Rival countries chipped away at the Netherlands' domination of speed skating, diversifying the medal tally at the Beijing Olympics in comparison to previous Winter Games.
Beijing 2022 was the best Winter Olympics and the worst all at once. It was the queerest Winter games ever, with a lot of out lesbians, some out gay men, the first nonbinary competitor and queer medalists galore.
ICYMI: Beijing Olympics Highlights for 2/19 FIGURE SKATING – NBC & PEACOCK Terry Gannon on Alexa Knierim’s and Brandon Frazier’s pairs’ free skate program (6th place): “It might not have been perfect, but it was awfully impressive, and they took you along for the ride.” Lipinski on Knierim and