"Lundholm, a freestyle mogul skier representing Sweden, told the media prior to his appearance at the Olympics that he has "always been treated well" by the women he competes alongside. He also acknowledged that as his profile elevates to the national stage, an increase in hate is inevitable. But Lundholm made it clear he wouldn't let that specter break his spirit."
"After commentators described his moguls round using she/her pronouns, the network issued a statement of regret to Outsports and said the commentators were not actually from the network. "NBC Sports takes this matter seriously," it said. "Today, we streamed an international feed with non-NBCUniversal commentators who misgendered Olympian Elis Lundholm. We apologize to Elis and our viewers, and we have removed the replay of that feed.""
NBC issued an apology and removed a replay after streaming an international feed with non‑NBCUniversal commentators who misgendered Elis Lundholm during a moguls round. Lundholm is the first out trans athlete to compete at the Winter Olympics and is competing in the women's category. Lundholm said he has "always been treated well" by the women he competes alongside and expects increased hate as his profile grows, but said he will not be deterred. Outsports described his attitude as "pitch-perfect and inspiring" and noted his qualifying run ended in an overcorrection. The FIS maintains an anti‑trans rule banning competitors with an SRY gene from women's events.
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