- Adam Rippon, a figure skater, will be representing the United States at Pyeongchang 2018.
- The 28-year-old recently talked to YouTuber Tyler Oakley about being the first openly gay athlete to compete for the US in the Winter Olympics.
- Rippon said as proud as he is of the title, he also finds it a little weird.
- “It’s 2018. It’s so hard to think that I’m the first openly gay winter athlete.”
- Rippon said it’s important for him to be “open and share” who he is, because it gives kids someone to look up to.
- Rippon also spoke to Oakley about the stereotypes associated with male figure skating and sexuality.
- “It’s such an eye roll. Like ‘Of course you’re gay — you’re a figure skater.’ Not everybody is gay in figure skating. Maybe I wouldn’t be f—— single.”
- Watch the full interview below.
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