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Gus Kenworthy
Gus Kenworthy is a British-American freestyle skier who won the silver medal in slopestyle at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi as part of a historic US sweep of the podium. He made history the following year when he came out in an ESPN Magazine cover story, becoming the first openly gay professional action sports athlete. In 2018 when he went back to the Olympics for the second time he, alongside Adam Rippon, became the first openly gay man to compete in a Winter Olympics for Team USA.
Beyond athletics, Kenworthy has expanded his career into acting, appearing in "American Horror Story: 1984" and the remake of “Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead” among other productions. He's an active advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, and in 2019 he completed the 545-mile AIDS/ Life Cycle ride and raised a quarter of a million dollars for the cause and he’s participating in the ride again this year! Beyond that he’s partnered with many organizations like The Trevor Project and now, Allstora, and through his own Worthy Foundation, he continues to support LGBTQ+ youth initiatives. In 2021 his then-home, a design-forward penthouse in Los Angeles was featured in Architectural Digest, showcasing his love of contemporary art and interior design.