Allison Stokke and Alyce Caron
Allison Stokke, born in Newport Beach, California on 22 March 1989, is among America's most famous and wealthiest Pole Vaulters. She became a pole jumper in 2007 following a photo of her at an event at the age of 17. Instagram and Twitter are her most popular social networks. She is well known for her track and field performance, similar to Jessica Ennis Hill. Los Angeles Times and others noted that Stokke did not seek or seek out such the attention. Brett Hutchins and David Rowe in their book Technology Power and Culture in the Network Society linked Stokke in the context of American soccer player Alex Morgan and Hope Solo Female athletes that they said were sexualized and had their public images presented in a manner as to de-emphasize their sporting accomplishments. They also noted that Stokke's comments on social media tend to be insulting, and attribute the sexualization of the situation to the female athletes. Many of the comments drew comparisons with Brandi Chastain...