Sports coverage from the Olympics, interviews with athletes and coverage of the impact off the field, mat, and ice; and, music coverage from opera to rap.

Alexandra is available for freelance writing opportunities as it pertains to music and sports, including program writing.

 

music - most recent freelance

abc news - sports

Explorer's camera from 1930s found on glacier in Yukon territory / Nims Purja on the success of '14 Peaks,' documentary about his epic mountaineering record / She's off to free climb El Cap. He's off to Everest. How this power couple gets by. / Former Olympians react to Simone Biles having the decision to withdraw / Jessica McDonald, the only mom on the US soccer team, just hopes her son remembers this / Was attempting Mount Everest worth the risk amid the COVID-19 pandemic? / After World Cup win, US women pivot to gender discrimination lawsuit / Emily Harrington climbs Yosemite's El Capitan in one day / Why Olympic weightlifter Mattie Rogers documented her IUD journey while training / With nationals underway a year before Olympics, USA Gymnastics still struggles to earn trust / Mount Everest shut down to climbers amid coronavirus outbreak / How one of the deadliest seasons on Mount Everest unfolded, leading to 11 deaths / Women's hockey players are protesting playing professionally -- but don't call it a boycott / Skateboarders Mariah Duran and Sean Malto look to Tokyo 2020 Olympics / Marine veteran Micah Herndon finishes Boston Marathon crawling in memory of fallen comrades / Daniel Romanchuk becomes youngest to win men's wheelchair division of Boston Marathon / US women's hockey players dominate world competitions, but push for 'one league' back home / Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro: Reporter's Notebook

abc news - music

Lawrence Brownlee is in limited company as a star Black tenor. He has some ideas why. / Why opera star Stephanie Blythe started performing drag / How St. Louis' opera company works to move the art form forward / Jakub Józef Orliński, opera singer who break dances, marks a momentous year / What it's like to perform 'La traviata' live for an audience in the age of coronavirus / With theater doors closed for coronavirus, diversity in opera finds new paths / San Francisco Opera announces Eun Sun Kim as incoming music director / When true crime takes the stage: Opera Philadelphia premieres 'Denis & Katya' / Placido Domingo exits Met Opera performances after sexual harassment allegations / Dallas Opera's Hart Institute attempts to correct gender inequality among conductors / Artist labor union hosting anti-harassment training in wake of Placido Domingo allegations

bustle - sports

NHL Network's Jamie Hersch Wants People To Stop Asking If She "Actually" Likes Sports / Bailey Davis Is No Longer An NFL Cheerleader, But She's Still Dancing

bustle - music

How 'Marnie' Addresses Sexual Assault In Opera In The #MeToo Era

 

Elity DaiLY - gymnastics

Olympian Jordyn Wieber's College Experience Was All About Following What Felt Right / Jordyn Wieber Is Countering An Abusive Gymnastics Culture By Coaching / Laurie Hernandez Is Returning To Gymnastics With A Determined Focus /  Senator Jeanne Shaheen Wants An Investigation On USA Gymnastics & Won’t Stop Until It Happens / Simone Biles And Aly Raisman On Olympic Rules They Want Changed By Tokyo 2020

the daily beast

Meet the Women Who Play Men at the Opera: Secrets of the ‘Trouser Role’

elite daily - olympics 

Red Gerard Would Like You To Know He Didn't Oversleep That Much At The Olympics / This Is What Winter Olympics Athletes Are Most Excited For In PyeongChang / Who Is Maggie Voisin? The Olympic Freestyle Skier Is Coming Back / The U.S. Women’s Olympic Hockey Team Thinks They’re A Team Everyone "Can Rally Behind" / Jocelyne & Monique Lamoureux Of USA Hockey Aren't Done Pushing For Gender Equity / Alana Nichols' Advice To Young Women: "Comparison Is The Ultimate Thief Of All Joy" / The U.S. Women's Hockey Team's Gold Medal Was All Part Of Their Plan To Support Equality

van magazine - music

Heartbeat Opera / Answers: Interview with Elina Garanca / Sing Her Name / Rhythm of Reason: Concert with Cornel West

opera news

Giving Voice: Jonathan Palant brings his city’s homeless women and men to music. / Energy Source: Soprano Brenda Rae delivers a dash of daring to all her roles.

elite daily - sports

Venus Williams Reveals Adorable Reason She Owes Her Success To Sister Serena / How To Take A Good Snap, According To Guys Who Snapchatted Everest Climb / Melissa Arnot & Maddie Miller's Colorado 50 Peaks Climb Ended With Humbling Lessons

wqxr radio - music

Dawn of Midi's Qasim Naqvi Goes Deep with 'Chronology' / Ian David Rosenbaum's 'Memory Palace'

HUFFINGTON POST

It Might Not Take A Concussion To Change A High Schooler’s Brain / How The University Of Michigan Is Bringing Mental Health Care To Its Student Athletes / A Majority Of High Schools Lack Full-Time Athletic Trainers To Keep Kids Safe