Out gay speed skater Blake Skjellerup has missed out on qualifying for the Winter Olympic Games, falling short on an automatic bid for the 500-meter race by one spot. While 32 automatic bids were handed out for the distance, Skjellerup finished 33rd.
Skjellerup, who was poised to become the first publicly out gay male competitor in Winter Olympics history, competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics before coming out publicly. He finished 16th in the 1000-meter in Vancouver. As of now, there will be no publicly out male athletes competing in Sochi.(keep reading)
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