Can just see Alyssa Thompson questioning everything

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flops here’s moonbeam goating the chelsea bench to cheer you up

In heightened times, the Milan-Cortina opening ceremony played it safe. There are always those who say that sport should not be political, but sport is inexorably shaped by politics, writes JPH. bit.ly/3O8IcV5

A piece from last night’s Opening Ceremony which did everything it could to hide the political realities of the outside world. At what point do we stop just insisting sport is political and instead admit its apolitical nature is a tool? The Observer observer.co.uk/news/sport/art…

When it comes to Sonia Bompastor, it does feel like we are entering the Chelsea of it all For The Observer observer.co.uk/news/sport/art…

2/3 SCREAMERS x Madonna Jessie Donnelly

Ian Wright with the England Women’s National Team in 1990 😌

It was a tough start to the week for Team GB as 4th placed finishes and a loss in the mixed curling semi-final meant they missed out on a potential three medals Places their aim of a record medal tally from this Olympics in jeopardy already My report observer.co.uk/news/sport/art…

Which WSL club won the January transfer window? | SCREAMERS youtu.be/xPNned-mZRo?si…

Paul Green being pushed out the door at Chelsea is just one more example of the seemingly never ending belief from Stewart and Winstanley that there is nothing at the club they could not do better, despite all evidence to the contrary The Observer observer.co.uk/news/sport/art…

For the past week, my algorithm has been dominated by figure skating. It is the perfect internet sport - accessible and debatable - and Ilia Malinin is its perfect victim The Observer observer.co.uk/news/sport/art…

The conditions are snow joke!❄️ Tina, the 2026 Winter Olympics mascot, took a tumble in today's challenging weather 😅

“This isn’t a shock to me” Leon Greenwood’s journey to the Olympics might not have taken the path he expected, but he always believed he would reach the top My interview for The Observer observer.co.uk/news/sport/art…

For this Sunday's The Observer I wrote about the parallels between Alysa Liu and Eileen Gu, and the complexities of nationality in an increasingly globalised sporting world observer.co.uk/news/sport/art…

Counter Pressed Flo Lloyd-Hughes Gilly Flaherty JPH We're right behind you in your takeover JPH! ✊

‘No winter sport without stable winters‘ – could the Winter Olympics melt away? The climate crisis is putting increasing pressure on venues and athletes, writes JPH. bit.ly/4kYbwtM

Love to ‘hatewatch’? You’re simply following football evolution. Read more as JPH explores why we may be hardwired to want those we dislike to fail, now driven by social media, reactions are becoming more extreme and hysterical. bit.ly/4u79Fau

As England headed to Turkey by chartered flight, Ukraine were on a 15 hour bus to Moldova 4 years on from the Russian invasion, Ukrainian women’s football has changed forever With thanks to manager Iya Andrushchak and Nicole Kozlova for speaking to me observer.co.uk/news/sport/art…

I’ve been fascinated by how dominant “hatewatching” has become as a medium of watching football So I went on a journey via Freud, Plato and Mark Goldbridge to find out why The Observer observer.co.uk/news/sport/art…