Figure Skating - ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2018 - Pairs Short Program - Taipei, Taiwan - January 24, 2018 - Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya and Harley Windsor of Australia compete. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
PYEONGCHANG (Reuters) - When Aboriginal figure skater Harley Windsor takes to the ice at the Pyeongchang Olympics next week, he will hope to deliver a performance that can inspire indigenous Australians and also silence the racists who have questioned his identity.
His nation’s first indigenous Winter Olympian, the 21-year-old trailblazer will debut in the pairs event with Russia-born partner Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya at the Gangneung Ice Arena on Wednesday and will be keen to make a gesture to mark the occasion.
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