openly queer figure skaters at the 2026 winter olympic games, for pride month
there were seven openly queer figure skaters at the milano cortina games—six men and one woman. two of these skaters are singles skaters, one of them is a pair skater, and the other four are ice dancers. here's a bit about all of them!
paul poirier is an openly gay ice dancer from canada. he and his skating partner, piper gilles, are the 2026 olympic bronze medallists, three-time world silver and two-time world bronze medallists, two-time four continents champions, and five time canadian champions. paul also has a sixth canadian championship with former partner vanessa crone.
filip taschler is an openly bisexual ice dancer from czechia. his skating partner is his sister, natálie taschlerová. they are three-time czech national champions and two-time four nationals champions. they came 15th at the 2026 olympics.
i don't want to talk about this guy either. he's french, he won the olympics, both he and his partner are shit. instead, let's talk about someone else, who wasn't at the olympics, but deserves the recognition more.
guillaume cizeron gabriella papadakis
gabriella papadakis is an openly bisexual retired ice dancer from france. she is the 2022 Olympic champion, a 5-time world champion, 5-time european champion, and 7-time french national champion. she is an advocate for same-gender ice dance, and has recently written a book, 'pour ne pas disparaître'.
kévin aymoz is an openly gay singles skater from france. he is a seven-time french national champion, and came eleventh at the milano cortina olympics. he is also a nine-time grand prix medallist, one of which was a bronze medal in the grand prix final in 2019.
lewis gibson is an openly gay ice dancer from the united kingdom. with his skating partner, lilah fear, he is the 2025 world bronze medallist, a four-time europeans medallist, and a seven-time british national champion. they finished seventh at the milano cortina games.
filippo ambrosini is an openly gay pairs skater from italy. with his skating partner, rebecca ghilardi, he is a two-time europeans medallist, the 2024 italian national champions, a five-time grand prix medallist, and finished 12th at their home olympics. as of the 2026–27 season, he will now be partnered with finnish skater milania väänänen.
amber glenn is an openly pansexual singles skater from the united states of america. she is the milano cortina olympic gold medallist in the team event, a three-time US national champion, the 2024 grand prix final gold medallist, and a two-time world team trophy winner.
happy pride everyone!!! 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈