Two-time Olympic medalist in ice dancing, coach Alexander Zhulin commented on the information that American figure skater Timothy Leduc will become the first non-binary athlete at the Beijing Olympics. His words are quoted by VseProSport.
Zhulin wondered in which category this skater should perform, and could not come to an answer. “How do I feel about this? Oh, I don’t want to comment on these freaks, I don’t want to, I don’t want to, ”he stressed.
On January 10, the US national figure skating team announced the squad for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. The list includes Leduc, who identifies himself as a gender that falls out of the binary system. He announced his non-binary gender identity last year.
Leduc is paired with Ashley Kane-Gribble. In January of this year, the couple became the US champions and qualified for the 2022 Games in China.
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