Olympics
Stories about LGBTQ athletes at the OIympics.
Gay Olympian Keith Frostad was harassed, attacked by swimmers in 1992
Frostad is breaking his 30-year silence, coming out publicly and talking about the abuse he endured.
Olympian says gay men are cowards, so there aren’t gay male pro skiers
An Olympic champion has a bizarre and homophobic take on why she thinks there are no gay male pro skiers.
Out Olympian Paul Poirier wants to change narratives around sports and inspire LGBTQ people to be their true selves
Poirier talks with Outsports about merging part of his personal and professional lives. Up next is the World Championships.
Tom Daley raises money for charity by completing Hell of a Homecoming endurance challenge
The Olympic Champion rows, bikes, swims, and runs the 270-mile journey from London to his hometown for Comic Relief.
Out LGBTQ Olympians wave goodbye to the Winter Olympics
Out athletes won medals and waved the rainbow flag in China at the Winter Olympics.
Team LGBTQ finishes Olympics in 12th on medal table with four golds
With 39% of out athletes winning a medal, Team LGBTQ finished just ahead of Japan and Italy on the medal table.
Bruce Mouat wins the final Beijing Olympics medal for Team LGBTQ, a silver
Out curler Bruce Mouat and Team Great Britain lost a heartbreaker to Sweden, but they still leave with Team GB’s first medal in Beijing.
Tara Lipinski misgendered Timothy LeDuc on NBC. And we can all learn from it
Nonbinary Olympic athletes continue to face misgendering issues on NBC. Lipinski’s quick correction and apology offer hope.
Timothy LeDuc, first out non-binary Winter Olympian, breaks the binary in Beijing
Team USA’s Timothy LeDuc shows the world how non-binary athletes fit into the gendered sport of figure skating.
Gus Kenworthy will end his Olympic skiing career a community and national hero
Gus Kenworthy’s legacy is cemented, his courageous coming out still resonating in and out of sports.
Brittany Bowe wins her first individual Olympic medal
The all-time great took home bronze in the women’s 1,000-meter race
Out skier Sandra Naeslund wins gold in women's ski cross
The No. 1 skier in the world entered Beijing as a gold medal favorite for Team Sweden.
Gay curler Bruce Mouat will play for Olympic gold medal
Mouat and the British men’s curling team will play Sweden for gold.
Timothy LeDuc gives Olympic broadcasters another chance to respect non-binary identities
After misgendering controversies during the Summer Olympics, broadcasters must learn from their mistakes and properly affirm LeDuc’s identity.
Team Canada wins Women’s Hockey Olympic gold with 3-2 victory over USA
With this result, that makes seven gold medals and one silver for Team LGBTQ.
There have been at least 39 gay Olympic figure skaters. Here’s the list
Guillaume Cizeron is the sixth gay man to win Olympic gold in figure skating.
Ronja Savolainen and Finland win Olympic bronze medal in Beijing
The imposing two-way defenseman started her career playing hockey with boys. Now she has won her 2nd Olympic medal.
Gay skater Guillaume Cizeron posted an adorable photo with his gold medal
Cizeron, who set a world record in ice dance, can’t believe his Olympics experience isn’t a dream.
Alysa Liu supports the LGBTQ community and shines in the Winter Olympics
Alysa Liu embraces the LGBTQ community on social media with pronouns and the celebration of Pride.
U.S. men’s bobsled team made an almost-nude calendar to pay for the Olympics
The sultry photo shoot raised $90,000 in one week.
Snowboarder Callan Chythlook-Sifsof alleges sexual harassment, racism on Team USA. US Ski & Snowboard investigating
Chythlook-Sifsof made public allegations against the current Olympic coach and an Olympian in Beijing.
Guillaume Cizeron and partner partner Gabriella Papadakis have set an ice dance world record at the Winter Olympics
Cizeron and Papadakis lead the ice dance competition headed into the free skate.
Nathan Chen celebrates Elton John’s catalogue while winning Olympic gold
In Beijing, U.S. Figure Skating’s biggest star said Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and hello to a gold medal.
Team USA’s Andrew Blaser raced with a rainbow saddle on his sled
The out skeleton slider came up with a great way to show LGBTQ Pride.
NBC broadcasts again snub the LGBTQ community. It’s now an Olympic tradition
NBC again fails to mention the historic presence of LGBTQ athletes during its Opening Ceremony and competition broadcasts.
Belle Brockhoff narrowly misses snowboard cross medal in Olympics final
Belle Brockhoff will be a favorite in the mixed-team event with racing partner Jarryd Hughes.
Out snowboarder Belle Brockhoff aims for gold in her third Olympics
In 2018, she could recovered from injury to compete. Now Brockhoff goes for the gold in Beijing.
Donovan Carrillo skates the same way he has handled ‘gay’ teasing: with a big smile
Carrillo has talked about being called ‘gay’ (he’s not), and he couldn’t have handled it with more grace.
China is hosting the Olympics after the USA, Canada and Europe chose not to
The IOC and countries should work harder to make hosting the Games more attractive, as human rights issues raise concern in China.
Jason Brown in final group of Olympics free skate a year after coming out
Already with a bronze medal from Sochi, Brown is skating as part of Team LGBTQ and Team USA in Beijing.
Out speedskater Ireen Wüst wins 6th Olympics gold, 1st Team LGBTQ medal
Ireen Wüst set an Olympic record and became the first athlete to win individual gold at five different Olympic Games with her Women’s 1500m win.