Minna-Maaria Antikainen, the world’s first transgender figure skater, had a mishap during her debut at the European Figure Skating Championships in Finland. Formerly known as Markku-Pekka Antikainen, she transitioned to a woman and started figure skating at 49.
During the opening ceremony, she stumbled and fell seconds into her performance but was helped up by a female hostess carrying the Finnish flag. Despite this, Antikainen had trained for eight years, practicing five hours a week and participating in other skating events.
The European Figure Skating Championships focused on promoting diversity and inclusion with the theme “Just be you.” However, same-sex pairs are still banned in the sport, and there’s no category for non-binary skaters. Hopefully, more countries will work toward equality and diversity in figure skating.
This Woman Lost 518 Pounds At 57
Pauline weighed more than 700 pounds at one time in her life, when she held the Guinness World Record for the World’s Heaviest Female in 2011.
Pauline made the decision to get assistance in order to be less of a burden because she was largely dependent on her son for her well-being.At the time, Pauline was 51 years old and suffering from serious health problems as a result of her weight.
There is still interest in the former cast member even if she won’t be appearing in My 600-Lb Life season 12.Pauline is undoubtedly one of the many patients who Dr. Now has witnessed throughout the episode resist his weight loss plan.
Prior to the show, her weight was 643 pounds, and she originally objected to the 1,200 calorie diet that was prescribed.Pauline eventually gave up completely on her attempt to lose weight.
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