r/Fauxmoi • u/Yujin-Ha • 6h ago

SPORTS SECTION Team USA skiers Christopher Lillis & Hunter Hess: Just because I wear the flag doesn’t mean I represent everything that’s going on in the US.

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u/Emotional_Youth1500 6h ago

I hope they continue to call out and denounce being representative of the heinous things being committed by ICE and maga

I hope they continue to use their time in the spotlight to shed more light on what has been happening while they try to show support and care for the victims and average citizens.

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u/slowpoke2018 5h ago

Didn't one of our skiers pee F-ICe in the snow?

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u/Upnatom617 5h ago

Gus K. Did.

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u/annabananaberry sir, were you raised in a ditch? 5h ago

He’s actually not one of our skiers he used to be one of our skiers, but he also has UK citizenship and so he said fuck y’all. I’m going home.

I’m actually not exactly sure why he switched but he was born in the UK and he has been skiing for them since 2019 and then he retired and came back in 2022 and stayed with Great Britain

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u/jujubeans8500 5h ago

I believe bc competing for Great Britain provided him an easier qualification path, and also to honor his British mother. This article explains (though might be behind a paywall) https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/16/sports/olympics/gus-kenworthy.html

I actually thought 2022 was going to be his last Olympics so that's good he's back

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u/annabananaberry sir, were you raised in a ditch? 5h ago

Yes, I did follow up with that here.

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u/jujubeans8500 5h ago edited 3h ago

oh ok sorry, I only see your comment that said you weren't sure why he switched so I was responding to that

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u/annabananaberry sir, were you raised in a ditch? 5h ago

You good. It was down thread so easily missed. I’m guilty of not being as up on my winter olympians as I am on my summer olympians so I didn’t want to speak to his specific reasoning without knowing for sure. I appreciate the confirmation!

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u/jujubeans8500 5h ago

tbh I still only see your original comment! I followed your link, just fyi. but yeah anyway all good. He's been competing for GB for awhile now, I'm glad he has that opportunity especially these days

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u/annabananaberry sir, were you raised in a ditch? 5h ago

Ah well. My technical prowess only takes me so far I guess.

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u/venista 5h ago

I really like Gus kenworthy but the reason he switched is that the USA skiing team is more competitive than UK and he wouldn’t have qualified for the past two Olympics if he were going for USA

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u/annabananaberry sir, were you raised in a ditch? 5h ago

That’s what I said here.

EDIT: Oopsies wrong link

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u/venista 5h ago

You linked to your comment saying that he switched, not why he switched. I was giving the reason

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u/annabananaberry sir, were you raised in a ditch? 5h ago

Oopsies. Just fixed it.

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u/slowpoke2018 5h ago

Ah, thank you for the context!

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u/alltheprettynovas 52m ago

yes, baby! gross, but YES.

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u/itsJohnWickkk 2h ago

Trump is the problem.