Photo Courtesy of Beth Schnitzer
Two dozen Olympians from Northern California and San Francisco Bay Times sports columnist Beth Schnitzer were among those who attended the NBC Milan Cortina Olympics Opening Ceremony Watch Party in San Ramon on February 6, 2026. There, Schnitzer met up with figure skating great Kristi Yamaguchi, 1984 fencing champion (and an out member of the LGBTQ+ community) Barbra Higgins, 1972 track & field star Eddie Hart, 1960 swimming champ Anne Warner Cribbs, and many other former Olympians. In 2022, Higgins was a good sport to “compete,” all for fun, at a Divas & Drinks event presented by the Bay Times at The Academy SF.
Milan Cortina 2026 will continue through February 22. GLAAD has an LGBTQ Athlete Tracker and Resources at https://bit.ly/4kCjY1S
Published on February 12, 2026
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