Renown Ice Hockey Coach Shannon Miller recently made the headlines when she won a federal case against the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) for sex discrimination and retaliation, and was awarded  $3.74 million in past lost wages and emotional distress. Her story highlights how discrimination is ignored in the dark shadows of systemic oppression. Lisa Ingarfield invites Shannon to lay out the facts of her employment and dismissal at the university and how for a prominent and high successful coach her future continues to be plagued with discrimination as she struggles to find employment in the sport and profession she loves. Shannon served as the head coach of the Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey team from 1999 to 2015 winning five national titles. In addition, she was the head coach of the Canadian national women's hockey team which claimed gold at the 1997 IIHF World Women's Championships, along with the silver medal in ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
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