PYEONGCHANG, South Korea – Gus Kenworthy and boyfriend Matthew Wilkas, with a rainbow stars and stripes flag, cheered Adam Rippon at the Olympic men’s free skate on Saturday.
Wilkas brought the flag to Kenworthy’s ski slopestyle event Sunday morning to cheer him on.
The story behind Gus Kenworthy's rainbow stars-and-stripes flag. https://t.co/oWSLTHZM40 pic.twitter.com/i6xW7Fxl0H
— Nick Zaccardi (@nzaccardi) February 18, 2018
That flag was purchased for $60 at a store in West Hollywood, Calif., Wilkas said while holding the flag at the bottom of the course as qualifying began.
“I knew [we would bring it] as soon as I knew [Kenworthy] was coming [to the Olympics],” Wilkas said. “I was like, we have to.”
Kenworthy met with his parents, Wilkas and friends before his first of two qualifying runs.
“Did you see Britney’s tweet?” was one of the first things Kenworthy said to the group when he saw them.
So proud of #TeamUSA!! Hey @guskenworthy, gimme, gimme more on the slopes today!! #ItsGusBitch 👍😉⛷
— Britney Spears 🌹🚀 (@britneyspears) February 17, 2018
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