Leaders and influencers in women's sports gather at Nike's world headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon Karina LeBlanc takes you inside the room.
Dr. Stacy Sims is an exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist who has spent her career closing the gender data gap in sport.
Sims is building a large language model trained on female physiology and vetted by academic researchers, and she makes the case for what changes when the science finally includes her, down to the 13-year-old girl still coached like a young boy. Recorded with Karina LeBlanc at The Epicenter: Women's Global Sports Summit presented by Nike, held at Nike’s headquarters during Epicenter Week.
Tobin Heath signed a one-day contract to officially retire as a Portland Thorn, and more than 22,000 fans filled Providence Park to send her off, the biggest Thorns crowd since 2024. The morning after, she sat down with Karina LeBlanc, her teammate from that first 2013 season, for a conversation about Portland, what they built here, and the ending she never got to have.
Recorded live at The Epicenter: Women's Global Sports Summit presented by Nike, Karina LeBlanc brings four athletes to the stage who are the proof point of what investing in women's sports gives back: Hall of Famer and three-time Olympic gold medalist Dawn Staley, Paralympian and seven-time U.S. champion Scout Bassett, Portland Fire forward Bridget Carleton, and Portland Thorns and Olympic gold medalist Sophia Wilson.
Portland Fire standouts Sarah Ashlee Barker and Megan DiLeo sit down with host Karina LeBlanc for a raw, inspiring, and laugh-out-loud conversation about faith, family, and the ultimate power of joy. Both are playing the best basketball of their careers, and it comes through in how they talk about the game, their teammates, and what drives them beyond the court.