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ICE QUEEN

American ice dancer Karina Manta captures a turning point for queer women in the sport with her new memoir.

Ice dancer Karina Manta’s memoir, begins with an image that, thanks largely to her, no woman in skating will experience again: searching the internet for queer role models

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