Adam Rippon is a retired American competitive figure skater and media personality. Born in 1989, he was a two-time Junior World champion in 2008 and 2009, the 2010 Four Continents champion, and the 2016 U.S. national champion. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang he finished tenth in the men's event and took bronze in the team event, becoming the first openly gay U.S. athlete to qualify for the Winter Games and to win a medal there. Later that year he won season 26 of Dancing with the Stars. He guest-hosted RuPaul's Drag Race, starred in a television comedy, and works as a commentator and podcast host on figure skating.
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Adam Richard Rippon (born November 11, 1989) is a retired American competitive figure skater and media personality. He is the 2018 Olympic bronze medalist in the team event, the 2010 Four Continents Champion, and 2016 U.S. National Champion. Rippon competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, where he finished 10th. At the junior level, Rippon is a two-time Junior World Champion (2008, 2009), the 2007-2008 Junior Grand Prix Final Champion, and the 2008 U.S. junior national champion.
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a retired American competitive figure skater
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Rippon competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang
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He placed sixth at the 2016 World Championships in Boston
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