Olympic Figure Skater Javier Raya Defies All Odds, Comes Out With Adorable Kiss

From: Queerty

In news that’s sure to shake the figure skating world to its very foundation, a top-level Spanish skater has come out as gay.

We’ll give you a moment for the shock to wear off; we know it’s a lot to process.

But predictability aside, we must admit we let out an “aww” when we saw how Javier Raya broke the news to fans.

The 25-year-old skater, who is the 2011 Spanish national senior champion and competed at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, took to Instagram to share an utterly adorable kiss with his boyfriend, writing, “Many of you know, others can imagine by the pictures and others will be surprised, but I have to say that right now I feel like the luckiest person in the world! Thank you @nicholsondrew”.

See exhibit A below:

Muchos lo sabéis, otros os lo habéis imaginado por las fotos, y a otros os sorprenderá no solo que tenga pareja sino porque sea un chico, pero tengo que decir que ahora mismo me siento la persona más afortunada del mundo. Gracias @nicholsondrew Te quiero ❤️ Many of you knows, others can imagine by the pictures and others will be surprised, but I have to say that right now I feel like the luckiest person in the world! Thank you @nicholsondrew I love you❤️

A photo posted by Javier Raya (@skateraya) on May 13, 2016 at 2:48am PDT

While the photo and caption are the first time Raya broke the news officially, it doesn’t require a sharp analytical skill set to take a glance through his past Insta-shares and arrive at a similar conclusion:

❤️

A photo posted by Andrew Alan Nicholson (@nicholsondrew) on Mar 8, 2016 at 8:49pm PST

Happiness 😄😄

A photo posted by Javier Raya (@skateraya) on Mar 4, 2016 at 1:47pm PST

👋🏻Hello from the other side👋🏻 By the time u see this u must have arrived 🎧

A photo posted by Javier Raya (@skateraya) on Jan 8, 2016 at 3:39am PST

We wish the happy couple all the best!