'Team LGBTQ' Ahead of Team USA in Olympic Medal Table: Report
Summary
A report shows that "Team LGBTQ," a group of openly LGBTQ+ athletes, is ahead of Team USA in the medal standings at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan. They have won three gold medals, placing them third overall at this point, while Team USA has won two gold medals.Key Facts
- "Team LGBTQ" is a group of 47 openly LGBTQ+ athletes competing in the Winter Olympics.
- They have won three gold medals so far, putting them in third place overall.
- "Team LGBTQ" is tracked separately by Outsports as if they were a nation.
- Norway and Switzerland are ahead of "Team LGBTQ" due to more silver and bronze medals.
- Breezy Johnson from the U.S., who came out as bisexual in 2022, won gold in women's downhill skiing.
- Amber Glenn, also from the U.S., helped win gold in the figure skating team event and is the first openly queer woman to represent the U.S. in singles figure skating.
- Mathilde Gremaud, an LGBTQ+ athlete from Switzerland, won gold in the women's freeski slopestyle event.
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