Adam Rippon may be the first out figure skater to pete the Olympics, but he's not the only gay man to have land an axel on the world stage.
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- THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 39 GAY OLYMPIC FIGURE SKATERS. HERE’S THE LIST
- 'GAYT SPORT AMERI'
- 16 GAY AND BI OLYMPIC FIGURE SKATERS
THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 39 GAY OLYMPIC FIGURE SKATERS. HERE’S THE LIST
Guillme Cizeron is the sixth gay man to w Olympic gold figure skatg. * percentage of gay figure skaters *
There have been at least 39 gay men to pete figure skatg at the Wter Olympic Gam over the years, wh eight publicly out men petg 2022.
'GAYT SPORT AMERI'
LGBT historian Tony Scupham-Bilton has intified the men over the years, cludg a pastakg procs of intifyg who is gay.
The gay men have bed for 15 Olympic medals, wh several ready to pete pairs figure skatg later this week. Five other gay athlet have been named as alternat. In addn to the 37 gay men, Timothy LeDuc is nonbary and will make their Olympic but this week.
Six of the gay men to pete have won Olympic gold medals:. But when you tune to the Wter Olympics, not one of the figure skatg ntenrs any disciple (sgl, pairs, dance) will be an out gay man.
16 GAY AND BI OLYMPIC FIGURE SKATERS
There will be gay men petg Tur, to be sure -- cludg some who nsir themselv to be out their personal liv -- but not one who will say so on the public rerd. What percentage of male figure skaters is gay?
And do that mean nothg has changed what Jon Jackson, an openly gay skatg judge, lls "the gayt sport Ameri"?
But I remember when Rudy Galdo started sayg that the judg treated him differently bee he was gay...