American Football... BUT ON ICE

With the Super Bowl coming up let’s take a look at one of the coldest NFL uniforms & a variation of American Football (on ice) + check out this blind rock climber, a scintillating venue & lots of fun news.

February 04, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes

Pre-match briefing

Ladies and Gentlemen… We made it to February. Congratulations. Now that we’re all back to the rush of daily life, the sports world is also up and running. If you’re finding it hard to keep up with all these international tournaments, don’t worry- we’ve got you covered. In this edition, we’re covering all the international tournaments that took place this week. Let’s get into it.

Scout’s Overview
📡 🚨 Weekly Sports Radar: American Ice Football

American Ice Football is exactly what it sounds like—football played on an ice hockey rink, complete with hash marks, end zones, and plenty of slipping.

It has all the usual football action—blocking, passing, field goals, and touchdowns—but the real challenge? Staying on your feet. Players wear hockey gear with football helmets, but no skates—just regular shoes. Add in cheerleaders, music, and light shows for touchdowns, and you’ve got a spectacle that’s as chaotic as it is entertaining.

Athlete of the week: Jesse Dufton

Venue of the week: Avicii Arena

Credit: SWATcom

Credit: Stockholm Guide

Jesse Dufton is a blind rock climber. Yes, you read that right. He was born with 20% central vision which has deteriorated to 1% today, yet just this year, he climbed a 500-foot (150m) rockface. He’s also part of the British Paraclimbing team. Simply incredible.

Avicii Arena, previously known as Ericsson Globe, is an indoor arena in Stockholm. Sweden is home to the world’s largest scale model of the solar system, and this arena represents the sun. Also, the venue hosts ice hockey, futsal, and UFC.

🧤 Fit Check: Bengals White Colour Rush Uniform

With the Super Bowl coming up this weekend, we had to call out an NFL uniform and this one is pretty cold. It belongs to the Cincinnati Bengals who have never won the Super Bowl but have gotten there three times. Gotta commend the photoshoot here too.

From the bench
🗞️ In case you were injured:

  • Lukas Britschgi won a gold medal at the European Figure Skating Championships, the first man from Switzerland to do so since 1947

  • Niina Petrokina won the 2025 ISU European Figure Skating Championships, despite being diagnosed with aplasmic anaemia (a rare blood disease) just five years ago

  • Denmark’s national team won their fourth consecutive World Handball Championship, beating Croatia 32 to 26

🎯 In over-time:

🏆 Sports Calendar:

  • 2025 European Figure Skating Championships (28 Jan - 2 Feb)

  • 2024/2025 (IBSF) Skeleton World Cup (16 Nov 24 - 7 Feb 25)

  • 2025 (IHF) World Men’s Handball Championship (14 Jan - 2 Feb)

  • 2025 (IBU) Biathlon European Championships (26 Jan - 2 Feb)

  • 2025 (PDC) Darts World Masters (30 Jan - 2 Feb)

  • 2025 (UBI) Cyclo-cross World Championships (31 Jan - 2 Feb)

  • 2025 Men’s Six Nations Rugby Championship (31 Jan - 15 Mar)

  • 2025 Men’s and Women’s Indoor Hockey World Cup (3 Feb - 9 Feb)

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Signing out,
Wasay (brother #2)

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