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==Description==
 
==Description==
  
Figure skater.  Two-time United States national silver medalist (2012, 2015) and two-time world junior champion (2008, 2009).  Creator of the Rippon Lutz, a move combining the triple lutz with one hand over the head in all three jumps.   
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Figure skater and sports commentator.  United States National Champion (2016) and  silver medalist (2012, 2015) and two-time world junior champion (2008, 2009).  Olympic Bronze medalist (Team Figure Skating, 2018).  Creator of the Rippon Lutz, a move combining the triple lutz with one hand over the head in all three jumps.  Considered the first out gay man to qualify for a Winter Olympics when he qualified for the 2018 games.  Sports commentator for NBC Sports at the 2024 Paris Olympic games.
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==See Also==
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* [[LGBTQ Figure Skaters]]
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* [[Sportswriters and Sportscasters of the LGBTQ Community]]
  
 
==Further Reading/Research==
 
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* http://www.newnownext.com/figure-skater-adam-rippon-reveals-he-is-gay/10/2015/
 
* http://www.newnownext.com/figure-skater-adam-rippon-reveals-he-is-gay/10/2015/
 
* http://www.goldenskate.com/2015/08/adam-rippon-2/
 
* http://www.goldenskate.com/2015/08/adam-rippon-2/
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* http://www.outsports.com/2016/1/29/10862240/openly-gay-skater-adam-rippon-celebrates-winning-national-title
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* https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/adam-rippon-becomes-first-us-gay-man-qualify-winter-olympics/#gs.VNs_tiQ
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* https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/jun/11/i-spoke-from-the-heart-ice-skater-adam-rippon-on-taking-on-mike-pence
  
 
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Adam Rippon

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1989 -

Occupation

Sports

Notable Achievements

National Champion, Olympic Bronze

Description

Figure skater and sports commentator. United States National Champion (2016) and silver medalist (2012, 2015) and two-time world junior champion (2008, 2009). Olympic Bronze medalist (Team Figure Skating, 2018). Creator of the Rippon Lutz, a move combining the triple lutz with one hand over the head in all three jumps. Considered the first out gay man to qualify for a Winter Olympics when he qualified for the 2018 games. Sports commentator for NBC Sports at the 2024 Paris Olympic games.

See Also

Further Reading/Research


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