Gus Kenworthy (born October 1, 1991) is an American freestyle skier from Telluride, Colorado who competes in slopestyle and also the halfpipe. Kenworthy is currently competing at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. On February 13, 2014, Kenworthy won silver at the 2014 Sochi Olympics in Men's freestyle skiing.
Kenworthy won AFP World Championships overall titles in 2011, 2012, and 2013. In 2013, he placed second at the World Cup in Sochi, Russia and won his first medal, a bronze, at the X Games in Tignes, France in the slopestyle event. Kenworthy is sponsored by Nike and Atomic Skis.
In 2014, Kenworthy won the silver medal during Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Kenworthy gained media attention when he expressed interesting in adopting five stray dogs, four puppies and their mother, during his stay in Sochi at the 2014 Winter Olympics and with plans on having them shipped to the United States. His adoption of the dogs helped bring further attention to the problematic rise of the stray dog population in Sochi, which grew significantly during the Olympics.
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