Speedskater Blake Skjellerup competed for his native New Zealand at the Vancouver Winter Olympics this past February. Interestingly, his family, friends, teammates and coaches have all known he is gay for some time. In fact, according to Chicago's Windy City Times, during the limited time they were together during the Games due to the skater's intense schedule during that two-week period, Skjellerup and his boyfriend walked around Vancouver holding hands. "We had limited time to be together, so we wanted to make it as nice as possible," Skjellerup told Windy City Times in his first interview with any U.S. outlet (Windy City Times) since officially revealing his sexuality. So how did the two avoid the media's intense scrutiny? Well, no one asked.
"I have seen countless interviews where the interviewer asks whether the person is seeing someone. That never happened to me, no one inquired," said Skjellerup, who was interviewed more than 20 times during his Olympic experience.
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