Introducing

Get to know the next generation of must-know names that are changing the game in the series, Introducing, where Sports Illustrated and Empower Onyx are celebrating the Black women and girls who are emerging leaders and rising stars in the sports world.

Introducing

11-Year-Old Kaitlyn Saunders Lifts Spirits With Her Figure Skating Performances

18-Year-Old Courtney Burnett Is Redefining the Skateboarder Stereotype

Former Hooper Nia Symone Wants To Help Athletes Find a Purpose Beyond the Game

Jordan Chiles Reflects on Her Moment at the Tokyo Olympics

Softball Sensation Odicci Alexander Is Inspiring the Next Generation

16-Year-Old Golfer Kyndall Campbell Is Driving Her Sport on a New Course

How 16-Year-Old Equestrian Zoie Brogdon Is Making a Mark in Her Sport

10-Year-Old Pepper Persley Is Setting the World Ablaze

Kamali Thompson Is a Modern-Day Superwoman

14-Year-Old Daneya Celestin Is Redefining Dance