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" I don't think that one thing defines me, but I know that by coming out the way that I did, sort of almost pioneering it in action sports - to take that stand - that it's always going to be a label that is stuck with me, and I know that I'll always be the 'gay skier,' and it actually doesn't bother me. "

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" I have the LGBT audience behind me, and there's all these people that I want to make proud, and I want to do well aside from just myself. "

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" I think it's so important to have visibility and to break down stereotypes and stigmas and everything that people are so attached to. "

" I'm representing the LGBT community, and I want to do well for them. "

" You don't want to be defined by one thing. But at the same point... When you are the first in something, that's gonna kinda be the title that sticks. And after Sochi, I was, like, the dog guy. Now I'm the gay guy, and it's fine by me. "

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" I love Kim Chi the drag queen from 'RuPaul's Drag Race,' but I'm not sure about the food. "

" My family's dog, when I was growing up, was an adopted dog that I got in a shelter for my birthday. I've always felt really strongly about adopting animals and trying to save animals' lives. "

" You can be gay and be proud of that and not have to worry about being unsuccessful or unaccepted. "

" I hope that any gay kids see me as beacon of light, not just in sport but in general. "

" I've gotten a lot of messages from kids struggling with their identity and sexuality, whether it's because they're in a religious family or a small town or a sport that's not very accepting. I've had a ton of outreach, and I've tried to get back to kids as best I could. "

" Having an Olympic medal validates that you can be a successful freeskier... It's like a credential that sticks with you the rest of your life. "

" My diet doesn't change regardless of whether or not I'm competing. It's not that strict, either. I try not to eat too much dessert or too many sugary things, like bread or pasta. But I'm not crazy, and I'll eat pasta if that's what someone if making. It's all about trying to find a balance and eat healthy. "

" Someone coming out as gay shouldn't be newsworthy; it shouldn't be warranting a magazine cover or anything like that, which I had as my story for coming out. "

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" It's a life I would have never been able to foresee for myself, but I'm so grateful for it, and I really just loved skiing as a kid, and it's crazy how far it's taken me. "

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" I would honestly say the biggest thing for cold weather is a good face moisturizer with SPF. Winters are harsh, wind chill's real, and, a lot of the time, it's a really dry climate, and so your lips will crack, your face will start to get dry, your nose will peel; it's easy to get sunburnt, windburnt. "

" Figure skating, especially the longer performances, are such a feat. It requires so much stamina and is so beautiful. "

" I don't listen to music when I ski - I find it distracting - but I will sing to myself before I go to just get my mind out of what I'm doing and relax a little bit. "

" I've had knee trouble, and I worry about my shoulder, but I think my weakest link is my head. A helmet can only do so much, and I have seen the effects of brain injuries. That is a big fear. I think everyone's weakest link is their brain because it's their most fragile link. "

" I'm not super superstitious, but if I listen to a song and then I do well, then that becomes my song for however long it works for. "

" My mom has been there for me in moments where I definitely needed her the most, and she has this inherent way of knowing exactly what to say and exactly how to talk to me, whatever the situation. "

" I'm so proud that now you can exist as a gay man and be an Olympian, and it can be beneficial rather than negative. So it's amazing. And I just think I feel so liberated now that I've been out of the closet for a while, and so I'm free in that I just get to be myself, speak freely, act freely, and I think that I am competing confidently. "

" When I was in the closet, I had so much pressure on my shoulders. When I came out, that was actually the first moment I felt relieved of those stresses. It really showed in my skiing. "

" I spent 24 years in the closet wanting to talk so desperately about who I was and what I am but too afraid to. "

" If everyone could see everyone else the way their mom saw them, it would be a much better place for all of us. "

" Getting to be authentic is so liberating. "

" Even if you're 'the gay guy,' if you're winning events, you're still winning events. "

" The Olympics is a cool opportunity to represent our country, which is amazing. But I have another community I am competing for, and that is the LGBT community. "

" When we have people elected into office that believe in conversion therapy and are trying to strip trans rights in the military and do these things that are directly attacking the LGBT community, I have no patience. "

" I don't really have a specific Olympic crush. There were a couple of guys during the Olympics in Sochi that were super fit. And during the summer games, any of the sports where people have their shirts off if they're diving or swimming or whatever, it's like eye candy. "

" The chance of messing up and falling significantly increases when you're flipping through the air three times while spinning and trying to grab your skis. "