Figure skating: openly gay ice dancer Simon Proulx-Sénécal represents Armenia at Beijing Olympics

Simon Proulx Sénécal (wiki: link; insta: @simsenecal), Canadian-born figure skater, represents Team Armenia at the Beijing Olympic Games. The 2022 Games is the first for the out Armenian national champion. [HRC] 

He is part of a record number of at least 36 out LGBTQ athletes in Beijing Winter Olympics. 

Simon partnered with Armenian-Canadian Tina Garabedian for ice dancing competition.

Figure skating school named after Yevgeny Plushchenko opens in Yerevan

As a big fan of figure skating, I was thrilled with the news of opening new figure skating school in Yerevan named after one of my favourite figure skaters Yevgeny Plushchenko. This new school will operate at the Yerevan Sports and Concert Complex after Karen Demirchyan. Plyushchenko himself was in Yerevan to attend the opening ceremony (27 December) which was marked by an amazing show. Famous Hungarian composer and violinist Edvin Marton was in attendance too.

During Eurovision 2008 song contest Plushchenko and Marton took part in Dima Bilan's on stage performance as part of the winning Russian song Believe.

Below are couple of clips from the Yerevan show (via Tert.am). Simply fabulous!



Yevgeny Plushchenko and Edvin Marton



Elena Berezhnaya & John Timberman and Edvin Marton