--- title: Adam Rippon Debut at 2018 Winter Olympics Enchants Internet description: Adam Rippon's triumphant debut performing to Coldplay at the 2018 Winter Olympics has captured the collective affections of the internet. canonical: https://time.com/5143878/adam-rippon-internet-reactions-olympics-2018/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-02-12T04:43:05.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:50:31.575Z og:title: The Internet Is Enchanted With Adam Rippon's Olympic Debut og:description: Rippon has captured the collective affections of the internet. og:url: https://time.com/5143878/adam-rippon-internet-reactions-olympics-2018/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt74c352b7bcf4d92c/69892716096a947afe6a1728/gettyimages-917120826.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Figure Skating - Winter Olympics Day 3 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Internet Is Enchanted With Adam Rippon's Olympic Debut twitter:description: Rippon has captured the collective affections of the internet. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt74c352b7bcf4d92c/69892716096a947afe6a1728/gettyimages-917120826.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Internet Is Enchanted With Adam Rippon's Olympic Debut  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Feb 12, 2018 4:43 AM UTC  GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 12: Adam Rippon of the United States of America celebrates after competing in the Figure Skating Team Event Men's Single Free Skating on day three of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Ice Arena on February 12, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 12: Adam Rippon of the United States of America celebrates after competing in the Figure Skating Team Event Men's Single Free Skating on day three of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Ice Arena on February 12, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)Maddie Meyer—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Feb 12, 2018 4:43 AM UTC The only thing more joyous than [Adam Rippon](http://time.com/5134101/adam-rippon-winter-olympics-2018/)‘s performance for the men’s free skate during the figure skating team event at the [2018 Winter Olympics](http://time.com/5138220/team-usa-2018-winter-olympic-medals/) was the internet’s delight at watching Rippon’s Olympic debut. The skater, who made headlines ahead of his arrival in [Pyeongchang, South Korea](http://time.com/5070315/winter-olympics-2018-location/), for [critiquing Vice President Mike Pence](http://time.com/5139247/mike-pence-adam-rippon/), finished third in his event, but first in the hearts of Olympic viewers everywhere. Rippon became the [top trend worldwide](http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/adam-rippon-makes-olympic-debut-figure-skating-team-event) on Twitter following his performance to “Arrival of the Birds/Exodus” by The Cinematic Orchestra and “O” by Coldplay. Interest only intensified after he gave a charming interview where he spoke endearingly about his friendship with[ Mirai Nagasu, the first American woman to land a triple axel](http://time.com/5143814/mirai-nagasu-triple-axel-olympics-2018/) at the Olympics. Needless to say, the internet was overwhelmed with their affection for Rippon and took to Twitter to share many, many feelings about him and his Olympic debut. > [](https://twitter.com/GraceEGold/status/962867386117320704) > [](https://twitter.com/SheaSerrano/status/962875847261720576) > [](https://twitter.com/RWitherspoon/status/962893545769086976) > [](https://twitter.com/tyleroakley/status/962867280110432256) > [](https://twitter.com/RachelRoseGold1/status/962886481592438784) > [](https://twitter.com/ChelseaClinton/status/962883239026266113) > [](https://twitter.com/blackmon/status/962864501136687105) > [](https://twitter.com/erinbiba/status/962866411814162434) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5143878/adam-rippon-internet-reactions-olympics-2018/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5143878/adam-rippon-internet-reactions-olympics-2018/"},"headline":"The Internet Is Enchanted With Adam Rippon's Olympic Debut","datePublished":"2018-02-12T04:43:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:50:31.575Z","description":"Adam Rippon's triumphant debut performing to Coldplay at the 2018 Winter Olympics has captured the collective affections of the internet.","url":"https://time.com/5143878/adam-rippon-internet-reactions-olympics-2018/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Winter Olympics","onetime","2018 Pyeongchang Olympics"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt74c352b7bcf4d92c/69892716096a947afe6a1728/gettyimages-917120826.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt74c352b7bcf4d92c/69892716096a947afe6a1728/gettyimages-917120826.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Figure Skating - Winter Olympics Day 3","caption":"Figure Skating - Winter Olympics Day 3","creditText":"Maddie Meyer—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5143878/adam-rippon-internet-reactions-olympics-2018/","name":"The Internet Is Enchanted With Adam Rippon's Olympic Debut"}}]}] ```