--- title: Adam Rippon reacts to praise from cher at time 100 description: Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon is continuing his breakout season of success with the TIME 100, this year getting honored on the list. canonical: https://time.com/5251289/adam-rippon-on-cher-time-100/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-04-25T00:52:49.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:18.206Z og:title: Adam Rippon Reacted Appropriately to Cher's Praise og:description: The Olympic figure skater shook things up at the party og:url: https://time.com/5251289/adam-rippon-on-cher-time-100/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Adam Rippon Reacted Appropriately to Cher's Praise twitter:description: The Olympic figure skater shook things up at the party twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Adam Rippon's Deeply Emotional Reaction to Cher's Praise Is a Thing of Beauty > Sponsored content. 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His appearance at the TIME 100 Gala in New York on Tuesday night was no exception, as the medal-winning athlete — who is on the [2018 TIME 100](http://time.com/collection/most-influential-people-2018/?) list as one of the world’s most influential people — mingled with his fellow celebrities and charmed new admirers. One of his admirers is a legend known as Cher. She wrote about him in the TIME 100 issue — and Rippon reacted accordingly when TIME asked him about that honor at the gala. “I think this was the first time I was like, enough is enough! Cher, how could you play me like that?” Rippon said, shaking his head in disbelief. “I wasn’t expecting it — it was completely unreal. She’s been a champion for so many. Truly, just completely unreal.” Classic Rippon. Rippon is lately shining in his status as America’s beloved breakout Olympic star, [covering](https://www.out.com/out-exclusives/2018/4/05/adam-rippon-gus-kenworthy-american-idols) a number of magazines, advocating for LGBTQ rights and befriending his idols, like snowboarder [Gus Kenworthy](http://time.com/5164823/lgbt-gus-kenworthy-olympics-2018/), actress [Reese Witherspoon](http://time.com/5191281/adam-rippon-and-reese-witherspoon-on-colbert/) and fellow TIME 100 honoree [Shawn Mendes](http://time.com/5186347/oscars-2018-adam-rippon-shawn-mendes-selfie/). He’s also busy on the upcoming all-athlete season of [_Dancing With the Stars_](http://abc.go.com/shows/dancing-with-the-stars/news/updates/dwts-athletes-cast-announcement-spring-2018), where he’ll compete against teammate figure skater [Mirai Nagasu](http://time.com/5173409/mirai-nagaus-dancing-stars/). ## Transcript [ APPLAUSE ] Hey, everybody. Wow, who knew all it took to make it onto Time 100, was making it to the Olympics and calling yourself trashy a few times. Tonight has been an absolutely incredible experience for me, I can not even believe that I've been here And maybe my success seems like it's come overnight. But it's come from a lot of ups and downs and a lot of struggles that I've pushed myself through. And the person that inspires me is here with me tonight. It's my mom. [ APPLAUSE ] So, why I think my mom is so incredible, is because she has told me along with her other children that they are champions. That they are a genius. [ LAUGH ] That they are braver than they think, and that they are stronger than they know. And so, I would like to raise a glass tonight to my mom and to all the moms out there who have helped their kids realize their true potential I'm really able to be who I am very effortlessly. I met Nicole Kidman earlier tonight and she even let me smell her husband. [ LAUGH ] [ LAUGH ] If it wasn't for the words that my mom told me, never give up on your dreams- [ APPLAUSE ] I would never have had Had that experience. [ LAUGH ] So mom, thank you so much. And on a serious note, I love you from the bottom of my heart. 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