Related: We need to talk about Olympic swimmer Soren Dahl living his best gay lifeOver the weekend, Krzikalla told the German newspaper Welt Am Sonntag, “Today I can say it very clearly here: I’m gay, I have a boyfriend whom I love, and I’m very happy about it.”“I’ve been thinking about this for a year: why not just take that step and say you’re gay?” he added. “How much longer will the constant deception, the lying, and for whom anyway?
There will always be idiots who say stupid things. I want to stand for what I do and not be defined by my sexuality.”Outsports notes that the team’s supportive, managing director was instrumental in Krzikalla’s decision to come out.Related: Record-breaking college runner Nico Young comes out in powerful Instagram post“Our manager asked me where Chris and I met.
After that we hugged,” Krzikalla told Welt Am Sonnta. “I was really happy that Chris was so warmly received. Back then, last fall, we decided we would be open as a couple.