Gay figure skater commentator

The now openly gay figure skater grew up in the conservative, rural town of Quarryville, Pennsylvania and was terrified to come out as a teenager. He initially thought, "it was gonna be awful and everyone's going to disown me and cut my hair off," he said. Quite the opposite.

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Every time the former Olympian sets foot in front of the camera, or more accurately, outside of his door, he commands attention. The past few days in Pyeonchang alone, Weir has served up looks , including leather Acne Studios pants, styled with Christian Louboutin shoes naturally and a full-on pompadour hairstyle.

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My time was too early - not by societal standards, perhaps - but athletes are held to different and by that I mean 'higher' standards, and that progress is necessarily slower. Carrying the torch When Rippon was a teenager, he remembers receiving feedback on his skating that he says had nothing to do with him.

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