Last time i did get a medal but i did get to be one of the first to openly gay men to compete for team usa Winter Olympics which is an incredibly opportunity and because of that i got to speak on it a lot and raise a lot of awareness and there was a case that was seen on tv that was kind of unexpected, but i feel that was a visual representation of Me And My Olympics experience in the community and i think it was a pretty special moment to have that broadcast to the world and on the world stage and to help normalise same sex relationships and have people see a same sex kiss and it not be some crazy thing, just haveit it not be some crazy thing, just have it be part of everyday life. For the moment, his focus is on his last ever competition, his third olympics where he will line up in the half pipe. Not the slopes where he won his silver, but he says competing in does not sit well with him and getting there at all has not been straightforward. Mr; him and getting there at all has not be
Last time i did get a medal but i did get to be one of the first to openly gay men to compete for team usa Winter Olympics which is an incredibly opportunity and because of that i got to speak on it a lot and raise a lot of awareness and there was a case that was seen on tv that was kind of unexpected, but i feel that was a visual representation of Me And My Olympics experience in the community and i think it was a pretty special moment to have that broadcast to the world and on the world stage and to help normalise same sex relationships and have people see a same sex kiss and it not be some crazy thing, just haveit it not be some crazy thing, just have it be part of everyday life. For the moment, his focus is on his last ever competition, his third olympics where he will line up in the half pipe. Not the slopes where he won his silver, but he says competing in does not sit well with him and getting there at all has not been straightforward. Mr; him and getting there at all has not be
Now it s the olympics for those who prefer it a little colder, hoping to ski, skate and slide their way to their own golden moments. yes! fresh from his world cup slalom heroics, dave ryding s been selected as one of team gb s flag bearers, alongside curling skip eve muirhead. it will be a fourth 0lympics for them both. to get the honour to carry the flag for team gb is something really, really special, and it s definitely going to be a moment that i ll neverforget. widespread allegations of crimes against humanity in china and recent concern over the whereabouts and wellbeing of chinese tennis star peng shuai means that competing here at all doesn t sit well for some athletes, including american turned british skier gus kenworthy. in my opinion, i don t think any country should be allowed to host the games if they have appalling human rights stances and with china, i mean, there s a genocide happening in the country. i think the ioc should take a stance
Human rights stances. i think that the ioc should take a stance against a lot of these atrocities and stand up for important issues and not granting the countries in the right to host the games could create positive change in those places, and maybe not even letting them compete. i know the olympics are so important for china and they are so high up in the medal tally that i feel by taking a stance against them in a real, tangible way, you could probably make some positive change, but it s all about money, it seems like.
Guess the last few years have probably shown you and definitely shown the world, that athletes can offer so much more thanjust results. you have a huge platform to raise important issues. i wonder, obviously, going out to china and the lgbto+ rights over there, ijust wonder what your position is an stance on them having these games and how comfortable you are about competing there. i and how comfortable you are about competing there. competing there. i guess i am comfortable competing there. i guess i am comfortable completing - competing there. i guess i am comfortable completing their| competing there. i guess i am - comfortable completing their only because i want to make the most of the opportunity and that is where the opportunity and that is where the games are, so i need to kind of just deal with that and be the best i possibly can given the circumstances, but in my opinion i don t think any country should be allowed to host the games if they have appalling human rights stanc