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CBC Sports article by Devin Heroux: https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/...s-figure-skating-s-female-archetype-1.6061918
ETA that the same video is on CBC Sports' YT channel and is linked in @victorskid's post #5 below.
Anastasia Bucsis' tweets: https://twitter.com/anastasure/status/1403375084132311044
Includes a 9-minute video ("In an exclusive sit down interview, Kaitlyn Weaver talks about her journey of coming out publicly, being the first [Olympic level] female in her sport to do it, and the need for more inclusiveness in figure skating.")But now, two years after leaving competitive figure skating, Weaver is tired of doing the dance and keeping up the facade just to be accepted in the sport she loves.
On Friday, the 32-year-old became the first Olympic female figure skater to publicly identify as queer.
"I've reached the point of not wanting to pretend anymore. It really weighed on my mental health to hide consistently a part of who I am," Weaver told CBC Sports in an exclusive interview. "I feel like it's the right time in my life to share that I identify as a queer woman.
"I feel like I need to step up because I know there are a lot of young girls and people in sport who are afraid to share who they are," she said.
ETA that the same video is on CBC Sports' YT channel and is linked in @victorskid's post #5 below.
Anastasia Bucsis' tweets: https://twitter.com/anastasure/status/1403375084132311044
This is one of the most important conversations I've had in my life. Thank you for trusting me, @kaitlynonice. I am so proud of you.
I publicly came out 7 years ago. Never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would be able to give a platform to another athlete - let alone one of my dearest friends. My heart has a smile on it.
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