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Finland allows same-sex ice dancing teams due to a shortage of male figure skaters

NPR | By Lillian Karabaic
Published February 17, 2026 at 2:14 PM EST

In Olympic ice dancing events, the pairs are always one man and woman. There's a movement to allow same-sex couples to compete, but it has less to do with queer equality than a gender imbalance.

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