Adam Rippon is a figure skater from Pennsylvania, United States. Adam, who has 5 younger siblings, is the first openly gay male US athlete to win a medal at a Winter Olympic Games. He started ice skating at the age of 10 after being invited to an ice skating birthday party. He is in love with English singer Harry Styles.

Born name

Adam Richard Rippon

nickname

Adam

Sun sign

Scorpio

Place of birth

Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

Residence

Los Angeles, California, United States

nationality

training

Adam Rippon attended elementary school at Our Lady of Peace School which is a Catholic institute.

occupation

figure skater

family

• Vater – Rick Rippon
• Mutter – Kelly Rippon
• Siblings – Tyler Rippon (younger brother), Brady Rippon (younger brother), Sawyer Rippon (younger brother), Dagny Rippon (younger brother), Jordan Rippon (younger brother)

Manager

Adam Rippon is signed to WME Entertainment.

Trainer

Jason Dungjen, Yuka Sato, Brian Orser, Nikolai Morozov and Yelena Sergeeva (Former)

Rafael Arutyunyan, Vera Arutyunyan, Nadia Kanaeva

Choreograph

Tom Dickson, Catarina Lindgren, Cindy Stuart, Michael Seibert, Shae-Lynn Borowski, Pasquale Camerlengo, David Wilson, Sébastien Britten, Nikolai Morozov (Former)

Jeffrey Buttle, Benji Schwimmer

skating club

New York Skating Club

Build

Athletic

Height

5 feet 7 inches or 170 cm

weight

65 kg or 143 lbs

friend/spouse

Adam Rippon has dated

1. Tyler Oakley (2018) – At the turn of the year 2018, Adam became linked with gay YouTuber Tyler Oakley. The source of these relationship rumors was their activity on social media. Tyler even featured Adam in his February 2018 YouTube video. A day after posting the video, Adam shared a picture of them on his Instagram with a flirty caption, suggesting something is brewing between them.
2. Gus Kenworthy (2018) – During the Winter Olympics, Adam was bonded with compatriot Gus Kenworthy. They were often spotted together at the competition and often shared pictures of themselves snuggled together.
3. Jussi-Pekka Kajaala (2018-Present) – In his interview with People in April 2018, Adam revealed that he is dating Finnish citizen Jussi-Pekka Kajaala. He also revealed they met through the dating app, Tinder . They had been talking for about 7 months and their chemistry has increased over the past few months.

race/ethnicity

White

hair colour

dark brown

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Cheerful

distinguishing features

• Defined jaw line
• Toned and athletic body

brand promotion

Adam Rippon has used his strong social media presence to promote a range of products and brands through his social media posts and updates.

Religion

He attended Catholic school, but his adult religious views are not known.

Known for

• Be a successful figure skating competitor. He won a bronze medal as a member of the figure skating team at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
• To be one of the most popular gay American Olympians. He even has more than 800,000 followers on his official Instagram account.

first movie

Adam hasn’t appeared in a movie before.

First TV show

In 2018, Adam Rippon made his first TV show appearance as himself on the news talk show, Good Morning America .

Personal trainer

To ensure he is in the right shape for his competitive performances, he has hired Steve Zim as his personal trainer. Zim is a well-known Hollywood fitness trainer and has worked with the likes of Michael Keaton and Christian Bale. Rippon works 6 days a week with Zim at the gym.

He is also a big fan of Soul Cycle courses. He also enjoys practicing yoga, which not only improves his mobility and flexibility, but also his mental state. In his free time he likes to go hiking.

Rippon also tries to fit small home workouts into his daily routine. In fact, he keeps fitness accessories like abs and medicine ball ready for his quick workouts. He supports his fitness regime by focusing on a healthy and high-protein diet. He also adds fruits and vegetables to his daily meal plan to round it out.

Adam Rippon favorite things

• Person to train – Christina Gao
• Drag Queens – Milch, Alyssa Edwards, Alaska, Laila McQueen, Tammie Brown und Bianca Delrio
• Place Visit – Paris
• Places to eat – Fusion Sushi, Mangiamo, The Strand House. All of these places are in Manhattan Beach.
• Skating elements – Rippon Lutzes and layoffs
• Promi-Crush – Harry Styles
• Music genre – club music

Adam Rippon Facts

1. He was born with a severe hearing problem. Before his first birthday, he underwent corrective surgery at Yale University. He was also born with a serious eye infection, which was also treated with surgery.
2. In October 2015, Adam publicly came out as gay in an article in Skating Magazine. He considers it an important moment in his life when he began to understand who he really was as a person.
3. In 2009, Adam became the first competitor to win back-to-back junior world titles, having also won the competition the previous year.
4. After failing to become a part of the team as a US skater for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, he considered giving up figure skating. But at some point, skating served as therapy to help cope with his failures.
5. He tore his shoulder while performing at the Bridgestone Skate America competition in 2017. But he continued to complete his performance.
6. He was forced to withdraw from the US Championship in January 2017 because of a broken left foot.
7. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, he caused controversy with his vocal and open protest against the presence of US Vice President Pence as head of the US delegation at the event’s opening ceremony.
8. He started ice skating at the age of 10 after being invited to an ice skating birthday party. Before the party, he learned some basic moves from his mother, who was into ice choreography.
9. At one point in his career, his trainer asked him to lose weight, which resulted in him following a severely restricted diet plan. However, after sustaining a foot fracture which he believed was due to poor nutrition, he decided to overhaul his diet and consulted a nutritionist.
10. Surprised by his natural grace on the rink, his mother took him to group classes. After taking group lessons for 6 weeks, his mother took him to private lessons.
11. When he won a bronze medal in the team event at the 2018 Winter Olympics, he received the distinction of being the first openly gay male U.S. athlete to win a medal at the Winter Olympics.
12. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.