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Canadian figure skater Eric Radford said he 'might explode with pride' after becoming the first openly gay man to ever win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics. Eric Radford Photo courtesy of Instagram. Canadian Eric Radford has made history as the first openly gay athlete to win gold at the Winter Olympics. Eric Radford becomes first out athlete to win gold at Winter
But there's another significant benchmark to recognize: Radford has become the first openly gay athlete to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics. By Daniel Megarry. The achievement made him the first openly gay male athlete to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics. Figure skater is first openly gay winter Olympian to take gold
With his bronze medal win in the team figure skating event (the same event where Eric Radford won gold), Rippon became the first-ever gay US male athlete to win a medal at the Winter Games. After the Olympics, Rippon competed on – and won – the 26th season of Dancing with the Stars. Considering that the total number of athletes who competed in the Olympics this year was just under 3,, 15 less than one per cent out athletes is an incredibly small number. Some might not have wanted their sexuality to overshadow their performance at the Games, which is understandable, but others might be in the closet because of the stigma that still hangs over athletes who identify as part of the LGBT community. 
Openly Gay Olympian Eric Radford Wins Gold Medal 2018
With their team event figure skating medals — Radford with gold and Rippon with bronze — they are the first two publicly out gay men to ever win a Winter Olympic medal. As draws to a close, we're looking at some of the biggest stories that shaped our world and consumed our interest for the last 12 months. Happy holidays to you and yours, and looking forward to more great stories in
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Canadian Eric Radford has made history as the first openly gay athlete to win gold at the Winter Olympics. Radford, 33, and his partner Meagan Duhamel won the medal for team figure skating for. The team figure skating event at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, was historic at almost every level. This is amazing!
Winter Olympics 2018
The team figure skating event at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, was historic at almost every level. While Team USA’s Mirai Nagasu and Adam Rippon made headlines— Nagasu. . Radford is first openly gay Winter Olympic champion
Eric Radford has become the first ever openly gay man to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics. The Canadian athlete won gold in the team figure skating event after he and his partner Meagan Duhamel skated magnificently to Adele’s Hometown Glory. . 
Canada’s Radford first openly gay athlete to win Winter
Radford opted to come out in that interview, months after the Sochi Olympics. A lot has changed since then. On Monday, after an impressive performance at the figure skating team event at the Pyeongchang Games, the Ontario athlete and composer became the first openly gay man to win a gold medal at a Winter Olympics. This is amazing!. .