Subscribe to Breaking News
Loading ...Lesbians Bring Home the Medals at the 2008 Olympics
Handball
28-year-old openly gay captain Gro Hammerseng led Norway’s championship handball team to a 34-27 victory against Russia in the Olympic finals this weekend, securing the team’s first Olympic gold medal.
The team, which also includes openly gay left back Katja Nyberg, advanced to the finals after narrowly beating South Korea in the semifinals, where center-back Hammerseng scored the winning goal in the final second.Both women scored in the game against Russia, with Nyberg the third-highest scorer for the team, with four goals.
Nyberg takes down a Russian opponent and draws a foul
Hammerseng celebrates her goal against Russia
Nyberg fights for the ball
Nyberg looks to score against Russia
"I think I am the happiest person on earth right now," Nyberg told reporters after the match. "I think our speed was the ticket to the gold medal today."
NEXT PAGE: Hammerseng and Nyberg celebrate their win.
The caption on the last picture says Soccer team …great report though
our world in trouble!!! this is a celebration of mediocrity.
there are so many more openly gay athletes at the olympics! they just didn’t get the chance to win medals!!
if we are legislated to 2nd class citizens,why pay same taxes?churches are now political;why are they keeping their tax-exempt status??in florida i cannot adopt, so why should i pay school taxes!!!! TIME TO ACT-UP PEOPLE!