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Gus Kenworthy Takes Jabs at Ivanka Trump, Russia at Close of PyeongChang Games

Skier Gus Kenworthy had jokes about the gold medal won by OAR in men's hockey and questions about Ivanka Trump's presence at the Closing Ceremony.

American freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy made sure to get in a couple last comments before the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics came to a close.

After earning a silver in slopestyle in 2014, Kenworthy failed to medal this year, but still made headlines throughout the games.

He went viral after kissing his boyfriend Matthew Wilkas before a qualifying run and for adopting a puppy from a Korean dog meat farm. Prior to that he said he couldn't shake Mike Pence's hand because he had a broken thumb.

On the final day of the games however, Kenworthy took things to another level. First, he joked about Russia hacking the 2016 United States presidential election after Olympic Athletes from Russia defeated Germany for the gold medal in men's hockey.

Then, when it was time for the Closing Ceremony, he took a shot at Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka, who is an advisor to the president and came to South Korea to be with Team USA for the Closing Cermony.

Based off these tweets and the previous shots he has taken at Pence, it seems unlikely that Kenworthy will attend a White House visit with his fellow Olympians.