The LGBTQ athletes at 2026 Milan Winter Olympics got a new feat after winning a record-breaking number of medals.
Nineteen of the 49 publicly out LGBTQ athletes, competing in the multinational sporting event placed in Italy, won a medal in their respective competitions. In total, 11 medals were won across multiple sports by members of Team LGBTQ.
This year’s Winter Olympics had already broken records, having the highest number of out LGBTQ athletes in Winter Olympics history. Team LGBTQ was the 19th largest contingent of athletes at the event.
Team LGBTQ included competitors representing UK, US, Canada, Finland, Sweden, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic. Among them was Swedish freestyle skier, Elis Lundholm, who became the first trans man to compete at the Winter Olympics during the women’s freestyle skiing tournament.
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