The first Russian world champion in women’s figure skating Maria Butyrskaya commented on the information that the American figure skater Timothy Leduc will become the first non-binary athlete at the Olympic Games in Beijing. Her words are quoted by RT.
Butyrskaya called it a plus that Leduc gave a reason to discuss figure skating. “The story of Ledyuk is an ordinary trifle. Our sport is already popular, but let it become even more interesting at the expense of the American, ”she said about the benefits of his participation.
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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