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...Schumacher, 35, has been world champion six times, more than any other driver, and is on his way to his seventh title. In his 10-cylinder, 2,997-cc, 853-horsepower, carbon-fiber red Ferrari, Schumacher gets as close to perfection as is humanly possible at 220 m.p.h. The sport's organizers want to slow him down...
Formula 1, which races on flat tracks, unlike the banked ovals of NASCAR, is one of the world's most valuable sports franchises. Internationally, its races attract 350 million TV viewers, compared with the 20 million who tune in to NASCAR's big races. Although F1 is bigger in Europe and Asia than in the U.S., the sport is seeking ways to expand in the U.S., the world's largest car market. But Schumacher's dominance is threatening that. Unlike Woods, whose earlier string of victories clearly contributed to golf's popularity, the fact that the German driver has already...
Ever since the advent of skateboarding in the 1960s and '70s, the sport has been identified with daredevil adolescent boys. But the face of the game is changing. Look closelyunder that helmet might be your daughter, sister or even mother. There were 1.9 million women skateboarders last year, according to the National Sporting Goods Association, an increase of more than 25% since 1999. And studies by research firm Board-Trac found that in 2002, 26% of all skateboarders were female, up from just 7.5% in 2001. Skateboard manufacturers are catering to the new rollers. Elements is releasing a new signature...
...Action-sports photographer and skater Patty Segovia, 32, who had to use boys' gear when she started skating in dry backyard pools as a teen, says the corporate interest is helping the sport grow and makes women feel more welcome. "If girls don't have clothing and equipment designed for them, it just adds to the sense that they don't belong," she says. Such discord is often enhanced by skeptical male skaters. "Skating with guys can be intimidating," says Segovia. "I still get heckled in skate parks." This occurs even when she is skating with championship skateboarder (and Olympic...
Segovia founded the All Girl Skate Jam in 1997 as a way to recognize female skateboarders. "It was like we dropped a bomb on the skating world, which was mostly male" and somewhat hostile, she says. The competition has helped legitimize the place of women in the sport with its inclusive philosophy, reflected in its motto "All ages, all abilities, all girls." The first year the contest attracted just five female skateboarders. At the most recent event there were more than...