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.
Contents:
- 16 GAY AND BI OLYMPIC FIGURE SKATERS
- SEVEN FABULO “OUT” GAY MEN OF FIGURE SKATG
- ERIC RADFORD: OLYMPIC FIGURE SKATER, MEDAL-WNG FAY MAN. AND GAY.
16 GAY AND BI OLYMPIC FIGURE SKATERS
* gay canadian 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. 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.
SEVEN FABULO “OUT” GAY MEN OF FIGURE SKATG
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. * gay canadian figure skaters *
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:. Three Olympic figure skaters have e out for Pri Month, cludg two gay men and a queer woman.
ERIC RADFORD: OLYMPIC FIGURE SKATER, MEDAL-WNG FAY MAN. AND GAY.
The three athlet are: Amerin sgl figure skater Jason Brown, who is gay; Canadian ice dancer Pl Poirier, who is gay, and Canadian ice dancer Kalyn Weaver, who is queer.
I’m gay, and that’s a story still beg wrten... “[Beg a gay athlete] hasn’t been somethg that I’ve really talked about very much, pecially a public settg, ” Poirier said.