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Adam Rippon Reached Out to Reese Witherspoon in Hilarious Post-Skate Interviews: WATCH

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Out U.S. figure skater made a thrilling debut on Sunday (unfortunately clips of the actual competition are not readily available) and gave some enlightening and hilarious post-skate interviews.

NBC's Mike Tirico interviewed Rippon after his event and asked if the controversy (the skater made headlines after saying he would refuse to meet with the anti-gay  VP before his event) had distracted Rippon in any way.

Said Rippon: “You know, Ive worked my entire life for this moment. But more than that, my mom has always taught me to stand up what I believe in and that has given my skating a greater purpose. So I go out there and I'm not only representing myself, I'm representing my coaches, I'm representing my country and I'm representing my teammates. So I remember that and that's how I stay focused.”

According to AFP, Rippon also said “yes of course” when asked if he would now meet with the vice president.

When asked if being at the Olympics was everything he thought it would be, Rippon responded with a tilt of the head: “Andrea, it's like pretty awesome. I highly recommend it. If you ever have the option come to the Olympics. It's like, a fun time.”

Rippon said that four years ago he was eating In-N-Out on someone's roof wishing he was in Sochi.

And he said that “I have many emotions when I step on the ice. I want to represent my country to the best of my abilities. I want to make proud.”

And he got his wish:

Rippon also made his out teammate Gus Kenworthy proud:

And TeamUSA won Bronze in the team event.

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