Gus Kenworthy

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Gus Kenworthy
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Kenworthy in 2019
Personal information
Birth nameAugustus Richard Kenworthy
NationalityBritish, American
Born (1991-10-01) October 1, 1991 (age 33)
Chelmsford, Essex, England [1]
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Website guskenworthy.com
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2007–present
Subscribers52.9k [2]
(December 30, 2021)
Total views7.8 million [2]
(December 30, 2021)
Last updated: September 2019
Medal record
Men's freestyle skiing
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Sochi Slopestyle
X Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Aspen Slopestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Aspen Superpipe
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Oslo Superpipe
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Oslo Big Air
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Tignes Slopestyle [3]
New Zealand Winter Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Cardrona Slopestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Cardrona Halfpipe
Winter Dew Tour
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Breckenridge Big Air
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Breckenridge Slopestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Breckenridge Slopestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Breckenridge 2016 Team Challenge
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg Breckenridge 2017 Team Challenge
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Breckenridge 2018 Team Challenge
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Sierra Nevada Slopestyle
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Ski World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Calgary 2020 Freestyle Halfpipe
Winter Dew Tour
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Copper 2020 Modified Superpipe

Augustus Richard Kenworthy (born October 1, 1991) is a British-American former freestyle skier, actor, and YouTuber. He has competed in slopestyle, halfpipe, and big air. Kenworthy won the silver medal in men's slopestyle at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. As of 2019 Kenworthy represents Great Britain. He was cast as Chet Clancy in the ninth season of the horror anthology series American Horror Story: 1984 .

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Early life and education

Kenworthy was born in Chelmsford, Essex to an English mother, Heather "Pip" Tyler, and an American father, Peter Kenworthy. [4] [5] He has two older brothers, Hugh and Nick Kenworthy. [6]

In 1993 when Gus Kenworthy was two years old, the family emigrated and settled in Telluride. [5]

Kenworthy graduated from Telluride High School in June 2010. [6] He could have graduated in 2009 but chose instead to take a year off to ski. [7]

Skiing career

Kenworthy won AFP World Championships overall titles in 2011, 2012, and 2013. [8] [9] [10] [11] In 2014, he placed second at the Olympics in Sochi, Russia and won his first medal, a bronze, at the X Games in Tignes, France in the slopestyle event. [12] He won the World Cup Men's Halfpipe in Park City, Utah, [13] in 2015 and again in 2016 in Mammoth, California, and finished second in 2017. [14] [15] He finished third in the Men's Slopestyle during the 2017 World Cup in Silvaplana, Switzerland. [16]

In December 2019, he announced he would compete for his birth nation, Great Britain. [17] In February 2020, he won his first gold medal as a competitor for Great Britain. [18] In January 2022, he made his final X Games competition competing in the Superpipe final. He finished his X Games career having made 32 appearances in the event.

At the 2022 Winter Olympics, Kenworthy competed for the last time. [19] [20] [21] He qualified for the final in 12th and finished 8th in the final.

Media appearances

In 2019, Kenworthy guest starred on RuPaul's Drag Race, All Stars 4, Episode 3, "Snatch Game of Love", as one of the available bachelors. Kenworthy joined the main cast in the ninth season of FX's anthology series American Horror Story as Chet Clancy. [17] [22]

In 2017, Kenworthy was a cast member on the MTV series The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros , which featured former competitors as well as professional athletes. [23] [24]

Personal life

In October 2015, Kenworthy publicly came out as gay in an interview with ESPN. [25] [26] [27] Rolling Stone noted the "freestyle medalist is the first action-sports star to come out." [28] [29] He was in a relationship with Robin Macdonald, who was also involved in the ski industry, working in film and photography. [30] [31] The couple gained international media attention for their involvement with the issue of stray dogs in Sochi at the 2014 Winter Olympics. [32] [33]

From November 2015 to July 2019, Kenworthy was in a relationship with American theatre and film actor and reality television personality Matthew Wilkas. [30] [34] [35] At the 2018 Winter Olympics, in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Wilkas kissed Kenworthy before his qualifying run in the men's slopestyle; [36] the kiss was broadcast on live television and was lauded as being a significant moment for the visibility of LGBT athletes. [37] [38] [39] In June 2017, Kenworthy received the HRC Visibility Award for his work in LGBT visibility in professional sports. [40] [41]

Kenworthy said he did not believe that boycotting the 2022 Olympics in China would solve any international human rights situations, and while in China, he spoke out against "human rights atrocities". [42] [43]

In 2022, it was revealed that Kenworthy had been dating Creative Artists Agency executive Adam Umhoefer for two years. [44]

Advocacy and charity activities

In 2018, he was chosen by Fierté Montréal as one of the six grand marshals for the Pride Parade. [45] He announced his participation in AIDS/LifeCycle in 2019, aiming to raise $1 million to fight HIV/AIDS. [46] [47] He joined approximately 2,000 other cyclists on a 7-day, 545-mile cycling trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles. He raised a total of $249,745. [48] [49]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleRef(s)
2019 Olympic Dreams Gus
2023 80 for Brady Erik
2023 The Sacrifice Game [50]
2024 Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead Bruce

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 The Real O'Neals HimselfEpisode: "The Real Match"
2017 The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros Himself6 episodes
2017 Sharknado 5: Global Swarming SkierTelevision film
2018 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars HimselfEpisode: "Snatch Game of Love"
2019 Beat Bobby Flay Himself - Celebrity JudgeEpisode: "Oh Brother"
2019 American Horror Story: 1984 Chet Clancy 9 episodes
2020 Will & Grace Slutty SteveEpisode: "Filthy Phil, Part I"
2021 Coming Out Colton HimselfDocumentary
2023 Special Forces: World's Toughest Test Himself - ContestantSeason: 1

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017New York Is DeadPogo Ball Student1 episode

Music videos

YearTitleArtistNotes
2022"Taste So Good (The Cann Song)" Vincint (featuring Hayley Kiyoko, MNEK, & Kesha)

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