I Try Not To Talk Trash with Claire Thompson
02/12/25 • 31 min
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Claire Thompson, defense(wo)man for Team Canada and the Minnesota Frost of the PWHL, joins Sarah to discuss balancing the demands of medical school and professional hockey, how she and the Canadians are preparing for the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics, and why she’s the ChatGPT of whatever team she’s on. Plus, being friends with the enemy, international adventures, and Sarah tries to get her to talk a little trash.
- Watch Claire and the Minnesota Frost! The full PWHL schedule can be found here
- Keep those platonic valentines coming! Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at [email protected]
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Claire Thompson, defense(wo)man for Team Canada and the Minnesota Frost of the PWHL, joins Sarah to discuss balancing the demands of medical school and professional hockey, how she and the Canadians are preparing for the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics, and why she’s the ChatGPT of whatever team she’s on. Plus, being friends with the enemy, international adventures, and Sarah tries to get her to talk a little trash.
- Watch Claire and the Minnesota Frost! The full PWHL schedule can be found here
- Keep those platonic valentines coming! Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at [email protected]
- Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.com Instagram: @Spain2323
- Follow producer Misha Jones! Bluesky: @mishthejrnalist.bsky.social Instagram: @mishthejrnalist
- Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: @byalexazzi.bsky.social
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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- The PWHL schedule is here
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Good Game with Sarah Spain - I Try Not To Talk Trash with Claire Thompson
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Welcome to Good Game with Sarah Spain, where we are still watching that clip of Serena Williams crip walking in the Super Bowl halftime performance, a clapback at critics from the Olympics, and a chance to dog a dude to try to dishear and her husband because he didn't get the girl.
Speaker 2Oh and plus she looked fire doing it. Let's go.
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