--- title: Adam Rippon Is the Internet's Favorite Olympics 2018 Skater description: Adam Rippon has enthralled the internet with his latest skate at the 2018 Winter Olympics canonical: https://time.com/5162114/adam-rippon-skate-interview-reactions/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-02-16T05:11:54.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-12T08:58:50.391Z og:title: Adam Rippon Enchants Fans With Spellbinding Figure Skate og:description: The internet is overflowing with joy for Adam Rippon og:url: https://time.com/5162114/adam-rippon-skate-interview-reactions/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5720775c09e6757f/698927e1ab6d7780246b1c84/gettyimages-918828408.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3258 og:image:height: 1833 og:image:alt: Figure Skating - Winter Olympics Day 7 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Adam Rippon Enchants Fans With Spellbinding Figure Skate twitter:description: The internet is overflowing with joy for Adam Rippon twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5720775c09e6757f/698927e1ab6d7780246b1c84/gettyimages-918828408.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 video:duration: 01:02 video:published: 2018-02-12 section: sports topics: Olympic Games, figure skating, Team USA, first Olympic experience, 1992 Olympics, career lessons, Korea Olympics genre: profile, interview tones: enthusiastic, reflective, confident emotions: excitement (high), confidence (medium), nostalgia (low) sentiment: positive audience: Olympic fans, sports enthusiasts, figure skating fans, Team USA followers people: Adam Rippon, Paul Wiley organizations: Team USA transcript_source: publisher captions transcript_reviewed: not applicable ---  # Adam Rippon Enchants Fans With Spellbinding Individual Figure Skate > Sponsored content. 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He recalls watching Paul Wiley win silver at the 1992 Olympics and falling along with competitors who fell during that event. He says he is excited for his first Olympic Games in Korea, citing career ups and downs and lessons learned. ## Key points - Rippon says that if he were not competing in the Olympics he would be kind of bored. (00:00) - Rippon says he was born in 1989, so his first memory is the 1992 Olympics. (00:12) - Rippon recalls watching Paul Wiley win the silver medal at the 1992 Olympics. (00:16) - Rippon says that whenever anyone fell during the event, he fell with them, as if on the ground. (00:21) - Rippon says he is most excited to go to Korea because it will be his first Olympic Games. (00:28) - Rippon says he has had a lot of ups and downs in his career but has learned many lessons from them. (00:35) - Rippon says he feels ready for this Olympics and ready to show the world what he has got. (00:39) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:12] Thoughts on competing in the Olympics. Rippon says he would be bored without Olympic competition and calls the Olympics fun. - [00:12 to 00:35] Childhood Olympic memories and first Games. Rippon recalls watching the 1992 Olympics and says he is excited for his first Olympic Games in Korea. - [00:35 to 01:02] Career lessons and readiness for Korea. Rippon says his career setbacks taught him lessons and that he feels ready to show the world what he has. ## Key quotes - [00:00] Adam Rippon: "I think if I weren't competing in the Olympics I'd be like kinda bored." - [00:12] Adam Rippon: "And I also remember that anytime anyone fell in the event I fell with them, like on the ground." - [00:28] Adam Rippon: "I'm most excited to go to Korea because this will be my first Olympic games." - [00:35] Adam Rippon: "I've learned so many lessons and I feel so ready for this Olympics" ## Questions this video answers - How would Adam Rippon feel if he were not competing in the Olympics? [00:00] - What is Adam Rippon's earliest memory related to the Olympics? [00:12] - Which athlete did Adam Rippon remember winning a silver medal in 1992? [00:16] - Why is Adam Rippon most excited about going to Korea? [00:28] - How has Adam Rippon's career shaped his readiness for the Olympics? [00:35] by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Feb 16, 2018 5:11 AM UTC Meet Team USA: Adam Rippon by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Feb 16, 2018 5:11 AM UTC Fan favorite [Adam Rippon](http://time.com/5157616/adam-rippon-madison-hubbell-olympics-valentine/) has delighted the internet again with another kinetic performance. The [28-year-old consummate showman](http://time.com/5144288/adam-rippon-olympics-2018-bronze/) skated himself directly into everyone’s hearts and third place (temporarily) with his 87.95 score in Friday’s [individual figure skating event](http://time.com/5143878/adam-rippon-internet-reactions-olympics-2018/). To the tune of Ida Corr Vs. Fedde Le Grand’s “Let Me Think About It” (the Eddie Thoneick remix), Rippon hit his jumps, pumped his fists with gusto, and when the applause was insufficient he motioned for more. Rippon’s pure and consistent ability to be himself on the ice spread joy across the internet. People could not stop gushing about his performance and his post-skate interview. “I can’t explain witchcraft. I feel like I’m coming into my own. I’m confident in what I’m doing,” Rippon told NBC after his skate. The internet loves this guy. > [](https://twitter.com/lolacoaster/status/964346495309815809) > [](https://twitter.com/Iyeshalovette/status/964355688435654656) > [](https://twitter.com/ladybug%5Fdianes/status/964355788952150016) > [](https://twitter.com/WendyCastaldo1/status/964355664377126912) > [](https://twitter.com/%5FRussTurner%5F/status/964355629614682117) > [](https://twitter.com/ahullum/status/964355649273344000) > [](https://twitter.com/amandaruthprice/status/964355625894342656) > [](https://twitter.com/RachelRoseGold1/status/964355446189449222) > [](https://twitter.com/LexusRC350/status/964355383333548033) > [](https://twitter.com/GillianAstarita/status/964355094178275329) He may not be the strongest medal contender, but the athlete is [winning fans over](http://time.com/5143878/adam-rippon-internet-reactions-olympics-2018/) with his charisma. Case in point: he is [Reese Witherspoon’s internet friend](http://time.com/5156263/adam-rippon-reese-witherspoon-friendship-twitter-olympics-2018/), and estimates that his excitement has reached Meryl Streep levels about that. > [](https://twitter.com/NBCOlympics/status/964357132240936962) ## Transcript [00:00] I think if I weren't competing in the Olympics I'd be like [00:03] kinda bored. The Olympics are like [00:12] so fun. [ MUSIC ] I was [00:16] born in 1989 And so my first memory is the 1992 [00:21] Olympics, watching Paul Wiley win the silver medal. [00:24] And I also remember that anytime anyone fell in the [00:28] event I fell with them, like on the ground. I'm [00:32] most excited to go to Korea because this will be my [00:35] first Olympic games. And I've had a lot of ups and [00:39] downs in my career, but I've learned so many lessons [00:43] and I feel so ready for this Olympics, and so ready to [00:46] show the world what I've [00:52] got. 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