Gus Kenworthy became the first action sports athlete to openly come out as gay, first telling his story to ESPN The Magazine.
"I never got to be proud of what I did in Sochi, because I felt so horrible about what I didn't do," Kenworthy told ESPN. "I didn't want to come out as the silver medalist from Sochi. I wanted to come out as the best freeskier in the world."
After Kenworthy revealed the news, he was met with support.
Snowboarder Sage Kotsenburg, the snowboarding slopestyle Olympic champion in Sochi, tweeted, “Gus you are the man! So proud of you for this I know it couldn't have been easy but we're all supporting you #GoGus”
Other freeskiers applauded Kenworthy.
“This is huge and I’m so happy for Gus,” said Joss Christensen, the Olympic gold medalist who along with Kenworthy and Nick Goepper led the USA to a sweep in the event’s debut.
“It’s almost kind of putting it in everybody else’s face and saying, ‘Hey, I don’t care what you think. This is me, and I love who I am.’”
So handsome, but hate his nasty tats!
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