Now, I’m sure you’re wondering why in God’s name anyone would ever ask that question. Well, apparently, after openly gay Dutch speedskater Ireen Wust won the gold in the 3000 meter women’s speedskate at the Sochi Olympics, she was on the receiving end of a Putin cuddle.
Gay issues have played a big part in coverage of the Sochi games, given Russia’s anti-gay propaganda laws, so this was bound to catch the media’s attention once Wust said it aloud.
Wust told Dutch national broadcaster NOS, “I got a cuddle from him,” at a party held in her honor. “He congratulated me and asked if everything was OK in Russia and I congratulated him on (Russian speedskater) Olga Graf, of course, for her third place (in the 3,000 meters). He was happy to see me, but then he had to leave again. But I cuddled him.”
Now, whether the newsworthiness here comes from Putin embracing an openly gay athlete or that Putin is capable of expressing human emotions, but rest assured, a spokesperson for the Netherlands’ Olympic Committee did confirm the embrace.
No word yet on whether Putin had his shirt on for the cuddle or not.
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