Jan 30, 2023
A clumsy, 59-year-old man masquerading as an "ice princess" was savaged on Twitter for making a mockery of women's figure skating at a sporting event in Finland. Markku-Pekka Antikainen, a transgender farmer who took up figure skating at age 50, now performs under the name "Minna-Maaria Antikainen," according to the Finnish Figure Skating Association. Despite his obvious maladroitness, he headlined a showcase celebrating "diversity" at the opening ceremony of the ISU European Figure Skating Championships at Espoo Metro Areena in Finland on Wednesday. The performance was an epic disaster, as Antikainen wobbled on the ice and had trouble maintaining his balance. At one point, Antikainen fell on his knees while doing a routine turn and floundered around on the ice until a female figure skater helped him to his feet. The pitiful incident elicited strong reactions from Twitter users, who were disgusted that a transgender individual who could barely skate wa