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46 billion
— The number of minutes of women's sports broadcasts that were consumed in the U.S. in 2025, according to Nielsen TV data.
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A few Paralympic highlights 🌠
According to a survey by Parity, Paralympic fans are driven by female athletes — with more fans planning to tune in this year. But, a lack of awareness of athletes' stories is still limiting the Games growth potential.
Here were some of the athletes who have wow'd us so far:
🥇🥇Oksana Masters is officially the GOAT 🐐 After missing out on a medal in the sitting biathlon, she took her 11th Paralympic gold medal with a win the cross-country sitting sprint. It's also her 21st Paralympic medal overall. TWENTY-ONE MEDALS!!
🏂 A legend of the sport, 51-year-old Cecile Hernandez took gold in the snowboard cross with her 18-year-old daughter in the crowd.
🎿 Audrey Pascual Seco won Spain's first gold medal in the Winter Paralympics in 12 years, and then followed it with another gold in alpine sit skiing. If you haven't watched her run, check it out.
🤝 While sled hockey is technically co-ed, there have been only three women in the history of the Paralympics. This year, there are now TWO!
Make sure you don't miss these events still coming this week:
March 14: 🥌 Wheelchair curling – New this Paralympics is mixed doubles wheelchair curling.
March 15: ❄️ Cross-Country ski – The longest race (20km) is competed with interval time trial starts. That means it’s not whoever is first across the line, it’s whoever goes the fastest.
📺 How to watch: In the U.S. it’s on Peacock + USA (on TV) during the week and NBC on weekends. See the full schedule here. In Canada it’s on CBC. See the list of global broadcasters here. |
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(Photo: Team USA)
The business side: What is going on with the WNBA negotiations? 🏀
The March 10th league-imposed deadline to reach an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement has come and gone. Will the 2026 season be delayed? Possibly.
Both sides met last night for a marathon overnight negotiating session.
The main dispute comes over how to share revenue: The league is offering 50% of net revenue (revenue after expenses) — which, reportedly, amounts to less than 15% of gross revenue (revenue before expenses). The players association, however, is asking for 26% of gross revenue — which is a decrease from where they started at 40% and far less than the ~50% the men get.
Reportedly, the players are not OK with the league's proposal. But whether they'll strike is a point of contention. Will the fight slow the WNBA's momentum?
🏀 Meanwhile: Unrivaled — the 3v3 off-season league — said it generated $45 million in revenue
Tip of the week
Did you know that weight-lifting injuries in the gym are not generally correlated with "poor" form — even though that's what we're all so worried about. They're actually correlated with rapid load increases. Basically, the problem isn't how you're lifting the weight; it's that you're lifting too much too quickly. |
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🎧 Listen to this week's Feisty Women's Performance episode: "So you want to lift heavy? Get started with barbells"
The highlight reel
- ⚽ The U.S. won their 8th SheBelieves Cup with a goal from Alyssa Thompson over Colombia.
- ⚽ The Asian Cup moves to quarter-finals later this week. However, the Iranian women's team was eliminated from the tournament, which began before the U.S. launched its war against Iran, and a number of the team members are now seeking asylum to stay in Australia due to concerns about their safety after they chose not to sing the national anthem before one of their games.
- The first World Triathlon Championship Series race of the year, to be held in Abu Dhabi at the end of the month, has also been indefinitely postponed — though the amateur race will still go forward.
- 🏊♀️ 🚴♀️ 🏃♀️ Kat Matthews won Ironman New Zealand, the first race of the Ironman Pro Series season. All three of the podium finishers broke the previous course record. The New Zealand 70.3 half-Ironman race, held in conjunction, also boasted the highest ever female participation for a half-Ironman.
- 🏃🏾♀️ Priscah Cherono led from mile 1 of the L.A. Marathon to win in 2:25:18.31 and won the $10,000 bonus for beating the men as well, in a first-to-the-line contest with the women getting a headstart.
- 🏃🏾♀️ With temperatures in Los Angeles climbing into the high 80s later in the day, due to a sudden heat wave, marathon organizers also announced a controversial plan to allow athletes to claim a finisher's medal even if they felt the need to cut the race short at mile 18 (when the route passes near the finish line).
- 🏃🏾♀️ An update on the athletes led off-course at the USA Half-Marathon National Championships: Race organizers said they'd award additional prize money to the three athletes, and USATF is appealing with World Athletics to adjust their team lineup for the world championships.
- Top contenders at the Strade Bianche race this weekend 🚲 were also led wildly off-course.
- 🚲 Lael Wilcox is going all-in with a new hairstyle to save extra watts on her around-the-world bike attempt.
- 🛹 Sky Brown won the skateboarding world championship.
- McKendree won the first-ever NCAA women's wrestling championship title.
- 🥍 The New York Charging won the Women's Lacrosse League championship.
- New Zealand extended their lead in the HSBC SVNS Series 🏉, with a win in Vancouver.
- 🎾 Alex Eala, one of the first Filipina players on the WTA circuit, defeated Coco Gauff, who pulled out with an injury, at Indian Wells. The young star has become one of the biggest fan draws.
- ⛷️ Laura Pirovano took over the top of the downhill World Cup standings. But Mikaela Shiffrin extended her lead for the overall title.
- 🏒 The PWHL sold out Madison Square Garden for two games next month.
- StubHub has launched the first dedicated women's ticketing hub. 🎟️
Your Feisty recommendations
🎧 What to listen to: "Dani Aravich went from Division I runner to Paralympic biathlete"
📺 What to watch: Our pledge for International Women's Day
📚 What to read: We've written about and talked about this before but: "Why are so many teen girls still tearing their ACLs?"
💜 What to come to: Join us at the feistiest podcast party of the year!
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