Month: February 2010

OK! Magazine scored with a photo gallery of 13 shirtless male Winter Olympians, including gold medal figure skater Evan Lysacek, Johnny Weir, and snowboard cross Olympian Seth Wescott (right). Unfortunately, what they call “shirtless” for most of the guys means still having a shirt on: Go figure. You can see speedskater J.R. Celski after the […]

Two gay softball players in Austin were assaulted over the weekend in what they are calling a hate crime. Matthew Morgan and Emmanuel Winston say they left the gay bar Oil Can Harry’s in their softball uniform and were physically attacked by four men yelling anti-gay epithets. Said Morgan: I'm not gonna go through this […]

ABC’s Nightline produced a segment about the fashion of men’s figure skaters, chronicling how the outfits worn by Olympic competitors has changed over the years (now I can’t get “What would Brian Boitano do” out of my head!). One thing they got wrong: That it would only be the technique judged on the ice during […]

The San Francisco Gay Basketball Association, and one of their member teams, the Rock Dogs, are hosting the first-ever gay night at a Golden State Warriors game on March 11 when the Warriors host the Portland Trailblazers. Tickets are $25 and include the chance to play basketball at Oracle Arena. In addition to the gays […]

This year Outsports is bringing back our annual award for the Best Gay-Sports Group in the World, and we want your organization to be a part of it! The contest is open to any local gay-sports team or league that focuses on a single sport anywhere in the world. Last year’s winner was Madison Gay […]

Maybe losing to the U.S. was the best thing to happen to Team Canada. Beating Germany, 8-2, in a play-in game was one thing, but routing Russia, 7-3, was truly impressive. Canada scored early and often, leading 4-1 after a period. It was so lopsided, I switched to NBC showing taped women’s skiing. (A Canadian […]

How do you say “bonehead” in Dutch? You don’t have to know anything about speedskating to realize that the Netherlands’ Sven Kramer committed one of the biggest blunders in Olympic history in the men’s 10,000 meters and cost himself the gold. Kramer screwed up and failed to cross lanes properly. He skated in the final […]

This year Outsports is bringing back our annual award for the Best Gay-Sports Group in the World, and we want your organization to be a part of it! The contest is open to any local gay-sports team or league that focuses on a single sport anywhere in the world. Last year’s winner was Madison Gay […]

Things keep getting worse for Canada. From a snoozer opening ceremony to malfunctions to poor athletic showings, people in Vancouver are referring to these as the Glitch Games. Add to that poor sportsmanship by Canadian fans, and you’ve got a growing P.R. problem for the country: A Danish curler was brought to tears after a […]

That was fast. Within 24 hours of Pat Griffin sounding the alarm that the NCAA had accepted and blessed TV and internet ads from the hate group Focus on the Family, she’s gotten word that NCAA.com has pulled the group’s ads. More from Pat Griffin: I just received a copy of the NCAA’s Advertising and […]

There is almost always something exciting about every Olympic competition. Because it's the Olympics. But over the next few days, few Olympic competitions will match the intensity of these rivalries. USA vs. Canada, hockey (Tuesday-Sunday). This rivalry began at least as far back as 1960, and the modern version was ratcheted up in 2002 when […]

Last night, the Winter Games were made to order for TV ratings. Two luscious and photogenic young couples, Canada and U.S.A., duked it out for the gold, while U.S.A. and Russia slugged over the bronze. Re the win, judging looked to be spot on — it was suspect only where the Russians squeaked into 3rd […]

The ladies figure skating short program tonight was probably the best event in the Olympics. The final two flights were full of talent, and grace. But for the top six, they pretty much will hold onto their positions providing they stay on their feet. In a field where most us of thought placements would be […]

It seems the president and CEO of the Vancouver Olympics, Philip Steenkamp, is a gay man. From an OutQ News report of an Olympic reception for gays in Vancouver: The speaker was none other than Philip Steenkamp, president and CEO of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic games. It seems the president and CEO of the […]

This is good for an eye roll. NBCOlympics.com and People Magazine are confirming that gold medalists Evan Lysacek and Nastia Liukin are an "item." While the bizarrely homophobic figure skating world is surely rejoicing at this news, I'm less moved. Lysacek's Olympic performance was spectacular, as was the way he handled himself afterwards. But, with […]

At AfterEllen.com, there's a good profile on the out lesbian athletes at Vancouver — including gold medalist speedskater Ireen Wüst. It was put together by the AfterEllen staff — together with dynamic photos of the five women. And an interview with Pat Griffin on the factors that can steer an athlete's deciding whether to come […]

Out lesbian Dutch speedskater Ireen Wüst won a gold medal in the 1500-meter on Sunday, and she didn’t hold back her emotions about her unexpected victory. “Pulling all the pieces together, I’m so proud and happy. I can’t describe how happy I am. I don’t have words for it,” said Wüst, who broke down crying […]

Johnny Weir continues to be attacked by the big, macho sports media, and this time the attack is coming from Canadians. Claude Mailhot on channel RDS said he thought Weir may have lost points due to his costume and body language; It was a perfectly acceptable observation, and one many have made. Then Alain Goldberg […]

Miller ran the super-G on his downhill skis, instead of shifting to shorter skis. "It's really icy on the top and I thought the downhill skis would be the fastest," he said. "And they were. Then I figured all I had to do was hang on." The strategy of going faster at the top, because […]

Hudson Taylor University of Maryland wrestler Hudson Taylor is one of the most unique athletes I have spoken with. He is 36-2 on the mat, obsessed with magic tricks and a dedicated activist. Though straight, Taylor is a huge champion of gay rights and even wore a Human Rights Campaign sticker during competition. "For me […]