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<\/p>\nSamsung Beautifully Chronicles Gay Skier Gus Kenworthy\u2019s Journey to the Olympics: WATCH<\/b>
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Gay U.S. Olympic freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy today shared the first of three videos<\/a> he made with his sponsor Samsung. The clip, \u201cRoots\u201d, focuses on Kenworthy\u2019s family and home in Telluride, Colorado. The town revolves around the mountains and ski industry yet it had never sent a local to the Olympics until Kenworthy.<\/p>\n Watch the clip above. And stay tuned for parts two and three.<\/p>\n Said Kenworthy in an Instagram post: \u201cMy life has changed a lot in the four years since the last Winter Olympics. One of the biggest changes (besides hitting puberty, apparently) was coming out. My friends at\u00a0@samsungmobileusa<\/a>\u00a0documented my road to Pyeongchang and I think they did a really great job telling my story\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Kenworthy sat down with reporters at a press conference over the weekend and was asked several questions about the conflict between Adam Rippon and Mike Pence and Kenworthy\u2019s own remarks on the topic.<\/p>\n Said Kenworthy of a meeting with Mike Pence: \u201cI think I\u2019ve kind of made my opinion on the matter pretty clear. I don\u2019t think that I have any inclination toward a meeting. It think that would be a much bigger distraction for me and right now, I\u2019m just focusing on competing but I\u2019m very excited to be here representing the US and the LGBT community. I\u2019m very happy to meet Adam and we got to hang out at opening ceremonies and I think he\u2019s just a tremendous guy<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Asked what he\u2019d do if he happened to run into Pence, Kenworthy replied: \u201cWell I guess we\u2019ll see how I handle it. I think I have always been someone that has had to compartmentalize my life because I\u00a0was<\/em>\u00a0in the closet and I always at fear of outing myself. I always had so much going on in my mind that I couldn\u2019t share it with anyone, so I actually feel, now that I\u2019m out, I have less to compartmentalize\u2026I\u2019ve made it very clear who I am and I think I have taken a step into a sort of leadership role for the LGBT community because there isn\u2019t a ton of representation at the Games. It\u2019s also just me and I\u2019m just being myself so it\u2019s almost easier than ever to be here and be competing and just feel free and liberated. I\u2019m excited for Adam and all the other out athletes here.\u201d<\/p>\n A reporter also asked if he would take his shirt off (like Tongan athlete Pita Taufatofua<\/a>) if he were chosen as flag bearer.<\/p>\n Replied Kenworthy: \u201cI actually don\u2019t know how that Tongalese guy<\/a> did that because it was freezing\u2026I\u2019ve got a lot of respect for that guy<\/a>, and sure, I would happily do that, but I think there are more aptly suited people to carry the flag.\u201d<\/p>\n The post Samsung Beautifully Chronicles Gay Skier Gus Kenworthy\u2019s Journey to the Olympics: WATCH<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n