BEIJING — More than a month ago, in the bowels of Bridgestone Arena, Timothy LeDuc said they did not want this moment to be about them.
LeDuc, whose pronouns are they/them, did not want the narrative to focus on the history ahead. They wanted it to be the beginning of a shift, a way of showing queer people that they have the opportunity "to be open and be authentic to themselves and everything that makes them unique, and still achieve success in sport."
With a brilliant performance at Capital Indoor Stadium on Friday, LeDuc did just that.