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Hiking, diving, skiing, skating among fall roster of local clubs

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While the fall LGBT sports leagues are all in full swing, there are still many opportunities for individuals to get out there and get those heart rates pumping.

Adventuring Outdoors Group will visit Southern Rock Creek Park Hike on Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. The trip fee is $2. The hike will start at the Cleveland Park Metro (look for the trip leader’s trademark orange cap) and descend into the park on the Melvin Hazen Trail, passing an old stone quarry.

The hikers will then visit several attractions including the Jusserand Memorial, Pulpit Rock, Boulder Bridge and Peirce Mill. The total length of the hike will be approximately 5 to 6 miles, with several hundred feet of elevation gain, and should be appropriate for beginner/novice hikers. Bring beverages and bug spray. Contact [email protected] for more information.

A visit to Panorama-Marys Rock is slated for Oct. 16 at 8:30 a.m. The trip fee is $15. Marys Rock provides one of the most spectacular vistas in all of Shenandoah National Park. The hike will begin from the old Panorama area at Thornton Gap, where Route 211 crosses Skyline Drive between Sperryville and Luray, and climb steadily on the Appalachian Trail to the crest of the Blue Ridge.

After lunching at Marys Rock, the hike will continue on the Appalachian Trail to Byrds Nest No. 3, a stone day-use shelter. The hikers will circle back to the old Panorama area with the total length of the hike being 6.5 miles with 1,400 feet of elevation gain. Meeting place is 8:30 a.m. at the East Falls Church Metro Kiss & Ride lot. On the way home, the group will stop at a historic farm where Robert E. Lee and his BFF Stonewall Jackson may have had a crucial meeting. Bring beverages, lunch and bug spray. Contact [email protected] or [email protected] for more info.

Another active group that always has something going on is MYOB Adventures. Its members have a zipline and outdoor adventure course planned for Oct. 23 from noon to 3 p.m. at Sandy Springs Adventure Park in Sandy Springs, Md. This is a three-hour tree top adventure open to 14 people at $80 per person. The group will carpool from Dupont Circle. Anyone who can drive gets a $25 discount. E-mail to [email protected] for more information.

Flying trapeze lessons will be offered on Nov. 6 at the D.C. Navy Yards. The two hour session  is open to 10 people and costs $75. Time has not been determined. E-mail to [email protected] for more information.

Ski Bums D.C. has its fall meeting on Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. at Nellie’s Sports Bar. It’s a great chance to meet members, who ski and snowboard, and see what the group has planned for its fall trips. Go to www.ski-bums.org for more information.

The Lambda Divers have a happy hour Sunday from 5 to 8 p.m. at Nellie’s. It’s a chance to meet members and find out what international dives they have planned. Go here for more information.

The D.C. Ice Breakers, a local LGBT ice skating social group, skates Oct. 20 from 8:15 to 9:15 at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington. Skating is $8 and rentals are $3. Go here for more information.

And the Capital Splats Racquetball group has sessions for players of all skill levels twice a month. E-mail to [email protected] for more information.

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More than a dozen LGBTQ athletes medal at Olympics

Milan Cortina games ended Sunday

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Gay French ice dancer Guillaume Cizeron, left, is among the LGBTQ athletes who medaled at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics that ended on Feb. 22, 2026. (Screenshot via NBC Sports/YouTube)

More than a dozen LGBTQ athletes won medals at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics that ended on Sunday.

Cayla Barnes, Hilary Knight, and Alex Carpenter are LGBTQ members of the U.S. women’s hockey team that won a gold medal after they defeated Canada in overtime. Knight the day before the Feb. 19 match proposed to her girlfriend, Brittany Bowe, an Olympic speed skater.

French ice dancer Guillaume Cizeron, who is gay, and his partner Laurence Fournier Beaudry won gold. American alpine skier Breezy Johnson, who is bisexual, won gold in the women’s downhill. Amber Glenn, who identifies as bisexual and pansexual, was part of the American figure skating team that won gold in the team event.

Swiss freestyle skier Mathilde Gremaud, who is in a relationship with Vali Höll, an Austrian mountain biker, won gold in women’s freeski slopestyle.

Bruce Mouat, who is the captain of the British curling team that won a silver medal, is gay. Six members of the Canadian women’s hockey team — Emily Clark, Erin Ambrose, Emerance Maschmeyer, Brianne Jenner, Laura Stacey, and Marie-Philip Poulin — that won silver are LGBTQ.

Swedish freestyle skier Sandra Naeslund, who is a lesbian, won a bronze medal in ski cross.

Belgian speed skater Tineke den Dulk, who is bisexual, was part of her country’s mixed 2000-meter relay that won bronze. Canadian ice dancer Paul Poirier, who is gay, and his partner, Piper Gilles, won bronze.

Laura Zimmermann, who is queer, is a member of the Swiss women’s hockey team that won bronze when they defeated Sweden.

Outsports.com notes all of the LGBTQ Olympians who competed at the games and who medaled.

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US wins Olympic gold medal in women’s hockey

Team captain Hilary Knight proposed to girlfriend on Wednesday

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The U.S. women’s hockey team on Thursday won a gold medal at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

Team USA defeated Canada 2-1 in overtime. The game took place a day after Team USA captain Hilary Knight proposed to her girlfriend, Brittany Bowe, an Olympic speed skater.

Cayla Barnes and Alex Carpenter — Knight’s teammates — are also LGBTQ. They are among the more than 40 openly LGBTQ athletes who are competing in the games.

The Olympics will end on Sunday.

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Attitude! French ice dancers nail ‘Vogue’ routine

Cizeron and Fournier Beaudry strike a pose in memorable Olympics performance

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Team France's Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry compete in the Winter Olympics. (Screen capture via NBC Sports and NBC News/YouTube)

Madonna’s presence is being felt at the Olympic Games in Italy. 

Guillaume Cizeron and his rhythm ice dancing partner Laurence Fournier Beaudry of France performed a flawless skate to Madonna’s “Vogue” and “Rescue Me” on Monday.

The duo scored an impressive 90.18 for their effort, the best score of the night.

“We’ve been working hard the whole season to get over 90, so it was nice to see the score on the screen,” Fournier Beaudry told Olympics.com. “But first of all, just coming out off the ice, we were very happy about what we delivered and the pleasure we had out there. With the energy of the crowd, it was really amazing.”

Watch the routine on YouTube here.

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