Skeleton ace Matt Weston slides into climate action: ‘We’re dirtbags …

In today’s newsletter: how Britain’s celebrated Winter Olympian is responding to the existential threat to snow and ice sports newssport.cv

As the scorched grass turns lemon-spiky in the summer heat, and our days shrink down into the cool of early morning and late evening, winter feels a long way away. Even for Matt Weston, Britain’s most successful male Winter Olympian.

You probably remember him from Milano Cortina in February, screaming down the skeleton track in his all-in-one super suit, and breaking the track record at the Cortina Sliding Centre four times to win Britain’s first medal of the games. Two days later he became the first GB athlete to win multiple golds at one Winter Olympics, when he took home the mixed team event with Tabitha Stoecker.

Despite losing their last three postseason games, including blowing an 11-point lead against the Bears, McDuffie said: "I think we've got everything we need." He stressed the importance of "finishing games when we are up on guys" and "putting the nail in the coffin."

The team retained head coach Matt LaFleur and avoided major roster changes, while hiring new defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon. McDuffie praised Gannon for bringing "that juice" and expects positive execution of his defensive system.

During the World Cup, Norwegian striker Erling Haaland’s Instagram account saw a meteoric rise of roughly 30 million new followers, taking his total from about 41 million to over 70 million in a month.

This surge has placed him ahead of any Premier League club, with his follower count exceeding that of Manchester City and the combined totals of all other PL teams.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino traveled nearly 96,000 kilometers during the World Cup, spending over 100 hours in the air while shuttling between Mexico, Canada, and the USA.

Associated Press analysis of his private jet logs and social media reveals he flew enough to circle the Earth nearly two and a half times, culminating in the final in New Jersey.