At least four out LGBTQ athletes will be competing this first weekend of the 2018 Winter Olympics, and as many as six may be. Here’s the rundown.
Remember, as you’re looking at times on the Olympic schedule, that Korean time is 14 hours ahead of Eastern Time (and don’t forget it can be “the next day”).
Here we’ve put everything into Eastern Time. It should all be available live streaming. Some may be shown on television on NBC.
Emilia Andersson Ramboldt (Sweden, ice hockey)
Saturday, 2:40amET: Sweden is in the first women’s match of these Olympics, playing against Japan.
Daniela Iraschko-Stolz (Austria, ski jumping)
Saturday & Sunday: She will have several training jumps each day. Her competition takes place on Monday.
Barbara Jezeršek (Australia, cross country skiing)
Saturday, 2:15amET: We can’t find official confirmation that she is competing in the 7.5km + 7.5km Skiathlon, but she competed in this event in 2014 so we’re guessing she will here as well. That race will be for a medal.
Cheryl Maas (Netherlands, snowboarding)
Saturday, 11:30pmET: This is Maas’ third Winter Olympics. She’ll have her two qualification runs for Ladies’ Slopestyle.
Sunday, 8:00pmET: The final three runs for a medal.
Sarka Pancochova (Czech Republic, snowboarding)
Saturday, 11:30pmET: Like her good friend Cheryl Maas, Pancochova will have her two qualification runs for Ladies’ Slopestyle.
Sunday, 8:00pmET: The final three runs for a medal.
Eric Radford (Canada, pairs figure skating)
Saturday, 11:40pmET: We’re not sure if Radford and his partner, Meagan Duhamel, will skate the free skating portion of the pairs for the team event. The two recorded the second highest score in the short program.
Sunday, 8:00pmET: Radford won’t be skating, but the team event medals will be decided.
Ireen Wüst (Netherlands, speed skating)
Saturday, 6:00amET: Wüst is one of two out Olympians in 2018 to have a shot at a medal this weekend, as she races in the Ladies 3,000-meter. She won gold in this event at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Check out our list of all the out LGBTQ athletes competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
