Feb 10, 2026Swedish skier Elis Lundholm became the first openly transgender athlete to compete at the Winter Olympics on Tuesday, after completing the first qualification run in women's moguls.Why it matters: While the Olympics and many international sporting federations have taken steps that limit participation by transgender athletes, some athletes have been able to compete in the category corresponding to their assigned gender at birth.
- Lundholm, who was assigned female at birth, is allowed to compete in the women's category but identifies as male.
- Lundholm finished in 29th place out of the 30-person field during Tuesday's first qualification run, with only the top 10 automatically reaching the finals. That means Lundholm will need a significantly higher finish on Wednesday to advance to the finals.
Kind of makes you wonder what advantage trans athletes have? 29th out of 30!
ReuterBy Karolos GrohmannFebruary 2, 2026The 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics opens on Friday, bringing the world's top athletes together in the biggest winter sports show on earth. The Games will be the last one to be held with the existing and fragmented regulations regarding the eligibility of transgender athletes in women's categories.The International Olympic Committee is expected to shortly issue new and universal guidelines, which it says are designed to protect women's sport.[...]HAVE TRANSGENDER ATHLETES TAKEN PART IN PAST OLYMPICS?Yes, a small number of openly transgender athletes have taken part in past editions of the Olympic Games. New Zealand's Laurel Hubbard became the first openly transgender athlete to compete in a different gender category to that assigned at birth when the weightlifter took part in the women's weightlifting competition at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
We continue to struggle for our rights!
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