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Local gay sports leagues plan bevy of spring outings

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Athletes of Team D.C. (Blade photo by Kevin Majoros)

April is stocked full of things to do with the sports groups in D.C. Here’s an overview of this month’s action:

Spring SportsFest, hosted by Team D.C. will take place on April 7 from 7 to 10 p.m. at Room and Board at 1840 14th St., N.W. This is an opportunity to meet and mingle with about 25 LGBT sports teams in the area and a perfect opportunity to see all the sports groups in one space.

There will be a DJ, beer and soft drinks and an outdoor deck for networking. Clint Khoury, the in-stadium host of the Washington Nationals, will be the special guest and there will be a raffle for signed Nationals memorabilia, theater tickets and a $250 shopping spree from Room & Board. Log onto the Team DC Facebook page for a complete list of the teams that are attending.

Social volleyball has reemerged after a six-month hiatus. It returns on Tuesdays beginning April 19 from 6-9 p.m. at the King Greenleaf Recreation Center at 201 N Street, S.W. Random teams will be drawn for all skill levels and the cost is $5 per person.

Ultimate Frisbee has also returned. Ultimate Out has joined forces with the Jolly Boozers of the Washington Area Frisbee Club, a gay-friendly D League team. Men and women of all skill levels are welcome. Contact Ben Schock at [email protected] for more information.

The Capital Tennis Association will take over the Duplex Diner on Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. There will be hot trainers and a raffle with prizes including personal training packages from Results Gym, tickets to a Washington Kastles match, tennis lessons and more. To learn more about the group, go to www.capital-tennis.com.

MYOB Adventures is offering an afternoon of ropes course and zipline on April 9 from 2-6 p.m. at Terrapin Adventures in Savage, Md. It will be four hours with 32 adventures including a 350 foot zipline. Carpooling is available from Dupont Circle. For details, contact Kevin Norris at [email protected].

The Rainbow Climbing League of D.C. has several rock climbs coming up in April. You can meet its members at SportsFest and read more about them on their Facebook page.

The Adventuring Outdoors Group will be hosting the Turkey Run Hike on Sunday. The trail is approximately four miles long and will take a little over two hours to complete. There is an elevation gain of 400 feet and the trail is marked as moderately difficult. Dogwood trees should be in bloom along the trail and there is always the possibility of sighting a bald eagle.

They will meet at the Rosslyn Metro Station (Blue/Orange Line) at 9:30 a.m. Bring water, lunch and the $2 trip fee. Those carpooling from Rosslyn bring an additional $3 for driver fees.  Contact[email protected] for more information.

There are several “Night Out” events coming up this summer:

Night Out at the Nationals VII will be held on June 21 v. the Seattle Mariners. Tickets will go on sale at the Spring Sportsfest and can be found at Nellie’s Sports Bar.

Night Out at the Kastles is to be held in mid-July with details on the specific date to be announced soon.

Night Out at the Mystics will be held on July 26 v. the San Antonio Silver Stars. Information will be posted at www.teamdc.org in the coming months.

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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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