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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-23T19:40:00.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Canada",
    "Italy",
    "Antigay slur",
    "Czechia",
    "Homophobic slur",
    "International olympic committee",
    "National hockey league",
    "Olympics",
    "Olympics 2026",
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    "_**LGBTQ**_",
    "_**Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter.**_",
    "Inside the undiscovered queer life of U.S. hockey’s first superstar, Hobey Baker",
    "Lesbian hockey players will live out 'Heated Rivalry' at the upcoming Olympics",
    "'Heated Rivalry's Harrison Browne says new anti-trans hockey policy is 'crazy' and blames Trump",
    "Hockey player's viral coming-out was 'overwhelming' in 'the best way possible'",
    "_forced to sit out_",
    "There are no out NHL players. Could 'Heated Rivalry' change that?",
    "How a gay hockey star is fighting homophobia when not in the rink",
    "_Code of Ethics_",
    "___Morrison Media Group___"
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nDuring last week’s quarterfinal game between Canada and Czechia at the 2026 Milan Cortina _Winter Olympics_, a player from the National Hockey League shouted a homophobic slur, seemingly toward a referee.\n\n**Keep up with the latest in** _**LGBTQ**_**+ news and politics.**_**Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter.**_\n\nRadko Gudas plays defense for the Anaheim Ducks and represented his home country, Czechia, at the men’s hockey tournament at the Winter Olympics. But during a heated exchange last week, he shouted that someone, seemingly a referee, was a “f***ing c**k sucker,” as seen in videos of the incident shared to social media.\n\n**Related** : Inside the undiscovered queer life of U.S. hockey’s first superstar, Hobey Baker\n\n**Related** : Lesbian hockey players will live out 'Heated Rivalry' at the upcoming Olympics\n\n> \n\n**Related** : 'Heated Rivalry's Harrison Browne says new anti-trans hockey policy is 'crazy' and blames Trump\n\n**Related** : Hockey player's viral coming-out was 'overwhelming' in 'the best way possible'\n\nGudas shouted the term while arguing with the referee over a two-minute penalty he received in the second period for unnecessary roughness against Brandon Hagel, a player for Canada’s Olympic team and left winger for the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning. During the game, Gudas also injured Canada’s team captain, Sidney Crosby, who was _forced to sit out_ for the rest of the game. Czechia went on to lose the game 4-3, eliminating the country from medal contention.\n\n******Related** : There are no out NHL players. Could 'Heated Rivalry' change that? \n\n\n**Related** : How a gay hockey star is fighting homophobia when not in the rink \n\nCanada ultimately faced the United States in the Olympic final, where the U.S. earned its first gold medal in men’s hockey since the so-called “miracle on ice” in 1980, when it defeated the Soviet Union.\n\nAccording to the _Code of Ethics_ for the International Olympic Committee, which oversees Olympic programming, athletes cannot engage in discrimination “on any grounds,” including sex and sexual orientation. Gudas did not address his usage of the term in interviews after the quarterfinal game.\n\n__This article was written as part of the Future of Queer Media fellowship program at The Advocate, which is underwritten by a generous gift from__ ___Morrison Media Group___ __. The program helps support the next generation of LGBTQ+ journalists.__",
  "title": "NHL player hurls antigay slur during Olympics hockey match"
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