Olympian Gus Kenworthy Says He Was “So Moved” By ‘Heated Rivalry’ & How It Paralleled His Experience: “That Was Me For So Many Years”

Gus Kenworthy Sees Himself in ‘Heated Rivalry’: Miley Cyrus Was “My Own Rose”

The Olympic medalist said he was having “clandestine meetings” with men while being romantically linked to Cyrus.

Olympian Gus Kenworthy Says He Was “So Moved” By ‘Heated Rivalry’ & How It Paralleled His Experience: “That Was Me For So Many Years”

British American Olympic freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy, who made history as the first openly gay extreme sports competitor when he came out in 2015, said he was “so moved” by Heated Rivalry‘s depiction of closeted queer athletes. In an extensive Q&A with The New Yorker ahead of his fourth Olympic games in Milan, Kenworthy noted the parallels between the runaway Crave Canada hit and his life, as both a private individual and public-facing athle…

Gus Kenworthy Lived an Olympic Version of “Heated Rivalry”

Ahead of a comeback competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan and Cortina, the freestyle skier and actor Gus Kenworthy speaks with Eren Orbey about coming out of the closet as a professional athlete.