Top-Ranked Olympic Skier Gus Kenworthy Comes Out As Gay On ESPN Cover

Kenworthy recently completed the 2014-15 season as the Association of Freeski Professionals overall champion — for the fifth year in a row.

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2. “I never got to be proud of what I did in Sochi because I felt so horrible about what I didn’t do,” Kenworthy told ESPN of taking home the silver medal during the 2014 Winter Olympics.

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3. “For most of my life I’ve been afraid to embrace that truth about myself,” the silver medalist added in a personal Instagram post.