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Adam Rippon

The American figure skater, who won a bronze medal in PyeongChang, talks about celebrity fans, his feud with the Vice President and being a role model

Figure skating can be a grueling sport, and you missed the Olympic team twice before making it this year. Did you ever think of giving up? After I didn’t make the last Olympics, I did think about retiring. I didn’t know if I could go through another four years. But I gave myself another chance and stopped putting so much pressure on getting to the Olympics or being national champion. I

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