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Olympic silver medalist Gus Kenworthy came out on Thursday in a big way: on the cover of ESPN._  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Oct 22, 2015 6:49 PM UTC Olympic silver medalist Gus Kenworthy came out on Thursday in a big way: on the cover of ESPN.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Oct 22, 2015 6:49 PM UTC Gus Kenworthy took to [Twitter](https://twitter.com/guskenworthy) on Thursday to make a statement he had long known to be true about himself. “I am gay,” the American freeskier [tweeted](https://twitter.com/guskenworthy/status/657213362137272320?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw). These three simple words were accompanied by a picture of the cover of the latest issue of _ESPN The Magazine_ in which the Olympic silver medalist made the announcement. > [](https://twitter.com/guskenworthy/status/657213362137272320) Kenworthy previously garnered worldwide attention not only for medaling at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, but also for [adopting four dogs](http://time.com/41428/sochi-dogs-washington/) during the games. In the [interview](http://espn.go.com/olympics/story/%5F/id/13942305/olympic-freeskier-x-games-star-gus-kenworthy-first-openly-gay-action-sports-athlete), he spoke about his decision to come out publicly after confiding in his family and close friends nearly two years ago. He said he was apprehensive about the reaction from the action sports community. “They say it’s a community of individuals and everyone is doing their own thing and it’s not a team sport, so you get to be yourself. But you don’t really,” he told _ESPN_. “Everyone wears a Red Bull or Monster or Rockstar cap, a T-shirt and jeans and skate shoes. Everyone drives the same type of car and listens to the same kind of music. The industry isn’t the most embracing of someone who’s different. I’m nervous about that.” But the 24-year-old explained that he finally felt ready to share his story with the world. “Hiding everything away is so painful. I mean, it’s like you’re constantly lying and you’re constantly feeling like you’re being deceitful. I’m just at that point where I’m ready to kind of open up and let everyone see me for me, and I hope everyone accepts it,” he said. ## Transcript [00:00] Olympics silver medal skier Gus Kentworthy surprised the [00:03] sports world thursday with an ESPN cover and three simply [00:07] words. It's at the point where I'm ready to, kind of, open up [00:09] and let the world see me for me and I hope the world [00:12] accepts it. Kentworthy told ESPN he started coming out to [00:16] his family and friends about two years ago and he initially [00:19] promised himself he would come out publicly only after [00:22] winning the gold in Sochi. Saying I didn't want to come out [00:25] as the silver medalist from Sochi. I wanted to come out as [00:28] the best freeskier in the world. Last year Kenworthy [00:31] became one third of the American trio that swept the men's [00:33] slope style event at the Sochi olympics. But for people who [00:37] aren't huge X Games fans He's probably best known for [00:40] rescuing five orphan pups and Soji. I have two that live with [00:43] me in Denver. How are they adjusting? Because they were [00:46] roughing it over there. [ LAUGH ] They never adjusted they [00:48] were just like yeah, this is us, this is our life now. After his [00:52] announcement Kenworthy was met with tons of support [00:55] including Miley Cyrus who used to be romantically linked [00:58] to the Olympian. Ken Worthy joins many other athletes who [01:01] have come out in recent years Most notably, soccer player [01:03] Robby Rogers and former NFL player Michael Sam. 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