Kelly Curtis — The First Black US Skeleton to Compete in the Olympics — Comments on Media Attention Surrounding Her Biracial HeritagePosted in Articles, Media Archive, United States on 2022-02-18 16:34Z by Steven |
The Independent
London, United Kingdom
2022-02-16
Meredith Clark, U.S. Lifestyle Reporter
New York, New York
Kelly Curtis is first Black athlete to represent Team USA in skeleton
Kelly Curtis — the first Black athlete to compete in skeleton at the Olympics — has commented on the media attention surrounding her biracial heritage
Curtis is making history at the 2022 Winter Olympics as the first Black athlete to represent Team USA in the sport of skeleton. The 33-year-old athlete made headlines for her trailblazing career, and now she’s opening up about the media attention surrounding her race.
“Welp, I didn’t expect my first Olympic Games to create such a buzz around my genotype,” Curtis wrote in an Instagram post. “I think it’s okay to claim this space being bi-racial, Black and White at the same time. Not half and half.”
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