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“I think in the moment, when you step on the ice in the senior competitions with top quality skaters, you leave respect to the side.” For British short track speed … Continue Reading Ethan Treacy: Family influences and making huge leaps
Alasdair Hooper and Will Moulton are joined by British Short Track speed skater Ethan Treacy on episode 35 of SportSpiel. FEATURE INTERVIEW On our feature interview section (4:57) interviewer Yashas Mudumbai … Continue Reading Ethan Treacy: Living life at full speed
By Alasdair Hooper “What’s the one thing that hasn’t gone wrong at the Games for Elise? There you go.” British speed skater Elise Christie and the Winter Olympics haven’t exactly … Continue Reading Elise Christie: Olympic luck, injury and her long track adventure
Alasdair Hooper hosts a special SportSpiel episode – the 50th ever produced – and is joined by British speed skating star Elise Christie. The 2017 World Champion is one of … Continue Reading Speed Skating Special: Elise Christie
Once again the peculiar phenomenon that is the Winter Olympics has come and gone, leaving us gaping in awe at the feats of unfathomably cool athletes who have done things … Continue Reading Opinion: Have we forgotten Elise Christie is human?
Alasdair Hooper and Will Moulton are joined by freelance journalist Alys Bowen to bring you episode 19 of SportSpiel. In our first segment we discuss: The British highlights at … Continue Reading Episode 19: Chris Lloyd
For a small nation without specialised weather or facilities, it is incredible that Great Britain keeps breeding female athletes perfectly suited to hurtling head first down a track at 90mph. … Continue Reading How Sochi 2014 disappointment reignited Laura Deas’ passion for skeleton
With the 2018 Winter Olympics kicking off in PyeongChang today, the headlines and conversation in the run-up have had very little to do with the opening ceremony, or the games … Continue Reading Has CAS jeapordised the fight against doping?
Alasdair Hooper hosts the eighth SportSpiel Winter Olympics special as we tick down to PyeongChang 2018 in style. In this episode we are joined by British figure skating stars Penny … Continue Reading Winter Olympics Special: Penny Coomes and Nick Buckland
Will Moulton hosts the seventh SportSpiel Winter Olympics special as we tick down to PyeongChang 2018 in style. On this episode we are joined by skeleton racer Laura Deas as … Continue Reading Winter Olympics Special: Laura Deas
Alasdair Hooper hosts the sixth SportSpiel Winter Olympics special as we tick down to PyeongChang 2018 in style. On this episode Alasdair is joined by the Associate Senior Writer of … Continue Reading Winter Olympics Special: The consequences of the NHL’s no-show with Matt Larkin
Alasdair Hooper hosts the fifth SportSpiel Winter Olympics special as we tick down to PyeongChang 2018 in style. On this episode alpine skier Charlie Guest chats about her journey to … Continue Reading Winter Olympics Special: Charlie Guest
Alasdair Hooper hosts the fourth SportSpiel Winter Olympics special as we tick down to PyeongChang 2018 in style. On this episode short track speed skater Charlotte Gilmartin returns to the … Continue Reading Winter Olympics Special: Charlotte Gilmartin
Alasdair Hooper and Will Moulton bring you the third SportSpiel Winter Olympics special as we tick down to PyeongChang 2018 in style. In this episode we take a look at … Continue Reading Winter Olympics Special: Russian doping, Korean unity and who to watch
Alasdair Hooper hosts the second SportSpiel Winter Olympics special as we tick down to PyeongChang 2018 in style. On this episode we are joined by British biathlete Amanda Lightfoot who … Continue Reading Winter Olympics Special: Amanda Lightfoot
Alasdair Hooper hosts the first SportSpiel Winter Olympics special as we tick down to PyeongChang 2018 in style. On this episode we are joined by Britain’s number one ski cross … Continue Reading Winter Olympics Special: Emily Sarsfield