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Who Doesn’t Wear the Ribbon?!

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Who Doesn’t Wear the Ribbon?!
Ivan Provorov #9 of the Philadelphia Flyers look on against the Anaheim Ducks at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Jan. 17, 2023. Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images
David Harsanyi
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Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov refused to take a pregame skate Tuesday night in the team’s LGBTQ+ warmup jersey, citing his preference “to stay true to myself and my religion,” which is Russian Orthodox. “I respect everyone. I respect everybody’s choices,” said the only player who refused to participate in Pride Night.

David Harsanyi
David Harsanyi
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David Harsanyi is a conservative journalist, syndicated author, and editor. He wrote for the Denver Post for eight years, and edited for The Federalist for more than six years before becoming senior writer at National Review in 2019. Harsanyi authored five books, including “First Freedom: A Ride Through America's Enduring History With the Gun” and “Eurotrash: Why America Must Reject the Failed Ideas of a Dying Continent.”
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