“For anyone who says 'Who cares if you're gay? It's 2018,' well, a lot of people care because a lot of people had the opportunity to be out, and there's been a lot of fear surrounding it. This is the first time we're seeing representation, and because of that, it is a big deal.”

British-American freestyle skier, actor, and YouTuber

Gus Kenworthy is a British-American freestyle skier, actor, and YouTuber. Born Augustus Richard Kenworthy, he competes in slopestyle, halfpipe, and big air, and won silver in men’s slopestyle at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. He later represented Great Britain, and also moved into screen work, playing Chet Clancy in the ninth season of American Horror Story, 1984. He retired in 2022, then returned from retirement to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics.