the vice president leading the delegation. i want to play something that gus ken worthy told ellen degeneres just the other day. myself and adam rippon are the two first openly gay males competing in the olympics and it s just incredible to see how times have changed. but then to have someone leading the delegation that s like directly attacked the lgbt community and just a cabinet in general that just sort of stands against us and has tried to do things to set us back, it just seems like a bad fit. has gus or rippon said more about this? reporter: yes, gus ken worthy, the freestyle skier and adam rippon said they have no desire to meet with president trump at the white house after the olympics. if you think about it, this is really a sea change for olympic athletes who are out. you think about johnny we re who was criticized by judges for the way he dressed. you think about brian boitano.
like to come to bethlehem today to show the baby the atmosphere the city i love the circumstances we are in dress because of the occupation. back in the third round of the big everyone s enjoying the evening and trying to forget the uncertainty casting a shadow over this christmas. freestyle skier is faced off in france and the final world cup event ahead of the holiday period in the women s final sixteen year old test do earned herself a ninety three point six core from the judges to claim victory but the young french skier ten points ahead of her rivals in front of a jubilant home crowd meanwhile in the men s event sweden s osco vester earned a first career when he saved the best for last as a spectacular final run saw him secure at the top spot.
simon didn t finish as well. five teams make it to sunday s final. another new event this olympics is the slopestyle competition. jamie anderson, she s got eight x games medals in the event. she pulled off some pretty awesome jumps in round one, advancing all the way to the finals. her teammate, karly shorr, also was impressive. she will join anderson in sunday s final. elsewhere, hannah kearney looking to become the first freestyle skier to win two olympic gold medals. she dominated the qualifying round of the ladies moguls competition. kearney is in first place heading into saturday s final round, and there is a good chance, guys, that she s the first american to win gold at the sochi games. and there are no events today. everyone getting ready for the opening ceremony, which, as you said, john, is in just a few hours, but we won t get to see it until later tonight. and nick paton walsh tells us there are still tickets available to open ceremonies. it is not sold out yet, which
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lifetime achievement award for the late king of pop. first of all, we d like to thank god for watching over us for these past seven months and our grand ma and grandpa for their love and support. we would also like to thank the fans, our father loved you so much because you were always there for him. all his songs, his message of simple, love. we will continue to spread his message and help the world. thank you. taylor swift s fearless album won her the most coveted award of the night, album of the year. she is the youngest artist to win that award. you know it was bound to happen, the scott brown action figure doll goes on sale tomorrow but there s not just one. there are three versions including an anatomically correct one. plus a nasty crash at the x-games could cost the u.s. a medal in vancouver. we will have an update on freestyle skier.