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Gus Kenworthy is many things—an LGBTQ activist, a crusader for animal welfare—but he’s most known for his talent on <a href=/articles/2017/12/ski-touring>skis</a>. He placed second in the men’s slopestyle competition at the 2014 <a href=/articles/2018/01/7-olympic-stars>Winter Olympics</a> in <a href=/articles/2014/02/9-moves-from-sochi-stars>Sochi</a> and earned two silver medals at X Games Aspen in 2016.<br><br>But he suffered a few setbacks at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. With a broken thumb and a painful hematoma that caused bruising and swelling from his knee to his hip, he finished in 12th place. “Had I not been at the Olympics, there’s no way I would have been skiing,” Kenworthy, now 26, says.<br><br>Since returning from South Korea in February, the Telluride, Colorado native has taken the longest break from the sport since he turned pro. He talked to Furthermore about his new ski-free training regimen, his lack of a strict diet, and his next big fitness challenge.<br><div><br></div>

Q&A with Gus Kenworthy

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