"Nineteen of the 49 publicly out LGBTQ+ athletes competing in the multinational sporting event, which came to a close this weekend, won a medal in their respective competitions. In total, 11 medals were won across multiple sports by members of 'Team LGBTQ+' - the name given to the group of queer athletes as part of a campaign by Outsports. Cyd Zeigler, Outsport's co-founder, reported the total number of medals after the Games' came to an end on Sunday (22 February)."
"The triumphant gold medal wins for Team LGBTQ+ included ice hockey player Hilary Knight, skier Breezy Johnson, figure skaters Guillaume Cizeron and Amber Glenn, and free-skier Mathilde Gremaud. A whopping 37 per cent of Team LGBTQ+ won a medal, helping the team to finish 13th overall. This year's Winter Olympics had already broken records before it commenced on 9 February, having the highest number of out LGBTQ+ athletes in Winter Olympics history."
"Overall, Team LGBTQ+ included competitors representing the UK, the US, Canada, Finland, Sweden, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic. Among them was Swedish freestyle skier, Elis Lundholm, who became the first trans man to compete at the Winter Olympics during the women's freestyle skiing tournament. He came 25th in qualification round two with a score of 12.05 in the first round and 59.22 in the second."
Forty-nine publicly out LGBTQ+ athletes competed at the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics, and nineteen of them won medals. Members of Team LGBTQ+ won eleven medals in total — five Gold, two Silver, and four Bronze. Gold medalists included Hilary Knight, Breezy Johnson, Guillaume Cizeron, Amber Glenn, and Mathilde Gremaud. Thirty-seven percent of Team LGBTQ+ medaled, and the group finished 13th overall. The Games featured the highest number of out LGBTQ+ athletes in Winter Olympics history, making Team LGBTQ+ the 19th largest contingent. Competitors represented many countries, and Swedish freestyle skier Elis Lundholm became the first trans man to compete at the Winter Olympics, placing 25th in qualification round two with scores of 12.05 and 59.22.
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