In 1993, when Gus was just two years old, the family moved back across the pond to Telluride, Colorado.įrom a young age, Gus spent a lot of time on the slopes of Colorado, according to Elite Daily. All three were born overseas, but didn’t stay long.
Gus is the youngest of three children and has two older brothers, Hugh and Nick Kenworthy. His mother (Pip) is also British but his father (Peter) is American. Grand Prix on Decemin Copper Mountain, Colorado.Įven though he competes for Team USA, Kenworthy was born in Chelmsford, just outside of London. Gus Kenworthy of the United States competes in a qualifying round of the FIS Freeski World Cup 2018 Men’s Ski Halfpipe during the Toyota U.S. I think that, in terms of distractions, that would be a much bigger distraction for me, and right now, I’m just focusing on competing.” “I don’t think that I have any inclination toward a meeting. “I think I’ve kind of made my opinion on the matter pretty clear,” Kenworthy told the Washington Post. Kenworthy has come out publicly against meeting Pence in person. Pence is a conservative and longtime opponent of gay rights. The caption says “eat your heart out Pence” in reference to Vice President Mike Pence who was in attendance at the opening ceremonies. Kenworthy posted a picture on Instagram the night of the opening ceremonies posing alongside figure skater and openly gay teammate Adam Rippon.
#TeamUSA #TeamUSGay ?️?Ī post shared by gus kenworthy on at 7:29am PST The #OpeningCeremony is a wrap and the 2018 Winter Olympic Gaymes are officially under way! I feel incredibly honored to be here in Korea competing for the US and I'm so proud to be representing the LGBTQ community alongside this amazing guy! Eat your heart out, Pence.