The 16 LGBT athletes competing in the Winter Olympics

Pairs figure skater Eric Radford. (Photo: Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

LeDuc became the first openly gay athlete to win gold in a US pairs’ event with their figure skating partner, Ashley Cain-Gribble, in 2019. The pair also won the 2022 US Figure Skating Championships.

“Queer people still face a lot of challenges…