Olympic Skier Reveals that He Is Gay
Olympic champion freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy (b. 1991) revealed earlier this week that he is gay. He became the first action sports figure to come out as gay. The British-born American, who now lives in Colorado and competes in slopestyle and halfpipe, won the silver medal in Men's freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
�I feel just amazing to have it out there,� Kenworthy said in an interview. �It feels like a huge weight�s been taken off of my shoulders. I�ve been completely floored by the response that I�ve gotten. Everyone�s been so supportive and so kind with what they�ve said.� Gus, who says he has known he was gay since he was five years old, appeared on the cover of this week's ESPN magazine, the venue he chose for his coming out story.
�I feel just amazing to have it out there,� Kenworthy said in an interview. �It feels like a huge weight�s been taken off of my shoulders. I�ve been completely floored by the response that I�ve gotten. Everyone�s been so supportive and so kind with what they�ve said.� Gus, who says he has known he was gay since he was five years old, appeared on the cover of this week's ESPN magazine, the venue he chose for his coming out story.
Peter Hapak for ESPN
Kenworthy gained international media attention as a result of his efforts to rescue five stray dogs that hung around the media center of the Olympic village. He stayed behind for more than a month to save the family of dogs. Kenworthy arranged for their eventual adoption, calling further attention to the problematic rise of the stray dog population in Sochi, which grew significantly during the Olympics.
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