Gay skaters

But figure skating has always provided an athletic arena for gay men, even if most historically waited to come out publicly after their Olympic career came to a close.

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By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Adam Rippon may be the first out figure skater to compete in the Olympics, but he's not the only gay man to have landed an axel on the world stage. He retired from competition in and is now a data analyst at Google.

Two. This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Figure skaters. It includes Figure skaters that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. But he kept his sexuality a private matter untilwhen the United States sent a delegation to Russia made up of high-profile gay athletes.

While questions about the flamboyant skater followed him through his career -- two Canadian broadcasters caught flak and inspired a Pride House protest after making homophobic comments about Weir at the Olympics -- he did not come out untilwhen he revealed he was gay in his memoir, Welcome to My World.

Czechoslovakia was divided into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in Nepela, though, would die in at the age of Official medical reports list cancer of the lymph nodes as his cause of death, but he often gets listed among athletes who died of AIDS-related complications.

Radford came out to Outsports a couple months later and would go on to win two world championships with Duhamel. But he never mentioned being gay until he started playing hockey for the Toronto Gay Hockey Association, skater he started literally wearing that part of his identity on his sleeve, something he discussed with The Gay egg News in John Curry, United Kingdom, Men's Singles The British skater, famous for bringing ballet and dance moves into men's singles, won the gold gay the games in Innsbruck, where he also acted as flag bearer for his nation.

His sexuality would become a matter of public record thanks to a palimony suit filed in Canada, forcing the skater to come out inas reported by The Advocate. 16 Gay and Bi Olympic Figure Skaters When Adam Rippon competes at the Olympics this year, it will be the first time an openly gay figure skater represents the United States in an individual event.

Ondrej Nepela, Czechoslovakia, Men's Singles The Slovak skater went to his first Olympics at age 13 inand later won gold at the games in Sapparo, the only person from his nation to ever accomplish that feat. Shortly before competing at Worlds that same year, the German newspaper Bild-Zeitung outed Curry as gay, causing a minor scandal in Europe, but Curry went on to win the event anyway, making him the first skater to win the European, Olympic and World championships in a single season, according to the BBC.

He died from AIDS complications in Actor Tab Hunter later revealed he had a long-term relationship with Robertson, which covered the skater's competitive career, he told OutSmart magazine in The pair did, however, go on to win a World Championship in The two were contenders for gold heading into the games before Gardner tore his thigh in practice, according to People.

Here's every figure skater and ice dancer to compete at the Olympic Games who came out during or after their time on the ice. The World Figure Skating Championships take place in Boston this week and among the athletes competing will be six skaters who identify as LGBTQ, with one of them poised to make history.

T oller Cranston, Canada, Men's Singles A legendary showman on the ice, this Canadian skater won bronze at the games at Innsbruck. He would go on to be an illustrator and designer before dying of a heart attack inaccording to The Globe and Mail.

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Radford and Duhamel seem like a lock this month to nab one of Canada's three pairs spots for the games in this, their last competitive season. After years of questions of whether he and Babilonia would ever date, Gardner revealed to Scene magazine in that he was gay.

The two came in seventh in the pairs event, but then won a silver for Canada in the inaugural team event. When Adam Rippon competes at the Olympics this year, it will be the first time an openly gay figure skater represents the United States in an individual event.

Slovak newspaper SME reports Nepela remains one of the greatest athletes in his nation's history.