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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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Susan Egelstaff
6 months
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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@SusanEgelstaff
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1 year
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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In today’s @heraldscotland , my Scottish sportswomen of the year 🙌🏼
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7 years
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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@SusanEgelstaff
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11 months
No Josh Kerr??!! Disgrace
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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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11 months
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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5 years
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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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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7 years
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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@SusanEgelstaff
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7 years
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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2 years
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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1 year
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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@SusanEgelstaff
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6 years
.⁦ @_katiearchibald ⁩ and ⁦ @neahevans ⁩ help GB to first gold of ⁦ @Glasgow2018
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5 years
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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@SusanEgelstaff
Susan Egelstaff
5 years
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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6 years
I want to bring big fight nights back to Scotland, says @JoshTaylorBoxer
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2 years
In today’s @heraldscotland , my Scottish sportswomen of the year
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3 years
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 @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 @HandTsport , the top 10 Scottish sportswomen of the decade 💪🏼
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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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8 years
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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@SusanEgelstaff
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5 years
This, by ⁦ @Oldfirmfacts1 ⁩ about Megan Rapinoe, is v good
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7 years
In today's @hssport I speak to @mj88live about his new life as a coach, the launch of the Michael Jamieson Swim Academy in Glasgow today and using the attributes he learned as an athlete in his new career
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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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8 years
I spoke to the lovely @sconway70 about her historic- and life-changing- Olympic bronze medal at #Rio2016
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@SusanEgelstaff
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7 years
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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6 years
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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2 years
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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5 years
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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8 years
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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7 years
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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@SusanEgelstaff
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7 years
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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7 years
Thanks @rabperry for the brilliant pix to accompany my @InsaneChampWres feature in today's Sunday Herald 📸
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2 years
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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6 years
That start of the @Glasgow2018 women’s road race at Glasgow Green 🚴🏽‍♀️
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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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8 years
Is sexism in sport a learned behaviour? Yes- so why do we keep teaching it? My @hssport column
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7 years
In today’s @hssport , I speak to England internationalist Sara Bayman about joining @SirensNetball for the 2018 season @runlikeforrest
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2 years
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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7 years
In today’s @hssport I speak to @Team_Scotland ’s youngest member, para-swimmer Toni Shaw
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3 years
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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Susan Egelstaff
7 years
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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6 years
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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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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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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8 years
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 @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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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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1 year
Happy Olympic day 🥳
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. @JemmaReekie impresses once again in Glasgow GP victory
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My @ScotNational interview with @G_Adderley01 who's an internationalist in two sports 💪🏼
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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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5 years
Happy Olympic Day!
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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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