At the Winter Olympics, Black athletes earned medals in bobsled, figure skating and speed skating for the U.S. But a Black skier has never competed on a U.S. Olympic team.
Henri Rivers, President of the National Brotherhood of Skiers (NBS), hopes a new union with U.S. Ski and Snowboard (USSA) produces a breakthrough.
“I would like to see more accomplished athletes in the pipeline getting the support that they need, whether it’s attending academies, specific training camps, specialized coaching,” Rivers said by phone on Friday. “I want to see those types of things instituted so our athletes can get up to par.