Greig Leach

Well, tecnically, Eric Radford is pulling his figure skating partner, Vanessa James (Canada) back, but pushing forward feels so much more inspiring. As far as I know this is the first time I have seen a figure skater of color take to the ice ib the Winter Olympics. It is almost definitely the first time I have seen a mixed race pair of skaters compete on the international stage. I am old enough to have been alive before mixed race marriages were legal in the USA. So while James/Radford may have finished in 12th place they have pushed the world of figure skating and the Winter Olympics forward.