Sports
Beating the heat
Several local LGBT sports leagues have indoor activities planned
The Rainwbowlers. (Blade file photo by Michael Key)
All the local LGBT sports teams that are in action during the summer months have been executing their schedules despite the oppressive heat. Here are a few options for those of you wishing to beat the heat.
The Capital Area Rainbowlers Association (CARA) is hosting a Summer Social Bowling Night to be held Aug. 6 from 8 to 10 p.m. This year’s event will be held at three different venues:
Washington — Lucky Strike at Gallery Place, 701 7th Street NW (on the Metro red, green and yellow lines). Six lanes are reserved and you must be 21 years old. The price is $15 all you can bowl and includes shoe rental.
Maryland — AMF College Park Lanes, 9021 Baltimore Blvd. Four to six lanes are reserved. The price is $1 per game and the shoe rental is $2.50.
Virginia — AMF Annandale Lanes, 4245 Markham Street. Eight-10 lanes are reserved. The price is $1 per game and the shoe rental is $2.50.
You may RSVP at surveymonkey.com/s/carasummer2012. CARA can be found at carabowling.org.
The Rainbow Spinnakers Sailing Club (RSSC) is setting sail on weekends and some weeknights from the Baltimore shores and waters just outside of D.C./Alexandria. You can sign on to be a skipper or just sail along as a passenger. Details are at rainbowspinnakers.org.
The Capital Splats Racquetball League offers all levels of competition for men and women as well as recreational play, group meet-ups and skills training clinics. Information is at capitalsplats.org.
Rainbow Climbing D.C. organizes indoor and outdoor climbs for all levels of climbers. They can be found weekly at Earth Treks in Rockville or Sportrock in Alexandria. The climbing schedule rotates and upcoming dates can be found on their Facebook page under Rainbow Climbing D.C.
It’s not too late to get in on the beginner square dancing classes being offered by the D.C. Lambda Squares. The square dancing club is open to singles and no prior experience is necessary. To register and learn more about the club, go to dclambdasquares.org.
The Atlantic States Gay Rodeo Association is hosting its monthly horseback ride at Piscataway Stables in Clinton, Md., on Aug. 5 at 11 a.m. The cost is $25 per rider for an hour-long ride. Experienced and novice riders are welcome. Email Patrick at [email protected] or check out their website at asgra.org.
Men’s Naked Yoga is being held at the Vitruvian Gallery at 734 7th Street S.E. (second floor) every Monday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The class is conducted with Hatha style poses for stretching and strengthening in a gentle Vinyasa flow. The cost is $18 per session and all levels of yoga students are welcome. More information is at vitruviangallery.com/yoga.
The D.C. Icebreakers’ next regular skating night is Aug. 15 (and the third Wednesday of every month) at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington from 8 to 9 p.m. A group social will follow the skate time at a local watering hole. Their site is at dcicebreakers.com.
And what would we do without Nellie’s Sports Bar, which continues to support the LGBT sports clubs in numerous ways, including sponsoring happy hours as follows.
Every Thursday is Stonewall Bocce Night beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Every Second Tuesday is Southern Universities Alumni Night from 5-8 p.m
Every First Thursday is Log Cabin Night from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Every Second Thursday is Washington Wetskins Night from 5-8 p.m.
Every Third Friday is Lambda Divers (Scuba) Happy Hour from 5-7 p.m.
Every Fourth Tuesday is Ping Pong Madness Night beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Every Fourth Wednesday is HRC Happy Hour Night beginning at 5 p.m.
Every Fourth Thursday is Homoto Night for LGBT Motorcycle fans beginning at 6 p.m.
Every Fourth Thursday is Capital Splats Racquetball Club Happy Hour from 5-8 p.m.
Every Thursday is Active Duty Night beginning at 8 p.m. $2 from every Nellie’s Beer supports Servicemembers United.
Congratulations to the D.C. Flag Football League for sending three teams to the Chicago Pride Bowl last month. All three of the teams placed in the A Bracket finishing third, seventh and 11th. The league is at dcgffl.org.
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.
Sports
US wins Olympic gold medal in women’s hockey
Team captain Hilary Knight proposed to girlfriend on Wednesday
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
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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