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Gus Kenworthy, Ashley Wagner among Winter Olympic hopefuls who would skip White House visit

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PARK CITY, Utah — Stephen Curry isn’t the only athlete uninterested in visiting the White House.

Freeskier Gus Kenworthy and figure skaters Ashley Wagner, Nathan Chen and Adam Rippon said they would not travel to the White House with Team USA if they make the team to go to the Pyeongchang Olympics.

Traditionally, the Olympic and Paralympic teams are invited after the Games. But with President Donald Trump’s rhetoric regarding athlete protests and decision to uninvite Curry and the NBA champion Golden State Warriors this weekend, some Olympians at the USOC Media Summit said Thursday that they wouldn’t attend.