We’ve got good news and bad news, folks.
The bad news: Gus Kenworthy has broken his thumb!
The good news: He’s not gonna let it prevent him from competing.
Kenworthy broke the bone while practicing on the course in PyeongChang yesterday. He shared the no-so-great news via Twitter.
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“Broke my thumb yesterday in practice,” he tweeted. Along with an x-ray image of the fractured bone.
Broke my thumb yesterday in practice. It won't stop me from competing (obvi) but it does prevent me from shaking Pence's hand so… Silver linings! Will be giving my teammates (and literally everyone else) an enthusiastic "thumbs up!" of encouragement the rest of the trip. pic.twitter.com/XylPPGAq9P
— Gus Kenworthy (@guskenworthy) February 15, 2018
Despite the injury, he says he still plans on participating in Sunday’s qualifying round for men’s slopstyle.
And he’s looking on the bright side of things. A broken thumb gives him another excuse not to shake hands with Mike Pence.
“It does prevent me from shaking Pence’s hand so… Silver linings!” he wrote.
We like this guy’s attitude!
Well, after posting the tweet, some troll named Kate A. Rae accused Kenworthy of being “obsessed” with Pence:
Your obsession with Pence is creepy.
— Kate A Rae (@IheartAlby) February 16, 2018
Gus quickly clapped back:
This was literally my first tweet ever that mentioned him. You've tweeted more about me than I have about him. Soooo actually it looks like YOU'RE the one who is obsessed with ME! And while I'm flattered I'm really just not interested. K thx bye! https://t.co/lzyiNvsduP
— Gus Kenworthy (@guskenworthy) February 16, 2018
Moral of the story: Don’t come for Gus Kenworthy unless he calls for you.
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Juanjo
Silly trollop tried to throw shade and got a 3rd-degree burn for her efforts
Josh447
Go get the gold Gus! We’re rooting for you!
He BGB
Prob some fat Russian closet case troll living in a cave. Don’t let it get you down, Gus. Pence is fighting with the women on the View. He’s no sense of humor, believes in magical beings he can talk to, and calls his wife mother. He would probably giggle like a little girl if you shook his hand.
Josh447
LoL and you can trust giggle Pence would slip Gus his phone number….
PinkoOfTheGange
Any red blooded guy that had a bi curious fleeting thought would slip Gus their number.
Thad
Once I thought Gus Kenworthy was just a silly snowboard boy. Now I like him more and more.