'We got to portray who we are': Kenworthy and Rippon on their Olympic friendship

As the first out US gay male athletes at a Winter Olympics the snowboarder and figure skater soon bonded after meeting in Pyeongchang

In early January, figure skater Adam Rippon became the first openly gay man to make an American Winter Olympic team. A few weeks later, slopestyle skier Gus Kenworthy, a silver medalist from Sochi, became the second.

The two men had been cheering one another on during the qualification process, and when they finally met in person at the Olympics, a friendship blossomed.

We're here. We're queer. Get used to it. @Adaripp #Olympics #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/OCeiqiY6BN

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‪Tonight I walked in the #OpeningCeremony and got to watch my old friend @yunakim light the Olympic flame. Representing the USA is one of the greatest honors of my life and being able to do it as my authentic self makes it all so much sweeter ️‍❤️

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