Susan Egelstaff
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Was a 2012 Olympian and 2 x Commonwealth Games medallist🏸 Now a sports writer and columnist at The Herald 👩🏻💻 And co-host of The Inside Track Podcast
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Delighted to be nominated at the
@ScotPressAwards
in amongst a load of other
@heraldscotland
writers - I'm up for Sports Feature Writer of the Year 😸
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Katie Archibald just won gold at the Cycling World Championships. "I have this weird thing in my mind that if I can win this bike race, it means I get a part of Rab for a moment."
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Guy Learmonth: “I hate this sport and I can’t wait to be done with it. But I’m not going to quit”.
In today’s
@heraldscotland
, I speak exclusively to the 800m runner about his omission from GB’s team for next week World Indoor Champs in Glasgow
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I spoke to Laura Montgomery about the heartbreaking loss of her partner, Kat Lindner and how she’s coped in the 8 months since her death
@LauraMonty4
@GlasgowCityFC
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Michael Jamieson’s surprise move into coaching could be a huge boost for Scottish sport- and his willingness to open up about his recent challenges in an attempt to help others should be widely applauded. My
@hssport
column
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In today’s
@hssport
, I speak to
@EilishMccolgan
about her brilliant silver medal at the European Championships, her mum
@Lizmccolgan
‘s nerves and the confidence she can take from her run in Berlin
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No Josh Kerr??!! Disgrace
THE 2023 BBC SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR CONTENDERS ARE HERE! 🎉🏆
🌟 Stuart Broad
🌟 Frankie Dettori
🌟 Mary Earps
🌟 Alfie Hewett
🌟 Katarina Johnson-Thompson
🌟 Rory McIlroy
Watch the awards live on
@BBCOne
&
@BBCiPlayer
, Tuesday, 19 December 2023 from 19:00 GMT.
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For anyone who agrees that the omission of Josh Kerr on the BBC SPOTY shortlist is a shocker, I'll be on
@ScotlandTonight
this evening at 11:10pm ranting abut it
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In today’s
@HandTsport
I speak to
@lauramuiruns
about her world record attempt next weekend, Tokyo 2020 getting closer and what she took from her World Champs run last year
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Patrick Killeen thrilled his move to Glasgow Clan has paid off | HeraldScotland
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Callum Hawkins was one of the world’s very best marathon runners but he’s suffered an injury nightmare in recent years. He races today and next month, will race his first marathon in three years. I speak exclusively to him in today’s
@heraldscotland
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In today’s
@hssport
I speak to
@JoshTaylorBoxer
about his fantastic 2017 and his hopes for the coming year- which include winning a world title 🥊
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It’s the London Marathon today and Callum Hawkins will be on the start line. No one deserves a successful comeback more than him. My
@heraldscotland
column.
@scotathletics
@callhawk
@Team_Scotland
@kilbarchanaac
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In today's
@newsundayherald
I speak to pro wrestling legend
@DMcIntyreWWE
about returning to Scotland and being inducted into the
@InsaneChampWres
Hall of Fame
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Always a pleasure to speak to
@EilishMccolgan
but especially for this one in
@heraldscotland
, where she speaks about heading into the unknown with her marathon debut next weekend in London
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It's always a privilege to interview
@katiearchibald
but never more so than for this, where she speaks about her partner, Rab Wardell, dying in bed beside her and how she's navigated the 12 months since. In
@heraldscotland
. Part 2 coming tomorrow...
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In today’s
@HandTsport
I speak to
@FarooqKash
about signing with
@MatchroomBoxing
and
@EddieHearn
and why he thinks it’ll take him to the next level 🥊
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First day back at work today after a year on maternity leave- think this could be a shock to the system😬
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I spoke to Glasgow Clan’s longest serving player, Matt Haywood, who believes this year’s team is up there with best he’s played in
@MattHaywood11
@MH11Testimonial
@ClanIHC
@ClanIHC_Fitz
@GLA_ClanUpdates
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Always a pleasure speaking to
@EilidhDoyle
but especially for this one.
In today’s
@heraldscotland
exclusive, Scotland’s most decorated athlete talks about why she’s so at peace with her retirement, which she announced yesterday
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Lynsey Sharp hasn’t raced an 800m since 2019. After becoming a mum, she thought she might never manage a comeback but today, she’s on the start line in Manchester. I speak exclusively to her for
@heraldscotland
about the ups and downs of the past 3 years
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After a crazy few days following his interview in
@heraldscotland
, I caught up with
@GuyLearmonth
again as he processes the realisation that he could have been awarded a wild card for this weekend’s World Indoors, but the offer was knocked back.
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In today's
@heraldscotland
I speak to
@katieshanahan_
about this weekend's ISL playoffs, how ignoring an unrecognised number nearly blew her big chance, breaking onto the senior scene and looking up to
@HannahMiley89
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In today's
@HandTsport
I speak to
@ClanIHC
forward
@NolanLaPorte
about the incredible run of form his team are on and the big differences he's found between the sport in his homeland and here
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In today’s
@hssport
I speak to Michael Jamison about his return to the pool- but this time in a coaching capacity, speaking to the Scottish team about the pitfalls of life as an athlete and going back to 5am starts
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For Scotland to have back-to-back athletics world champions is impressive. For it to happen to one club is *almost* unbelievable. My
@heraldscotland
column on
@joshk97
repeating
@JakeSWightman
’s feat from a year ago
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In today's
@heraldscotland
I speak to Scotland's top cyclocross rider Cameron Mason
@camerooney_
about making the step up to Elite, mixing it with the very best in the world and his hopes to finish in the top ten at this weekend's World Championships
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In today's
@hssport
, my interview with former NHL ice hockey star now
@BraeheadClan
head coach
@JTripper21
about beating USA in front of 78,000 fans, the Olympics and cancer
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In today’s
@hssport
, I speak to the brilliant Scotland hockey captain
@kazmarshall7
about Gold Coast 2018 and bouncing back from her Glasgow 2014 disappointment
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In today's
@ScotNational
, my 8 Scottish women to watch in Rio including
@EilidhChild
,
@sconway70
and
@HannahMiley89
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Jasmin Paris races in the World Mountain Running Champs today and I spoke to her about how she became one of the best ultra-runners ever, why she does some of the very toughest races on the planet and her carbon footprint.
@scotathletics
@JasminKParis
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My
@heraldscotland
interview with
@evemuirhead
about the struggles of the past year, this week’s World Championships and the Winter Olympics, which are fast approaching
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In today’s
@hssport
, I speak to
@missviper91
, who’s transformed into a worldwide pro wrestling star and returns to Glasgow this weekend
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In today's
@hssport
I speak to 16 year-old Keanna MacInnes, who will be one of
@Team_Scotland
's youngest members at Gold Coast 2018
@keanna2001
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In today’s
@heraldscotland
, I chat to
@JemmaReekie
about rediscovering her best form, how she’s had to persuade herself she’s had a good season and having her sights set on global medals in 2024
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So
@EilidhDoyle
and I are dipping our toes into the world of podcasting. Here’s the 1st ep of ‘The Inside Track: A Closer Look at Athletics in Scotland.’ It’s a preview of the Scots in action at the World Champs so let us know what you think (be gentle😂)
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I spoke to the lovely
@sconway70
about her historic- and life-changing- Olympic bronze medal at
#Rio2016
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Team Sky head Dave Brailsford must be hit with the hard questions... whether he likes it or not. My
@hssport
column
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In today’s
@hssport
I speak to new
@BraeheadClan
head coach Pete Russell about where he wants to take the team next season and what he’ll bring to the club 🏒
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In today's
@heraldscotland
I speak to
@katieshanahan_
about feeling like a different person compared to 12 months ago, mixing - and beating - some of the world's very best and this weekend's Edinburgh International
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How to increase female participation in sport seems to be the impossible question. But
@scotathletics
are managing it. My
@HandTsport
column
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I spoke to Hibs CEO
@LeeannDempster
abt being a woman in a man's world + if she thinks football is close to equality
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In today’s
@newsundayherald
, I speak to
@beth_potter
about her brave switch to triathlon, how it feels now that it’s paying off and what her winter plans are 💪🏼
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My
@heraldscotland
column on
@scotathletics
and why this current generation are the best ever
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Loved carrying the Queen's baton for
@GC2018
in Glasgow earlier today. Thanks
@Team_Scotland
and
@BadmintonScot
for nominating me
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In today’s
@heraldscotland
, Megan Keith talks about her first senior GB vest, mixing it with the best XC runners in the world and travelling down under for this weekend’s World XC Championships
@scotathletics
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Thanks
@rabperry
for the brilliant pix to accompany my
@InsaneChampWres
feature in today's Sunday Herald 📸
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In today’s
@heraldscotland
I speak to
@LisaAitken1
about getting over the disappointment of leaving the CWG empty-handed, reaching her highest-ever world ranking and this week’s Women’s World Team Champs
@Scottish_Squash
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In today’s
@hssport
I speak to
@ErinWallace185
about her selection for
@Team_Scotland
, combining triathlon and athletics and looking up to
@beth_potter
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Is sexism in sport a learned behaviour? Yes- so why do we keep teaching it? My
@hssport
column
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In today’s
@hssport
, I speak to England internationalist Sara Bayman about joining
@SirensNetball
for the 2018 season
@runlikeforrest
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In today’s
@heraldscotland
, I speak to the fantastic
@Jimmy_mach10
about his new venture,
@TheCyclingAcad1
, which he hopes will change the face of road racing in this country and develop riders who can make it to the very top
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In today's
@hssport
I speak to the brilliant
@KieronAchara
about missing the 2006 CWG and now getting another chance
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This week, Katie Robertson
@katierob_
, will make her GB debut and for
@heraldscotland
, I chat to her about becoming one of Britain's best hockey players after effectively retiring a few years ago, this week's Pro League and making a late Olympic push
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Ahead of
@ClanIHC
’s double header against Belfast Giants this weekend, I spoke to head coach
@ClanIHC_Fitz
about his team’s run of form, sitting on the sidelines and his hopes for the season🏒
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In today’s
@heraldscotland
I speak to
@Jamescrowe7
about defending his title at today’s National XC Champs, why he loves cross-country so much and having the backing of
@andybutchart91
as he bids to make Scotland’s CWG team this summer
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In today's
@hssport
, I speak to double Olympic champion gymnast
@maxwhitlock1
about why he can't wait to return to Glasgow for
@Glasgow2018
and how his Commonwealth Games results have reignited the fire inside him
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In today's
@newsundayherald
I speak to
@PurvisDanny
about being the elder statesman of the gymnastics team in Gold Coast but why he's not lost any of the excitement
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Love this card from the BOA on the 5th anniversary of London 2012 ❤️
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Ahead of tomorrow's DNA meet in Glasgow, I speak to
@JennySelman2
about pulling on a Scotland vest once again, battling through the hard years and having the World Indoors and CWG in her sights
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In today's
@hssport
, I speak to the new Scotland women's hockey coach,
@JenWilson16
about where she hopes to take the team 🏑
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In today's
@hssport
I speak to
@nckicochrane
about her dream start to 2018 and the Scotland hockey team making a real mark in Gold Coast
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In today’s
@newsundayherald
, I speak to
@CraigBenson94
about the Scottish Short-Course Champs, Gold Coast 2018 and training every day with one of his biggest rivals,
@RossMurdoch_
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.
@andybutchart91
took gold at the
@scotathletics
XC Champs in Kirkcaldy yesterday in impressive style - and he even admitted to be enjoying being back in Scotland in the cold
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Really nice wee card through the post from
@TeamGB
on the eve of the 10th anniversary of London 2012. Can’t believe it was a decade ago 😱🥰
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In today’s
@HandTsport
I speak to
@EilidhDoyle
about becoming a mum next month and why reaching Tokyo 2020 would be her greatest achievement ever
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I spoke to
@JLMurray17
about the Scottish national team's success and Hibs' huge Champions League tie next week
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In the
@newsundayherald
today, Scotland manager
@Kerr5Shelley
talks about where she feels the women's national team is now she's been in post for 6 months and her hopes to get Scotland to a World Cup for the first time in two decades
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Katie Archibald: “I need to clean Rab’s road bike because it’s covered in energy drink and the tyres are flat but I just can’t touch it.”
In today’s
@heraldscotland
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I spoke to
@EilishMccolgan
who at the start of 2016 couldn't walk without pain. Next week, she'll be at the Olympics
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In today’s
@HandTsport
I speak to
@Dunks_Scott
about spending his longest time ever out of the water, adding to his Olympic medal collection and getting back competing 🏊🏼♂️
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Teenager
@jenny_holl
became Scotland’s youngest national champion at the British Track Cycling Champs in Manchester at the weekend
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I spent last night at
@InsaneChampWres
's Barramania III- it was, without doubt, one of the best events I've ever worked at. Unreal 💪🏼
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In today's
@handtsport
I speak to
@CraigTMoore
about being one of the few Scots in the
@ClanIHC
dressing room, where his accent comes from and the team's chances for the season
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In today’s
@heraldscotland
, I chat to
@EilishMccolgan
about how she’s managed to put into perspective her injury-hit year, her marathon plans and her new documentary
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In today's
@heraldscotland
I speak to Megan Keith about why she loves cross country so much, how things have changed since becoming European champion last winter and today's trials for this year’s Euro XC Champs
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In today’s
@heraldscotland
I speak to
@LibbyClegg
about her switch from athletics to cycling, what it’s like to go from Paralympic champion to the bottom of the ladder and her competitive debut on a bike later this month
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My
@hssport
interview with
@HannahMiley89
about her second Commonwealth Games in Australia, 12 years after her first, and the prospect of making history
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My
@HandTsport
interview with one of Scotland’s brightest talents in the pool,
@emmarussell51
about exceeding her early expectations, training alongside world-class swimmers like
@Dunks_Scott
+ the possibility of making it to Tokyo
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My
@heraldscotland
column about
@lauramuiruns
and her nomination this week for World Athletics’ Athlete of the Year
@scotathletics
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In today’s
@heraldscotland
I speak to
@EilidhDoyle
about her comeback after having baby Campbell, how everything has changed for her and her somewhat surprising feelings of disappointment that the Olympics were postponed
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My
@heraldscotland
column on
@JakeSWightman
, his incredible world title win and why it’s one of the best stand-alone achievements ever in Scottish sport
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In today's
@hssport
I speak to
@jjzarchibald
about his British points title just six months after doing his first lap of a track and getting an extra boost from his sister
@_katiearchibald
screaming encouragement
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.
@scotathletics
are holding an eating disorder seminar in January and Jayne Nisbet will be one of the guest speakers
@_beYOUtiful_U
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