Olympian Ryan O'Meara is evidently gay. Yep! This Ice Skater is batting for our team!

I have always suspected that he is gay, but I don't recall any official "coming out."

Gay.com recently landed an interview with O'Meara where they aren't afraid to say that this gay man "is a role model for gay and straight athletes."

Here are some exceprts from the interview:

On coming out to his parents:
"My parents are very open about everything. I also have a gay couple in San Diego who are like my gay uncles, and I've known them since I was about 5 years old. Knowing that my parents already had gay friends and that they were always OK with that helped a lot, too."

On when he came out:
"I did an interview with an Arizona gay magazine because I thought that if I had read something about another athlete -- or not an athlete in general, but a younger gay man --that would have helped me to just be a little more accepting of myself. I wouldn't have had to worry about things so much. I was glad I did it, because I felt like I needed to do something for me."

On where he feels most comfortable:
When I'm out on the ice, it's the freest I've ever been. I feel totally comfortable on the ice. Get me off the ice and I fall over all the time.

On gays in figure skating:
Within the skating community, it's very public knowledge of who's gay and who's not; it's pretty small. I don't think it's publicized because I don't think it's that important. Which is understandable, since it doesn't matter if you're gay or straight to be a figure skater.