Robin Cousins Interview in The Guardian

[Vagabond]

âThe focus had to be on the iceâ: Robin Cousins on skating and his double life as a gay Olympian

The 1980 BBC Sports Personality winner talks to Donald McRae about the road to glory at Lake Placid while having to keep his sexuality secret

www.theguardian.com

He was such a natural skater that “a professional coach went up to my mum and said: ‘Where does your son skate?’ He wouldn’t believe it when she said I hadn’t been on the ice before and the only thing which convinced him was when my mum said: ‘We’re from Bristol. We don’t have an ice rink.’ He then told her that an ice rink was about to be built in Bristol.”

 

[olympic]

Good read. He and Randy Gardner were an item? Interesting to know

 

[Vagabond]

Good read. He and Randy Gardner were an item? Interesting to know

The events at Lake Placid must have caused a strain in their .... relationship.

 

[Foolhardy Ham Lint]

Good read. He and Randy Gardner were an item? Interesting to know

Much as I love Robin, he doesn't ding my Gaydar at all. This song from the Broadway show, Legally Blonde, immediately springs to mind.

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[olympic]

Much as I love Robin, he doesn't ding my Gaydar at all. This song from the Broadway show, Legally Blonde, immediately springs to mind.

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Actually, I wouldn't call it a 'ding' like I get with some men [*cough-Boitano-cough*] but I'm not surprised to know that he is gay

 

[beckab81]

There is a podcast “Blind Landings” and in the 2nd season they focus on figure skating. One of the episodes (I think the first one?) Randy talks about their relationship and how they snuck around at the Olympics to get time together. It’s an interesting listen!