IT’S TEAM TRUMP
IVANKA Trump went “full John Terry” during her trip to the Winter Olympics, wearing Team USA kit and holding a silver medal.
The US president’s daughter posed with American bobsledder Lauren Gibbs, above, plus lugers Taylor Morris and Matt Mortensen. The model and White House adviser, 36, said as she cradled the medal in South Korea: “I feel like this almost is like trying on someone’s wedding band.”
Skier Gus Kenworthy slammed her, saying: “Everybody here has worked so hard! Except Ivanka. Honestly, TF is she doing here?” Former Chelsea captain Terry wore full kit to collect 2012’s Champions League trophy, despite being suspended for the final.
A WAR of words has erupted between Team GB bobsleighers Bradley Hall and former team-mate John Jackson.
Hall drove his four-man sled to 17th, one place above Lamin Deen, with both British teams nearly two-and-a-half seconds off the pace of gold medallists Germany.
That result was way below expectations after Jackson finished fifth four years ago in Sochi.
Jackson called it an “absolute disappointment” and fears the sport will lose £5m from UK Sport “heading back to the abyss of unfunded sports”. But Hall, who also finished 12th in the two-man, hit back and said: “I find a lot of the comments unfair, considering the circumstances, which you are fully aware of yet fail to mention.”
Those ‘circumstances’ refer to a turbulent six months for British Bobsleigh and Skeleton, with scandals ranging from bullying and sexism allegations, leadership reshuffling and funding problems.
“We made the best of a bad situation,” said Hall.
“We’ve had a shoestring budget for this last season and that’s why what happened with the women meant they unfortunately didn’t have the funding.”
Billy Morgan celebrated his snowboard big air bronze in style by getting trollied.
Morgan shook off a monster hangover to carry the British flag at yesterday’s closing ceremony, hours after his mates pushed him back to the athletes’ village on a luggage trolley.
“I don’t actually remember the trolley but apparently it happened,” he said. “We had a great time.
“This morning I got called into the room and I thought I was in big trouble but they gave me the honour (of carrying the flag) and it’s crazy to