--- title: Adam Rippon and Reese Witherspoon Start Olympics Friendship description: Adam Rippon and Reese Witherspoon's newfound friendship during the 2018 Olympics has quickly become one of the highlights of the games. canonical: https://time.com/5156263/adam-rippon-reese-witherspoon-friendship-twitter-olympics-2018/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-02-13T20:30:01.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-12T08:58:07.336Z og:title: Adam Rippon and Reese Witherspoon Have a Golden Friendship og:description: "I want to make Reese Witherspoon proud” og:url: https://time.com/5156263/adam-rippon-reese-witherspoon-friendship-twitter-olympics-2018/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt147e7a42a4eb7b3e/6989276397cdfff4266b44c3/adam-rippon-reese-witherspoon-olympics-2018.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Figure Skating - Winter Olympics Day 3 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Adam Rippon and Reese Witherspoon Have a Golden Friendship twitter:description: "I want to make Reese Witherspoon proud” twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt147e7a42a4eb7b3e/6989276397cdfff4266b44c3/adam-rippon-reese-witherspoon-olympics-2018.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Adam Rippon and Reese Witherspoon Is Officially the Friendship We Deserve > Sponsored content. 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Meet Team USA: Adam Rippon_  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Feb 13, 2018 8:30 PM UTC Meet Team USA: Adam Rippon  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Feb 13, 2018 8:30 PM UTC [Adam Rippon](http://time.com/5143878/adam-rippon-internet-reactions-olympics-2018/) may have captured the hearts of [2018 Winter Olympics](http://time.com/4932670/2018-winter-olympics-when-where/) viewers everywhere when he made his sparkling Olympic debut on the ice rink at [Pyeongchang, South Korea](http://time.com/5154428/pyeongchang-winter-olympics-extreme-weather/), but he’s crediting his success to an unlikely source: [Reese Witherspoon](http://time.com/4985673/reese-witherspoon-sexual-assault-director/). The Team USA skater (who made headlines earlier for his [spirited critiques of vice president Mike Pence](http://time.com/5139247/mike-pence-adam-rippon/)) struck up a friendly repartee with Witherspoon ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games after she posted a glowing endorsement of him on her Twitter account, which he responded to with an equally enthusiastic tweet that also suggested a potential movie plot for the two of them to star in that paralleled real-life pretty closely. > [](https://twitter.com/RWitherspoon/status/961276680638578688) > [](https://twitter.com/Adaripp/status/961397663416557568) This blossoming friendship has only flourished since Rippon has started competition at the Winter games. Following his much-lauded free skate for the team event, Rippon told _NBC_ that he not only wanted to skate well for his country, but also for Witherspoon. “There are so many emotions when I step on the ice,” he said. “I want to represent my country to the best of my abilities. I want to make Reese Witherspoon proud.” Witherspoon, as might be expected, let Rippon know that she was, indeed, proud of him. > [](https://twitter.com/NBCOlympics/status/962907087125843968) > [](https://twitter.com/RWitherspoon/status/963071775385907201) On Tuesday, Rippon kept the love fest going in another interview with _NBC,_ where he credited Witherspoon with helping him to win his medal. > [](https://twitter.com/NBCOlympics/status/963442658575245312) It’s official: Adam Rippon and Reese Witherspoon is not just the friendship that we need, but that we deserve. ## Transcript I think if I weren't competing in the Olympics I'd be like kinda bored. The Olympics are like so fun. [ MUSIC ] I was born in 1989 And so my first memory is the 1992 Olympics, watching Paul Wiley win the silver medal. And I also remember that anytime anyone fell in the event I fell with them, like on the ground. I'm most excited to go to Korea because this will be my first Olympic games. And I've had a lot of ups and downs in my career, but I've learned so many lessons and I feel so ready for this Olympics, and so ready to show the world what I've got. 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