Skater Adam Rippon Turns Down NBC Job Offer
by EG
Outspoken Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon seemed like the perfect candidate for an on-air commentator job, so NBC offered him a gig for the remainder of the winter Olympic games. At first, Rippon accpeted the job, but when he learned that taking the gig would require him to give up his status as an Olympic athlete, he changed his mind. We're sure, though, that Rippon has a long career as a broadcaster ahead of him, and there's also always Dancing with the Stars.
Via Us Weekly.
After initially agreeing to join NBC as a commentator for the remainder of the 2018 Winter Olympics, Adam Rippon had a change of heart hours later and decided against accepting the lucrative offer on Sunday, February 18.
The figure skater, 28, was expected to stay in PyeongChang, South Korea, for the rest of the competition, and work on TV, as well as on digital and social media platforms. But once he realized that he would have to relinquish his official Olympic standing, give up his Olympic credentials, move out of the athletes’ housing and skip marching with his teammates in the closing ceremony, he turned down NBC.
The figure skater, 28, was expected to stay in PyeongChang, South Korea, for the rest of the competition, and work on TV, as well as on digital and social media platforms. But once he realized that he would have to relinquish his official Olympic standing, give up his Olympic credentials, move out of the athletes’ housing and skip marching with his teammates in the closing ceremony, he turned down NBC.
Rippon has quickly become a fan favorite with his honest and witty social media posts. On February 13, he tweeted, “To all those who tweet at me saying that they ‘hope I fail’, I have failed many times many times in my life. But more importantly, I’ve learned from every setback, proudly own up to my mistakes, grown from disappointments,” before hilariously adding, “And now I’m a glamazon bitch ready for the runway.”
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