After just scraping into the final of the freeski halfpipe, Gus Kenworthy has finished a credible 8th and announced that he is retiring from competitive skiing.

Kenworthy fell twice during the final, with Nico Porteous from New Zealand eventually taking the gold medal.

Announcing his retirement, Kenworthy paid tribute to how skiing had transformed his life.

“This sport and the Olympics and competing on a professional level has changed my life in ways I could have never imagined…” said Kenworthy. “I grew up in a town of 2,000 people, 48 kids in my graduating class. I’m gay. I felt like I just didn’t fit in in sport, and to be out and proud, competing at the Olympics and all of the opportunities that have come my way since the Olympics, I couldn’t be more thankful. I know that there’s an expiration date and I’m at that date.”After just scraping into the final of the freeski halfpipe, Gus Kenworthy has finished a credible 8th and announced that he is retiring from competitive skiing.