Outsports will be covering all of the LGBT angles of the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. We have a record number of publicly out LGBTQ athletes participating in these Winter Games, so we’re hoping for some medals and big headlines!
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2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang
All the LGBT angles for the Winter Olympics.
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February 3, 2022
Was Johnny Weir an ‘out’ gay athlete when he competed at the Olympics over a decade ago?
Johnny Weir brought glitz and glam before there was Adam Rippon and 2022’s trove of out figure skaters.
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October 23, 2020
Adam Rippon enters the world of TV comedy
NBC makes a script commitment to the Olympic medalist and media star.
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October 1, 2019
Adam Rippon executes near-flawless answer to Us Weekly’s cringey Gus Kenworthy question
Gay Olympic medalist figure skater Adam Rippon displays his usual charm and poise in the face of clickbait.
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August 2, 2019
Gus Kenworthy teams up with All-Star Pete Alonso to Shred Hate on the internet
The Olympic medalist and surefire Rookie of the Year become the public faces of a new initiative to defeat cyberbullying.
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March 13, 2019
IOC to fund research of transgender athletes
The International Olympic Committee is calling for researchers to apply for funding of "athlete-centered projects" including trans athletes
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March 3, 2019
These 3 out athletes won queer readers’ votes
They were among the winners of the 2019 Queerties
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December 20, 2018
Outsports Person of the Year: Adam Rippon
Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon turned his success at the Winter Olympics into a year the likes of which we’ve rarely seen.
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March 1, 2018
Adam Rippon is going to the Oscars
Watch out red carpet, Adam Rippon is on the runway.
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February 28, 2018
Brittany Bowe nominated for top American female athlete at the Olympics
Bowe had four top-five finishes en route to a bronze medal.
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February 27, 2018
2 gay Olympians, 2 coaches came out to Adam Rippon and Gus Kenworthy
The two Americans made an impact on those still closeted.
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February 26, 2018
Why these were the gayest Winter Olympics in history
Adam Rippon along with Gus Kenworthy got the lion’s share of media coverage of LGBTQ Olympians.
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February 25, 2018
The 2020 Summer Olympics could have 100 out LGBTQ athletes
100 out Olympians in Tokyo isn’t just possible, it’s likely.
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February 24, 2018
Eric Radford leaves Olympics elated, gold-medal legacy achieved
‘I feel like I’m part of this fairy tale book that could not have ended more perfectly.’
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February 24, 2018
Ireen Wust ends historic Winter Olympics as Dutch flag bearer
Wuest is the most decorated speed skater, and out LGBTQ Olympian, of all time.
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February 24, 2018
Eric Radford will skate in Olympic figure skating gala, Adam Rippon will not.
Radford and partner Meagan Duhamel will skate tonight on NBC.
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February 23, 2018
This is how every out LGBTQ Winter Olympian did this year
The 15-member team won two golds and seven medals overall.
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February 22, 2018
Brian Orser is wildly successful figure skating coach at Winter Olympics
Orser is coaching five figure skaters in Pyeongchang, three of whom have won a medal.
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February 22, 2018
Rainbow pride flags are flying at the 2018 Olympics
Pride is everywhere in Pyeongchang.
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February 22, 2018
Adam Rippon says his brand is ‘club trash,’ his wardrobe ‘slutty’
Rippon is always and forever his true self.
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February 21, 2018
Ireen Wust wins her 11th Winter Olympics medal
Wust is the most decorated LGBTQ Olympian ever.
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February 21, 2018
Gold medalist Lizzy Yarnold wearing Rainbow Laces at the 2018 Olympics
Skeleton champion is an LGBTQ ally.
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February 21, 2018
Eric Radford and Gus Kenworthy visited Pride House at the Olympics
The out gay Olympians showed their support for equality in sports and in South Korea.
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February 21, 2018
Brittany Bowe and Team USA win Olympic medal in her final race
It’s the first Olympic medal for the American women since 2002.
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February 20, 2018
Gus Kenworthy shows enormous bruise that hindered him in the Olympics
The skier calls it a ‘bruised peach.’
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February 20, 2018
Only out bobsledder at Winter Olympics started sport just four years ago
Sophie Vercruyssen is in 15th after first two heats of two-woman bobsled.
