Karen Crouse began her sportswriting career as the first woman in the sports department at the Savannah News-Press. She worked for seven other daily newspapers before joining the New York Times in 2005. Her book on life in small town Vermont was published in 2018, and she currently serves as the international sports correspondent for the New York Times.    She was nominated for the 2020 Dan Jenkins Medal for Best Sportswriting Award for “Gracie Gold’s Battle for Olympic Glory Ended in a Fight to Save Herself,” a piece published by The New York Times on January 25, 2019.    Give it a read! nytimes.com/2019/01/25/sports/gracie-gold-figure-skating-.html    #karencrouse #sportswriting #danjenkins #moodycollegeofcommunication