Saturday Night Live took a stab at what men's figure skating will look like at the Winter Olympics if the Russians are able to strip out all of the "gay" from the Games.
Relax, it's just a joke.
Figure skating has had more male competitors known to be gay (14) than any other Winter Olympics sport, according to LGBT Olympics historian Tony Scupham-Bilton.
Hat tip to Ross Forman.
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