![]() ![]() Figure Skating has advised him to attend sensitivity training to better understand the LGBTQ+ community in figure skating and the larger society. Figure Skating said, “While Ilia has apologized for his actions, U.S. And, I would hope no competitor would be penalized for such private matters regardless of orientation.” I have no evidence or reason to believe that I have been impacted in my scoring due to my heterosexual orientation. ![]() ![]() While I posted an immediate apology to the viewers for my immaturity, I also now want to additionally apologize to our governing body, the judges and my fellow competitors for even inserting such ill-advised commentary in our competitions. “Earlier today, during an Instagram Live question/answer viewed by fans and followers, I made some inaccurate and frankly embarrassing commentary linking sexual orientation and scoring by judges in our sport. This was the opening paragraph of the letter, dated the same day, April 22: ![]()
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