Gus Kenworthy

Kenworthy was born in Chelmsford, Essex to an English mother, Heather "Pip" Tyler, and an American father, Peter Kenworthy.{{cite web |url=http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2014/02/12/news/doc52fabc5693bae070855693.txt |title=Go, Gus! |last=Klingsporn |first=Katie |date=February 12, 2014 |work=Telluride Daily Planet |access-date=February 17, 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.tellurideinside.com/2011/02/fashion-friday-pip-on-what-to-wear-to-the-fling.html |title=Fashion Friday: Pip on what to wear to the Fling (Interview with Pip Kenworthy) |last=Viebrock |first=Susan |date=February 3, 2011 |work=Telluride Inside... and Out |access-date=February 17, 2014}} He has two older brothers, Hugh and Nick Kenworthy.{{cite web |url=http://www.watchnewspapers.com/view/full_story/24569991/article-Kenworthy-Grabs-Silver-in-U-S--Podium-Sweep?instance=latest_story |title=Kenworthy Grabs Silver in U.S. Podium Sweep |date=February 13, 2014 |work=Watch Newspapers (Western San Juan Mountains newspaper, serving Telluride) |access-date=February 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221190827/http://www.watchnewspapers.com/view/full_story/24569991/article-Kenworthy-Grabs-Silver-in-U-S--Podium-Sweep?instance=latest_story |archive-date=February 21, 2014 |url-status=dead }}

In 1993 when Gus Kenworthy was two years old, the family emigrated and settled in Telluride.

Kenworthy graduated from Telluride High School in June 2010. He could have graduated in 2009 but chose instead to take a year off to ski.{{cite web |url=http://freeskier.com/stories/qa-wednesday-gus-kenworthy |title=Q&A Wednesday with Gus Kenworthy |last=Hemphill |first=Steve |date=June 9, 2010 |work=Freeskier Magazine |access-date=February 17, 2014}}

Kenworthy won AFP World Championships overall titles in 2011, 2012, and 2013.{{cite web |title=Kenworthy Keeps Overall Title at AFP Worlds |url=http://usfreeskiing.com/news/kenworthy-keeps-overall-title-afp-worlds |publisher=US Freeskiing |access-date=February 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140217192545/http://usfreeskiing.com/news/kenworthy-keeps-overall-title-afp-worlds |archive-date=February 17, 2014 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |last=Michelson |first=Megan |title=AFP Champs: Big Air |url=http://xgames.espn.go.com/skiing/article/7828949/gus-kenworthy-wins-afp-world-championships-big-air |access-date=February 14, 2014 |archive-date=October 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027232407/http://xgames.espn.go.com/skiing/article/7828949/gus-kenworthy-wins-afp-world-championships-big-air |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |last=Hansman |first=Heather |title=Kenworthy, Voisin Win AFP Slopestyle |url=http://xgames.espn.go.com/article/9153243/gus-kenworthy-maggie-voisin-win-2013-afp-world-championships-slopestyle |publisher=ESPN X Games |access-date=February 14, 2014 |archive-date=October 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027232410/http://xgames.espn.go.com/article/9153243/gus-kenworthy-maggie-voisin-win-2013-afp-world-championships-slopestyle |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=US Freeskiing's profile on Gus Kenworthy |url=https://usfreeskiing.com/athletes/gus-kenworthy-0 |publisher=US Freeskiing |access-date=February 14, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140213081726/http://usfreeskiing.com/athletes/gus-kenworthy-0 |archive-date=February 13, 2014 }} In 2014, he placed second at the Olympics in Sochi, Russia and won his first medal, a bronze, at the X Games in Tignes, France in the slopestyle event.{{cite web |title=Atomic Skis' profile on Gus Kenworthy |url=http://www.atomic.com/en-US/Athletes/Alpine/FreeSki/Gus%20Kenworthy.aspx |access-date=February 14, 2014}} He won the World Cup Men's Halfpipe in Park City, Utah,{{cite web|title=World Cup - Men's Halfpipe 28.02.2015|url=https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=FS&competitorid=167048&raceid=8360|website=data.fis-ski.com|access-date=March 6, 2017}} in 2015 and again in 2016 in Mammoth, California, and finished second in 2017.{{cite web|title=World Cup - Men's Halfpipe 23.01.2016|url=https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=FS&competitorid=167048&raceid=8709|website=data.fis-ski.com|access-date=March 6, 2017}}{{cite web|title=World Cup - Men's Halfpipe 04.02.2017|url=https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=FS&competitorid=167048&raceid=9562|website=data.fis-ski.com|access-date=March 6, 2017}} He finished third in the Men's Slopestyle during the 2017 World Cup in Silvaplana, Switzerland.{{cite web|title=World Cup - Men's Slopestyle 03.03.2017|url=https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=FS&competitorid=167048&raceid=9518|website=data.fis-ski.com|access-date=March 6, 2017}}

In December 2019, he announced he would compete for his birth nation, Great Britain. In February 2020, he won his first gold medal as a competitor for Great Britain.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-sports/51514000|title=Ski World Cup: GB's Gus Kenworthy wins freestyle gold in Calgary|date=2020-02-15|work=BBC Sport|access-date=2020-02-15|language=en-gb}} In January 2022, he made his final X Games competition competing in the Superpipe final. He finished his X Games career having made 32 appearances in the event.

At the 2022 Winter Olympics, Kenworthy competed for the last time.{{Cite web |last= |title=Gus Kenworthy Says Competing in Final Winter Olympics Will 'Honor' His Mom: She's 'So Supportive' |url=https://people.com/sports/beijing-olympics-gus-kenworthy-final-games-honor-mom/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-02-20 |title=Gus Kenworthy retires at the 2022 Winter Olympics: "I couldn't be more thankful" |url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/life/gus-kenworthy-retires-at-the-2022-winter-olympics-i-couldnt-be-more-thankful/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=GAY TIMES |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Bruton |first=Michelle |title=Olympic Halfpipe Final Will Be Gus Kenworthy's Last Ever Competition, But His Legacy Goes Far Beyond Skiing |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/michellebruton/2022/02/18/olympic-halfpipe-final-will-be-gus-kenworthys-last-ever-competition-but-his-legacy-goes-far-beyond-skiing/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Forbes |language=en}} He qualified for the final in 12th and finished 8th in the final.

In 2019, Kenworthy guest starred on RuPaul's Drag Race, All Stars 4, Episode 3, "Snatch Game of Love", as one of the available bachelors. Kenworthy joined the main cast in the ninth season of FX's anthology series American Horror Story as Chet Clancy.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-50652615|title=US Olympian Kenworthy switches to GB|last=Roper|first=Eleanor|date=2019-12-03|access-date=2019-12-04|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2019-02-06 |title='American Horror Story': Gus Kenworthy & Emma Roberts Set For Season 9 |url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/american-horror-story-gus-kenworthy-emma-roberts-set-for-season-9-1202551054/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

In 2017, Kenworthy was a cast member on the MTV series The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros, which featured former competitors as well as professional athletes.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/champs-vs-pros/cast|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170514064315/http://www.mtv.com/shows/champs-vs-pros/cast|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 14, 2017|title=The Challenge: Champs Vs. Pros TV Series Cast Members {{!}} MTV|website=MTV|access-date=January 17, 2018}}{{Cite web |last=Brener |first=Jeremy |date=2017-05-16 |title=Openly gay Olympian Gus Kenworthy competes on new MTV show |url=https://www.outsports.com/2017/5/16/15645840/openly-gay-olympian-gus-kenworthy-competes-mtv-show |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Outsports |language=en}}

In October 2015, Kenworthy publicly came out as gay in an interview with ESPN.{{cite web |access-date=October 25, 2015 |title=Olympic freeskier Gus Kenworthy's next bold move — coming out |date=October 22, 2015 |last=Roenigk |first=Alyssa |url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/13942305/olympic-freeskier-x-games-star-gus-kenworthy-first-openly-gay-action-sports-athlete |publisher=ESPN }}{{Cite web |date=2022-02-17 |title=Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy proud to be part of LGBTQ community at Beijing Games |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/nbc-out-proud/olympic-skier-gus-kenworthy-proud-part-lgbtq-community-beijing-games-rcna16644 |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=NBC News |language=en}}{{cite web |url=https://attitude.co.uk/article/gus-kenworthy-talks-sochi-first-sexual-experiences-and-becoming-a-gay-role-model/8800/ |last=Stroude |first=Will |title=Gus Kenworthy talks about Sochi, first sexual experiences and becoming a gay role model |work=Attitude |date=November 12, 2015 |access-date=October 15, 2017 |archive-date=September 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921045248/https://attitude.co.uk/article/gus-kenworthy-talks-sochi-first-sexual-experiences-and-becoming-a-gay-role-model/8800/ |url-status=dead }} Rolling Stone noted the "freestyle medalist is the first action-sports star to come out."{{cite magazine |last1=Browne |first1=David |title=Hot Rebel Skier Gus Kenworthy |issue=December 2015 |magazine=Rolling Stone }}{{cite tweet|number=657213362137272320|access-date=October 22, 2015 |title=Twitter |date=October 22, 2015 |last=Kenworthy|first=Gus|user=@guskenworthy |url=https://twitter.com/guskenworthy/status/657213362137272320}} He was in a relationship with Robin Macdonald, who was also involved in the ski industry, working in film and photography.{{cite news |url=https://www.out.com/love-issue/2016/12/29/love-portfolio-gus-kenworthy-matt-wilkas |last=Hicklin |first=Aaron |title=The Love Portfolio: Gus Kenworthy + Matt Wilkas |work=Out.com |date=December 29, 2016 |access-date=October 15, 2017 }}{{Cite magazine |date=2017-12-15 |title=Openly Gay Skier Gus Kenworthy Is Embracing His Role at the Winter Olympics |url=https://time.com/5066113/gus-kenworthy-ready-to-embrace-role-2018-winter-olympics/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |magazine=Time |language=en}} The couple gained international media attention for their involvement with the issue of stray dogs in Sochi at the 2014 Winter Olympics.{{cite web |title=U.S. Olympian is doing his best to adopt all the stray puppies in Sochi |url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/02/gus-kenworthy-sochi-stray-puppies/ |work=USA Today |access-date=February 14, 2014 |author1=Rachel Axon |author2=Lindsay Jones|date=February 13, 2014 }}{{cite web |title=U.S. freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy adopting stray Sochi puppies |date=February 13, 2014 |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/winter-olympics-2014-us-freestyle-skier-gus-kenworthy-adopting-stray-sochi-puppies/ |publisher=CBS News |access-date=February 14, 2014}}

From November 2015 to July 2019, Kenworthy was in a relationship with American theatre and film actor and reality television personality Matthew Wilkas.{{cite news |last1=Wong |first1=Curtis M. |title=Gus Kenworthy Splits From Longtime Boyfriend Matthew Wilkas |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gus-kenworthy-matt-wilkas-split_n_5d263dbbe4b0cfb595fff2a3 |access-date=July 11, 2019 |publisher=HuffPost |date=July 11, 2019}}{{Cite web |date=2019-07-11 |title=Gus Kenworthy Splits From Longtime Boyfriend Matthew Wilkas |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gus-kenworthy-matt-wilkas-split_n_5d263dbbe4b0cfb595fff2a3 |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=HuffPost |language=en}} At the 2018 Winter Olympics, in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Wilkas kissed Kenworthy before his qualifying run in the men's slopestyle;{{Cite web |last=Buzinski |first=Jim |date=2018-12-27 |title=Gus Kenworthy kissing his boyfriend Matt Wilkas on live TV at the Olympics was the gay sports moment of 2018 |url=https://www.outsports.com/2018/12/27/18158704/gus-kenworthy-matt-wilkas-gay-olympics-kiss |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Outsports |language=en}} the kiss was broadcast on live television and was lauded as being a significant moment for the visibility of LGBT athletes.{{Cite magazine |url=https://time.com/5164759/gus-kenworthy-matthew-wilkas-olympics-kiss/ |title=Gus Kenworthy and His Boyfriend Kissed on TV at the Olympics and Fans Are Ecstatic |first=Katie |last=Reilly |magazine=Time |date=February 17, 2018 |access-date=March 4, 2018 }}{{cite magazine |url=https://time.com/5164773/gus-kenworthy-boyfriend-matthew-wilkas-olympics-kiss/ |title=Gus Kenworthy's Boyfriend Matthew Wilkas on the Meaning of Their Historic Olympics Kiss |first=Sean |last=Gregory |magazine=Time |date=February 18, 2018 |access-date=March 4, 2018 }}{{Cite news |last=Graham |first=Bryan Armen |date=2018-02-18 |title=Gus Kenworthy's kiss with boyfriend on NBC greeted with acclaim |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/feb/18/gus-kenworthy-kiss-boyfriend-olympics |access-date=2023-08-23 |issn=0261-3077}} In June 2017, Kenworthy received the HRC Visibility Award for his work in LGBT visibility in professional sports.{{Citation |title=Gus Kenworthy Receives the HRC Visibility Award | date=June 26, 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rfe9iZj-35A |language=en |access-date=2022-05-07}}{{Cite web |date=2018-03-14 |title=The Resistance Reclaims Its Time at the HRC Los Angeles Dinner |url=https://www.hrc.org/news/the-resistance-reclaims-its-time-at-the-hrc-los-angeles-dinner |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Human Rights Campaign |language=en-US}}

Kenworthy said he did not believe that boycotting the 2022 Olympics in China would solve any international human rights situations, and while in China, he spoke out against "human rights atrocities".{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gus-kenworthy-china-olympics_n_620d0795e4b0685128b047fe|title=Gus Kenworthy Shares Why He Won't Boycott Olympics Despite China's Human Rights Record|date=February 16, 2022|website=HuffPost}}{{cite news |last1=Leicester |first1=John |title=Human rights? China won that Winter Olympics battle. Almost. |url=https://apnews.com/article/winter-olympics-speed-skating-sports-religion-china-6b8205ce8c1aed817a78d7bc7ab653dd |work=Associated Press News |date=21 February 2022 |language=en}}

In 2022, it was revealed that Kenworthy had been dating Creative Artists Agency executive Adam Umhoefer for two years.{{cite news |last1=Padgett |first1=Donald |title=Gus Kenworthy Publicly Kissed His Boyfriend of 2 Years At Winter X Games |url=https://www.out.com/sports/2022/1/27/gus-kenworthy-adam-umhoefer-kissing-secret-boyfriend-of-2-years-2022-winter-x-games |access-date=25 September 2023 |work=Out |date=January 27, 2022}}

In 2018, he was chosen by Fierté Montréal as one of the six grand marshals for the Pride Parade.{{Cite web|url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/local-arts/montreal-pride-shows-its-true-colours|title=Montreal Pride shows its true colours|publisher=Montreal Gazette|last1=Burnett|first1=Richard|date=2018-08-09|language=en|access-date=2020-01-24}} He announced his participation in AIDS/LifeCycle in 2019, aiming to raise $1 million to fight HIV/AIDS.{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Nick |date=2019-02-08 |title=Gus Kenworthy pledging to raise $1 million to fight HIV • AIDS/LifeCycle |url=https://www.aidslifecycle.org/gus-kenworthy-pledging-to-raise-1-million-to-fight-hiv/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=AIDS/LifeCycle |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Serafino |first=Jason |date=2019-05-23 |title=Gus Kenworthy Talks About the Upcoming AIDS/LifeCycle and Social Media Activism |url=https://www.muscleandfitness.com/athletes-celebrities/interviews/gus-kenworthy-talks-about-upcoming-aidslifecycle-and-social-media/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Muscle & Fitness |language=en-US}} He joined approximately 2,000 other cyclists on a 7-day, 545-mile cycling trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles. He raised a total of $249,745.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/guskenworthy/posts/2308544309186638|title=Gus Kenworthy|website=www.facebook.com}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.tofighthiv.org/site/TR/Events/AIDSLifeCycleCenter?px=3370255&pg=personal&fr_id=2110|title=ALC2019: Gus Kenworthy - AIDS/LifeCycle|website=www.tofighthiv.org|access-date=October 30, 2018|archive-date=October 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030132715/http://www.tofighthiv.org/site/TR/Events/AIDSLifeCycleCenter?px=3370255&pg=personal&fr_id=2110|url-status=dead}}

• Homosexuality in modern sports
• Homosexuality in sports in the United States

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