In this episode The PowHERful podcast we meet Deedra Irwin, a member of USA Biathlon who is working to bring home the very first medal for the US in the sport. It’s the only winter sport America has not brought home a medal in but Irwin took a big step towards the goal in her first Olympics in 2022, finishing 7th in the 15km individual race - the highest place an American had ever earned in the race in an international competition.

While working towards that goal, Irwin and her teammates have been fighting a much bigger battle to change the reported culture of abuse and harassment she and other female teammates have detailed in multiple Associated Press reports. The allegations go back decades and Irwin gives powerful testimony as to why this battle was so important for her to fight to change the sport she loves for the better.