您现在的位置是:知識 >>正文
【】Tweet may have been deleted
知識848人已围观
简介Figure skater Adam Rippon will be the first openly gay man to compete for the United States in the W ...
Figure skater Adam Rippon will be the first openly gay man to compete for the United States in the Winter Olympics.。
The 28-year-old celebrated qualifying for the Games, which take place in February in South Korea, in a tweet on Tuesday evening. 。
Tweet may have been deleted 。
He'll join twice national champion Nathan Chen and 2017 world junior champion Vincent Zhou to represent the U.S in figure skating. 。
SEE ALSO:The heartwarming moment a hockey player tells his dad he made the Olympics 。“I’m really grateful that the selection committee looked at my body of work over the last two seasons,” Rippon, who qualified over the weekend, told reporters. 。
Rippon will be the first openly gay male athlete to represent the U.S. at the Winter Olympics. As LGBTQ sports site Outsports points out, U.S. figure skating Olympian Johnny Weir never publicly declared his orientation until after retirement. Rippon will be joined at the Olympics by openly gay Canadian skater Eric Radford, and U.S. freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy is also hopeful to join the team. 。
Adam Rippon performs at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating at Herb Brooks Arena on Nov. 25, 2017 in Lake Placid, United States.Credit: Maddie Meyer - ISU/ISU via Getty Images 。
Rippon has credited his coming out as having a significant impact on his successful figure skating career, attributing it to his winning the 2016 U.S. championships.。
"When I came out, it was a huge reason of why I was able to win the U.S. championships in 2016."。
"A few years ago, I made the decision to come out publicly as gay — spoiler alert," Rippon told U.S. Figure Skating in a promotional video. "I made that decision because I remember when I was younger, and I was unsure of who I was or afraid of what other people might think, I looked to other people who shared their stories."。
"I feel like, when I came out, it was a huge reason of why I was able to win the U.S. championships in 2016 ... I was able to perform and genuinely show the judges and the audience who I was."。
"I think being fearless is just unapologetically yourself," he said. "My secret weapon is: I really just am who I am when I go out there ... No one's going to get in my way because I have gotten out of my own way."。
Rippon will hopefully pave the way for more American athletes to come out. According to Outsports, only seven of 2,900 athletes from 88 countries that competed at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia were out — all were women and not one was from the U.S.。
Rippon's sexuality shouldn't matter at all. It shouldn't even be a headline. But significant discrimination against LGBTQ folks still exists, so this is a landmark we'd like to raise a toast to.。
Tweet may have been deleted。
Tweet may have been deleted 。
Go get 'em dude. 。
Featured Video For You。
Tags:
转载:欢迎各位朋友分享到网络,但转载请说明文章出处“夫榮妻貴網”。http://new.maomao321.com/news/89a20999701.html
相关文章
Melania Trump threatens to sue 'People' over sexual misconduct story
知識First came Donald vs. the 。 New York Times 。, now it's Melania vs.。 People. 。Amid multiple accusations ...
【知識】
阅读更多Hillary Clinton's campaign will now help Jill Stein's vote recount
知識Somehow, 2016 presidential election drama is not quite over. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign ...
【知識】
阅读更多'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' tickets are on sale Monday, November 28
知識This is even better than a Tosche Station sale on power converters: Tickets for Rogue One: A Star Wa ...
【知識】
阅读更多
热门文章
- This is the guy convincing your company to let you use Facebook at work
- Emily's new maid on 'Gilmore Girls' is a familiar face
- 25 gifts for people who love naps
- 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' tickets are on sale Monday, November 28
- IMAX to screen all eight 'Harry Potter' films in one magical movie marathon
- Fidel Castro died and people won't stop talking about Liam Neeson
最新文章
iPhone gets sucked into a treadmill, attains this beautiful round shape
Domino's Japan is training reindeer to deliver holiday pizza. Yes, really.
The 'Gilmore Girls' revival is here, and so are the dramatic responses from fans
Paralympians' pun
Demi Lovato calls out Taylor Swift's squad and speaks up against body shaming
Domino's Japan is training reindeer to deliver holiday pizza. Yes, really.