, 2022, adventurer, hiker and former golf coach, Marci Kornegay, began the Pacific Crest Trail northbound. The 2,650 mile trail begins at the Mexican border and ends on the Canadian border in Washington State some four months later.
On this exclusive podcast series Marci will be sharing her journey, beginning with the highs and lows, literally, of traversing the mountains in the California desert, encountering a few rattlesnakes and an abundance of lizards, hummingbirds and a few other hikers. Marci tells us how her body is adjusting to the heat, staying hydrated, nursing foot blisters and negotiating 6000ft ascents. Chris Stafford caught up with Marci at mile marker 180 when she stopped to meet the Mayor of Idyllwild, CA, eat some cake and take care of a few essential chores after getting a good night’s sleep.

Follow Marci on Instagram @blondebearhikes and @marci_kornegay.

Host: Chris Stafford
Recorded: May 22, 2022

For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com.
WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads.
Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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Host: Chris Stafford
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Today’s headlines across the sports pages and beyond is the landmark news that following years of dispute and disharmony women have finally achieved parity in US soccer and will at last play on a level playing field with the men. The two Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA), which run through 2028, achieve equal pay through identical economic terms. These economic terms include identical compensation for all competitions, including the FIFA World Cup, and the introduction of the same commercial revenue sharing mechanism for both teams. The agreements will ensure that U.S. Soccer’s Senior National Team players remain among the highest paid in the world. The top soccer story from Europe is Chelsea’s defeat of Manchester City to win the FA Cup Final. With the French Open Tennis Championships coming up Poland’s Iga Swiatek's dominance reveals some really impressive stats. Plus: Gravel Cyclist Moriah Wilson Shot and Killed in Texas. Iranian weightlifters flee to Germany. Organizers of Itzulia Women forced to apologize for suggesting they were forced to hold women's race, and in English rugby; James Haskell is accused of "disrespecting" female players.

Hosts: Chris Stafford & Nancy Gillen
Recorded: May 18, 2022

For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com.
WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads.
Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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Host: Chris Stafford
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Britain’s Jamie Chadwick continues her winning ways from last season after a double header in the season opener of the W Series in Miami. And there’s news of an all female Le Mans 24 hours race. Olympic team gold medalist Laura Collett is crowned Badminton Horse Trials winner as the five-star event returns from aa two-year absence. Canadian show jumping veteran Beth Underhill Wins La Baule €500,000 Rolex Grand Prix. Chelsea win Womens Super League as Sam Kerr flexes her talent. Meanwhile at Arsenal, Vivianne Miedema is closing in on one-year contract extension. When it comes to injury woes, Canada’s Bianca Andreescu feels Emma Raducanu's pain as the British player is forced to retire from injury at the Italian Open. BBC reporter exposes blatant sexism at sports awards. And record viewing figures for women's sport show that if you build it they will come. Show notes and links to the stories at www.wispsports.com.

Hosts: Chris Stafford & Nancy Gillen
Recorded: May 11, 2022

For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com.
WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads.
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Host: Chris Stafford
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We have reached the show finale of the Tri This Podcast with Dr Kirstin Lauritzen in which she covers her learnings and journey that she has lived and shared over the past 18 months on the show. Kirstin shares a few mindset tips and encouragement for anyone who has yet to try triathlon but is curious and wants to try it out. Kirstin says It has truly been an honor and she is so grateful to have had the opportunity to connect with so many of you through this podcast.

Host: Dr. Kirstin Lauritzen
Recorded: May 9, 2022


For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com.
WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads.
Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at [email protected].

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Host: Chris Stafford
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