Gus Kenworthy has discussed the reaction to his competing for Team GB at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Italy which has included being called a “traitor”.

The 34-year-old Olympian who has dual British and American citizenship having been born in Chelmsford, Essex and growing up in Telluride, Colorado has come out of retirement to take part in his fourth Olympics. He won silver at the Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014 and also competed in PyeongChang (2018) competing for the US. He took part in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing for Team GB.

Speaking to People recently, Kenworthy said he feels positive about skiing for Team GB. But despite his British family stemming from his mother, he said he’d “definitely gotten s***”, from people mad that he’s now on Team GB.

“People are like, ‘You’re a traitor,’ and I don’t think of it that way,” he said. “I had this choice in 2014 to go for either country and at that time I was like, ‘Well, I live in the States. I wanna go for the States’ and I did and I won a medal and I represented the States at another games after that,” he said.

Continuing, the athlete said: “I don’t owe anybody anything and it’s the path that I chose last time around to do it for my mom and this time around like I came back and had such short timing that even if I had wanted to switch, I wouldn’t have been able to.”

Kenworthy only came out of retirement in May 2025 saying: “It’s this Olympics or nothing. I’m never going to have this opportunity again.”

The out athlete also told People that with the “dog-eat-dog” world of the American team making the cut would have been a “nightmare”. And with only four spots up for grabs means “it results in men not making the US team that are world-class that could be on the podium that don’t get to be there”.

So, he removed himself from that struggle and moved over to Team GB. But he clarified: “I didn’t take that spot from anybody. That spot wasn’t a spot otherwise.” He continued: “If anything, I almost feel like it’s more patriotic I’m letting another American go.”

Kenworthy recently put himself forward for a role on Heated Rivalry season two by advertising his skating and hockey experience.

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Vivian Jenna Wilson revealed information she recalls that appears to corroborate details about her estranged father, Elon Musk, appearing in the latest release of the Epstein files on Friday (30 January).

In several posts to her Threads account on 1 February, Wilson wrote “I’m just going to speak directly instead of being vague and cryptic.

“I can confirm we were in St Barth’s at the time specified in the emails, and therefore I believe they are authentic.”

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She continued with: “This has basically already been confirmed through his attempts to paint them as out of context (denial is a river in Egypt).

“I knew nothing about the e-mails previously so I’m learning about everything at the same time as y’all.

“If there’s any other information I learn that I can corroborate I will do so.”

She capped off her claims, putting it plainly by posting: “Literally what the f*** is my life lol.”

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Ava Raine, the daughter of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, has made the “difficult” decision to leave World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) after six years.

Raine – real name Simone Garcia Johnson – joined WWE in 2020. She was also the General Manager of WWE’s development program, NXT, which her partner, Tatyanna Dumas, is also a part of.

Posting on Instagram on Friday (30 January) Raine wrote: “This past Tuesday was my last appearance on NXT and subsequently WWE. Thank you to all who have cheered, watched, and supported me through my journey. While my decision to not renew my contract was very difficult, it’s also new turning point in my life. It has been an honor and a privilege to be Ava.”

According to E! News, Dumas posted the shared account she and Raine share, Big Ups, would be “pausing all scheduled content” until it was “appropriate” to resume. “We appreciate your continued support and understanding,” she wrote in the since deleted Instagram story. However, on Sunday (1 February) the Big Ups Instagram featured a story saying “Big Ups is back”.

TMZ reports after Raine announced her departure she tweeted: “And now that I can say this with my full chest, [middle finger emoji] ICE and that entire administration.” Raine’s Twitter/X account has now been deleted.

The post has had a variety of reactions, some mocking and deriding Raine. Meanwhile, others have speculated her account was taken down by X, though no proof exists.

Ava is Johnson’s eldest daughter from his first wife, Dany Garcia. Johnson has two younger daughters, Jasmine and Tiana with Lauren Hashian, his second wife.

Dumas is an Australian wrestler and former basketball player. She fights under the nickname ‘Muscle Mommy’. 

The pair publicly confirmed their relationship last December with an Instagram reel of highlights set to Charli XCX’s “Everything is romantic feat. Caroline Polachek”.

Speaking of Raine with MTV UK last year, Johnson said he was “so proud of her”. He said: “She’s like, ‘I want to do what you do but I want to carve my own path’. And that’s a difference, that was a big deal that I heard that,” he said of how she didn’t want to use family connections to get ahead.

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MAGA influencer Emily Austin has been roasted after recording her scathing response to Billie Eilish’s moving anti-ICE Grammys speech. 

The conservative sports journalist took to X on Monday (2 February) to post her live reaction to Eilish going on what she described as a “f*** ICE” rant, which she wrote was “painful to listen to”. 

Eilish and her brother Finneas O’Connell won Song of the Year for their song “Wildflower”. The “BLUE” singer used her speech to call out ICE amid president Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, which has seen several fatalities this year, including the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, both in Minneapolis. 

“No one is illegal on stolen land,” Eilish began, adding: ”Yeah, it’s just really hard to know what to say and what to do right now. I feel really hopeful in this room, and I feel like we need to just keep fighting and speaking up and protesting. Our voices really do matter; people do matter. F*** ICE.”

In the clip of Austin recording herself, which has been viewed more than 23 million times, she can be seen pulling faces and mocking Eilish by repeating “f*** ICE” in a snarky tone. 

As the crowd roars with applause for the Grammy winner, she adds: “Oh, I’m so edgy. I said f*** ICE. Oh my god.” 

Austin’s reaction has received scathing response, with one person noting that her and her sister “both look like cheap MAGA trash”. 

Live reaction to Billie Eilish going on a “Fuck ICE” rant
Painful to listen to. pic.twitter.com/CuUVjGJKbZ

— Emily Austin (@emilyraustin) February 2, 2026

“And that’s why she’s up there and you’re not HAAHAHHAHAHA,” another comment with more than 90,000 likes read. 

“The irony of you thinking you’re edgy while recording this video lmaooo,” a different comment read.

Someone else compared the pair to the White Chicks, while another responded: “Yet she’s on stage accepting her Grammy and you’re in the audience looking a mess and hating.”

“I find it interesting that they allowed two herpes simplex sores into the auditorium,” another comment read, while multiple comments simply reiterated Eilish message: “F*** ICE.”

Others pointed out that this is the same person who posed with selfies of the Epstein Files. 

“Says the one posing with selfies of the Epstein Files… then choosing to report on the Grammys instead of its actual contents lol,” one person wrote. 

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