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[Olympics] Adam Rippon DECLINES Offer To Be NBC Correspondent

One of our favorite fabulous personalities from this Winter Olympics has to be Team USA mens skater Adam Rippon. The sparkly spinner helped nab the bronze medal for Team USA's skate during the team event, and his quadless solo programs were no slouch when compared with the multi 4-rotation jumps his competitors were landing. And today it was announced that Adam would be joining NBC as a correspondent for the remainder of the Games — a super smart move on NBC's part as they continue to pull in low ratings across the networks carrying the events.

Adam Rippon
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Rippon is the first openly gay male figure skater competing for Team USA in the Olympics, and his outspoken no-nonsense style has made him an instant touchstone for the community. You may recall Adam first making headlines when he criticized Vice President Mike Pence in mid-January. The VP didn't take kindly to this, and his public comments helped propel Rippon's rise as a gay youth spokesperson.

An NBC spokesman told USA Today that Rippon will work for the network on a variety of platforms, including television, digital, and social media. We're hoping he'll join SNL cast member and Olympics superfan Leslie Jones, who arrived in Korea two days ago and has been live tweeting events.

Skier Lindsey Vonn and Rippon have announced they will not join other US athletes at the White House in a post-Olympic celebration, as a way of protest.

**UPDATE**

It looks like Adam has DECLINED the offer of being a correspondent because he would have to leave the Olympic Village area during the rest of the Games:


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Bleeding Cool News Editor Mary Anne Butler (Mab, for short) has been part of the fast-paced world of journalism since she was 15, getting her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (where she is still Editor-in-Chief), and most recently Bleeding Cool. 

Over the past 10 years, she’s built a presence at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). 

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