The Winter Olympics are almost here, which means that at Mombian, it’s time once again to honor those who are not only Winter Olympians, but also queer parents.
Brianne Jenner
Let’s start with Brianne Jenner, who is heading into her fourth Olympics as a member of Canada’s women’s ice hockey team, after winning gold in 2014 and 2022 and silver in 2018. She’s also captain of the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s (PWHL’s) Ottawa Charge. Last year, she was Ottawa’s team leader in points and ranked 6th in 2024 PWHL scoring with 20 points in 24 games, per the PWHL.
Jenner has three children with spouse Hayleigh Cudmore, a lawyer and retired professional hockey player. The two were teammates at Cornell and with the Calgary Inferno of the now-defunct Canadian Women’s Hockey League (CWHL). They were featured with their eldest child in this sweet and funny Hyundai commercial last year, and in this ad for Walker Real Estate Group last month. Here’s another adorable video that Jenner has shared:
Emerance Maschmeyer
Next is Emerance Maschmeyer, also an Olympic veteran, having joined Jenner to take home gold in 2022 for Canada. Maschmeyer is playing this year for PWHL expansion team the Vancouver Goldeneyes, after starting in the league with the Ottawa Charge. The Harvard alum is married to now-retired goalie Geneviève Lacasse, who herself took home gold in 2014 and silver in 2018 with Team Canada. They welcomed their first child in 2024, and Maschmeyer recently posted a funny video on Instagram where the couple discusses his toddler language.
I’m still crushed, though, that Maschmeyer won’t get to wear the custom goalie mask she designed while still with the Charge, depicting her family as characters from The Incredibles. It was (to the best of my knowledge) the first goalie mask in professional hockey to depict a queer family.
Bonus fun fact: Jenner’s goal on Maschmeyer in the Ottawa-Vancouver game on November 26, 2025, was, as far as I can tell, the first time a queer mom has scored a goal on another queer mom in PWHL history. (The Boston Fleet’s Jamie Lee Rattray scored a goal on Maschmeyer in April 2024, but didn’t become a mom until June 2025.) Thanks to Sarah Spain of the fabulous Good Game With Sarah Spain podcast for mentioning Mombian and this fun fact last December. You should also go listen to Spain’s January 15, 2026 episode, where she speaks with spouses and moms Julie Chu and Caroline Ouellette, each four-time Olympians in women’s hockey. The now-retired couple played for Team USA and Team Canada, respectively, proving that heated rivalries are nothing new.
Lore Baudrit
Finally, Lore Baudrit will be captaining the first French women’s hockey team to participate in the Olympics, but has already made 15 appearances at the World Championships. She also plays with Leksands IF in the Swedish Women’s Hockey League (SDHL). Baudrit is married to Marion Allemoz, a retired CWHL player and a video analyst for the French team. The couple is bringing their child, born in 2024, to the Games. In an interview at La Dépêche, Baudrit noted that her child and the 1-year-old of teammate Léa Villiot are the team mascots. The paper added:
While her son will be in the stands for his mother’s matches, “wearing his little French national team jersey,” the challenge for Lore Baudrit and Marion Allemoz will be to balance their athletic and family lives in a competition more demanding than any they’ve experienced before. “During our rest periods, instead of watching Netflix for 45 minutes, I’ll go see my son. Sometimes, though, you have to hold back because if it’s only for five minutes, it upsets him more than anything else. But we remain professional, and it doesn’t detract in any way from my commitment to the team,” the player from the Tarn region clarifies.
[Above is a Google translation of:] Si son fils sera présent dans les gradins pour les rencontres de sa maman, “avec son petit maillot de l’équipe de France”, l’enjeu pour Lore Baudrit, et Marion Allemoz, sera de conjuguer vie sportive et familiale, dans une compétition plus exigeante que toutes celles connues jusqu’ici. “Lors de nos plages de repos, au lieu de regarder Netflix pendant 45 minutes, je vais voir mon fils. Après, il faut des fois se retenir parce que si c’est pour venir cinq minutes, ça le perturbe plus qu’autre chose. Mais, on reste pro, et ça n’entache en rien mon investissement pour l’équipe”, clarifie la Tarnaise.
I love the image of the toddler in his little jersey—but why do moms who are athletes keep having to defend their parenthood and assert that it won’t take away from their sports commitments, while dads who are athletes don’t have to do so? That’s not a criticism of Baudrit, but of society’s biases, and a reminder that motherhood shouldn’t be a penalty in sports or anything else.
Baudrit will in fact benefit from some steps towards positive change. She’ll be staying outside the Olympic village with her family, thanks to a grant from France’s Agence nationale du sport (National Sports Agency). The article also notes that as in Paris in 2024, the Comité national olympique et sportif français (French National Olympic and Sport Committee) will have a dedicated space in the Olympic Village for athletes to spend time with their children. Baudrit says that Head Coach Grégory Tarlé and French Ice Hockey Federation President Pierre-Yves Gerbeau have been supportive and “want to prove that we can continue our careers while also having a family.” [“Ils veulent prouver qu’on peut poursuivre notre carrière tout en ayant une vie de famille.”]
I hope all of the Olympians above have a splendid time at the Games and, whether their families are there or watching from afar, that they make some lifelong memories together. Whatever team you may be rooting for, I hope you’ll also keep an eye out for these queer parents doing awesome things.
Did I miss any parents among the many out athletes in the Milan Cortina Games (thanks, Outsports!)? That’s entirely likely; not all coverage mentions both a player’s parental status and LGBTQ identity. Please let me knowif I’ve missed someone and I’ll keep this post updated.