Posted on May 5, 2019
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Photo credit: Martin Holtom It’s difficult finding a genuine reason to dislike Elise Christie. Her quirky personality, motivational Instagram posts and relative humbleness despite her immense talent all serve to make the short track speed skater highly endearing. She is a journalist’s dream too,… Continue Reading “#45) Elise Christie”
Category: The 52, Winter OlympicsTags: 2014 Winter Olympics, 2018 Winter Olympics, 2019 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships, Anxiety, BBC Sport, David McDaid, Depression, Elise Christie, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Pyeongchang 2018, Short track speed skating, Sochi 2014, SportSpiel, UK Sport
Posted on December 30, 2017
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As another year draws to a close it’s once again time for me to reflect on my favourite memories from the previous 12 months. This year’s list features game changing moments, unadulterated chaos, new faces rising to the top and old ones setting yet… Continue Reading “My Top 10 Sporting Moments – 2017 (Part I)”
Category: End Of Year Reviews, Opinion, Top 10sTags: 2014 Winter Olympics, 2017 Mexico City ePrix, 2017 World Athletics Championships, 2017 World Para-athletics Championships, 2018 Winter Olympics, 3000m Steeplechase, Alastair Cook, Athletics, Australia, Cricket, Danni Wyatt, Elise Christie, England, Formula E, Great Britain, Ice Skating, Jonnie Peacock, London 2017, Lucas di Grassi, Men's Ashes 2017/18, Pyeongchang 2018, Rosie Clarke, Sochi 2014, Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year, Women's Ashes 2017
Posted on September 5, 2017
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Just like that, the summer has ended. All of a sudden the days are now duller than watching England at Wembley, the nights longer than Fernando Alonso’s wait to be given a decent car, the suburban streets sparser than the crowd at a county… Continue Reading “After an incredible summer, it’s time to ensure female athletes get the equality they deserve”
Category: OpinionTags: 2017 EuroHockey Nations Championship, 2017 European Badminton Championships, 2017 European Eventing Championship, 2017 European Shooting Championships, 2017 Hockey World League Semi-Final, 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup, 2017 Women's Euros, 2017 Women's Lacrosse World Cup, 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup, 2017 Women's Six Nations, 2017 World Aquatics Championships, 2017 World Athletics Championhips, 2017 World Badminton Championships, 2017 World Judo Championships, 2017 World Para-athletics Championships, 2017 World Taekwondo Championships, 2017 World Taekwondo Grand Prix, Anya Shrubsole, Argentina, Australia, Bianca Walkden, Canada, Cricket, Diving, Elise Christie, Emily Scarratt, England, Eni Aluko, Equestrian, Fernando Alonso, football, Gabby Adcock, Gemma Tattersall, Georgie Hermitage, Grace Reid, Great Britain, Hannah Cockroft, Hockey, Hollie Webb, India, Jade Jones, Jennifer McIntosh, Jo Konta, Jordanne Whiley, Judo, Julie Payne, Katie Gleeson, Kirsty Gilmour, Kristina Cook, Lacrosse, Lauren Smith, Lois Toulson, Lord's, Mark Sampson, Natalie Powell, Natasha Jonas, Nekoda Smythe-Davis, New Zealand, Nicola Wilson, RFU, rugby, Sammi Kinghorn, Sarah Walker, Seonaid McIntosh, Sophie Hahn, Suzanna Hext, Taekwondo, Tennis, The Netherlands, Wembley
Posted on February 8, 2014
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After some very useful feedback, I decided to considerably shorten my Winter Olympic guide so it suits everyone and not just people like me! I get so caught up in things I often forget that 99% of the population don’t have the same interest… Continue Reading “Guide to Sochi 2014 – the short version!”
Category: Winter OlympicsTags: Aimee Fuller, Aja Evans, Aksel Lund Svindal, Alex Baumann, Alexander Tretiakov, Alexandre Bioldeau, Alexis Pinturault, Alpine skiing, Amanda Lightfoot, Andrew Musgrave, Armin Zöggeler, Astrid Uhrendholdt Jacobsen, Austria, Beat Hefti, Belarus, Biathlon, Billy Morgan, Bobsleigh, Carino Vogt, Charles Hamelin, Charlie White, Chemmy Alcott, Curling, Czech Republic, Darya Domracheva, Dave Rydinh, Dominic Parsons, Elana Meyers, Elise Christie, Emil Hegle Svendsen, Eric Frentzel, Felix Loch, Felix Neureuther, Figure skating, France, Freestyle skiing, Gabriela Soukalová, Germany, Great Britain, Hannah Kearney, Heather Moyse, Heidi Weng, Ice Hockey, India, James Woods, Jamie Nicholls, Japan, Jason Lamy Chappuls, Javier Fernández, Jenny Jones, Jon Eley, Judging scandal at Salt Lake 2002, Julia Lipnitskaia, Justine Dufour-Lapointe, Kailie Humphries, Kamil Stoch, Kerrigan and Harding scandal, Kristan Bromley, Latvia, Li Nina, Liechtenstein, Lindsey Jacobellis, Lizzy Yarnold, Luge, Marcel Hirscher, Maria Höfl-Riesch, Marit Bjørgen, Martin Foucarde, Martin Johnsrud Sundby, Martins Dukurs, Maxim Trankov, Meryl Davies, Michael Kingsbury, Mike Dixon, Natalie Geisenberger, Noelle Pikus-Place, Nordic combined, Norway, Peter Prevs, Poland, Sage Kotsenburg, Sara Takanashi, Scotland, Shaun White, Shelley Rudman, Shim Suk-Hee, Shiva Keshavan, Short track speed skating, Simon Ammann, Skeleton, Ski jumping, Slovenia, Sochi Winter Olympics 2014, South Korea, Spain, Steve Holcomb, Sweden, Tatiana Volosozhar, Tatjana Hüfner, Therese Johaug, Tina Weirather, Tobias Arlt, Tobias Wendi, Tomass Dukurs, Torgeir Bergrem, Torvill and Dean, USA, Victor An, Wang Fen, Wang Mang, XC skiing, Xin Zhang
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