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02-18-2018, 03:40 PM
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/winter-olympics-2018/2018/02/18/adam-rippon-work-nbc-correspondent-remainder-2018-winter-olympics/349145002/
The outspoken U.S. figure skater and bronze medalist, who has become one of the most well-known athletes at the PyeongChang Games, has been hired by NBC to work as a correspondent for the final week of the Winter Olympics. An NBC spokesperson tells USA Today he'll work on a variety of platforms, including television, digital and social media. Rippon, the first openly gay man to medal at the Winter Olympics (http://ktla.com/2018/02/12/u-s-figure-skater-adam-rippon-becomes-first-openly-gay-man-to-medal-in-olympic-games/), made headlines for criticizing Vice President Mike Pence over gay rights. Rippon has also said he wouldn't attend President Trump's ceremony honoring the Winter Olympians.
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What's inside Johnny Weir's hotel room at the Olympics? (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/16/sports/olympics/johnny-weir-tara-lipinski.html)
The outspoken U.S. figure skater and bronze medalist, who has become one of the most well-known athletes at the PyeongChang Games, has been hired by NBC to work as a correspondent for the final week of the Winter Olympics. An NBC spokesperson tells USA Today he'll work on a variety of platforms, including television, digital and social media. Rippon, the first openly gay man to medal at the Winter Olympics (http://ktla.com/2018/02/12/u-s-figure-skater-adam-rippon-becomes-first-openly-gay-man-to-medal-in-olympic-games/), made headlines for criticizing Vice President Mike Pence over gay rights. Rippon has also said he wouldn't attend President Trump's ceremony honoring the Winter Olympians.
ALSO:
NBC botched one of the most stunning upsets in Winter Olympics history (https://screengrabber.deadspin.com/how-nbc-flubbed-its-super-g-coverage-reported-the-wron-1823104438)
Inside NBC's Winter Olympics Highlights Factory, where clips are built to go viral (https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2018/02/18/nbc-searches-for-olympic-clips-to-go-viral/110551748/)
What's inside Johnny Weir's hotel room at the Olympics? (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/16/sports/olympics/johnny-weir-tara-lipinski.html)