| Net Worth: | $5 Million |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: | November 11, 1989 (34 years old) |
| Gender: | Male |
| Profession: | Figure Skater |
| Nationality: | — |
American figure skater who took gold at the 2016 US Figure Skating Championships. In 2018, he won a bronze medal as part of the team event and became the first openly gay U.S. male athlete to win a medal at the Winter Olympics. He won season 26 of Dancing with the Stars in 2018 and became a judge on Dancing with the Stars: Juniors.
He started skating when he was 10 years old and started competing at the junior level in 2002.
His signature triple lutz has earned the nicknamed “Rippon Lutz.” He was born with significant hearing loss, but surgery early in his life helped restore it.
Career
Rippon began skating when he was ten years, and in 2000 he began to be coached by Yelena Sergeeva, which lasted for seven years until 2007. He won his first silver medal in 2004-05, which was the 2005 US Championships. He also participated at Triglav Trophy in 2005 in the junior division, where he won a gold medal. He participated in several other junior championships, and in 2007 he left Sergeeva and joined Nikolai Morozov in February the same year.
Personal Life
He grew up with five younger siblings and came out as gay in 2015. He is married to Jussi-Pekka Kajaala.
He beat out Max Aaron to win the 2016 US Figure Skating Championships.
Quotes
“I think that in figure skating, and in sports in general, that when you’re young, it’s considered a huge advantage because you’re fearless, and you also don’t have bad past experiences. But with age comes experience, and I have found that my experience is a huge advantage to me as a competitor.”
— Adam Rippon
“Those are the moments athletes live for – we live for those exhilarating, breathless, take-your-breath-away, you’re-on-the-seat-of-your-chair moments.”
— Adam Rippon
“I’m representing my country whether they like me or not.”
— Adam Rippon
“When I am home in L.A., I love to stop by a yoga class or Soul Cycle session. There is nothing like doing some cycling in the dark to club music and candle light.”
— Adam Rippon
“I am from Scranton, PA.”
— Adam Rippon