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SAN JOSE, CA - JANUARY 04: Adam Rippon competes in the Men's Short Program during the 2018 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships at the SAP Center on January 4, 2018 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

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Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon's mom Kelly addresses her son's decision to forgo a meeting with the Vice President at the Winter Olympics citing Pence's past stance on gay rights.

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SAN JOSE, CA - JANUARY 04: Adam Rippon competes in the Men's Short Program during the 2018 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships at the SAP Center on January 4, 2018 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

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Sir Craig Reedie, President of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) speaks at a media symposium at Lord's cricket ground in London on June 20, 2016.
Craig Reedie, the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency, indicated today he would be prepared to back "precedent-setting action" against Russia following suggestions the country's entire team could be banned from August's Olympic Games in Rio. / AFP / ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)

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BAD KLEINKIRCHHEIM, AUSTRIA - JANUARY 12: Lindsey Vonn of USA in action during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women's Downhill Training on January 12, 2018 in Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria. (Photo by Christophe Pallot/Agence Zoom/Getty Images)

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First-placed US' Mikaela Shiffrin celebrates on the finish area after crossing the finish line for the first run of the FIS World Cup Ladies Slalom race in Kranjska Gora, on January 7, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Jure Makovec (Photo credit should read JURE MAKOVEC/AFP/Getty Images)

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US Nathan Chen performs his routine in the men's short program at the Rostelecom Cup 2017 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Moscow on October 20, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Yuri KADOBNOV (Photo credit should read YURI KADOBNOV/AFP/Getty Images)

Nathan Chen finds freedom on the ice

SAN JOSE, CA - JANUARY 05: Bradie Tennell competes in the Ladies Free Skate during the 2018 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships at the SAP Center on January 5, 2018 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

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ATHENS, GREECE - JULY 31: General view of the Beach Volleyball Olympic Stadium at Faliro Olympic Complex in Athens, Greece on July 31, 2014. Ten years ago the XXVIII Olympiad was held in Athens from the 13th - 29th August with the motto "Welcome Home". The cost of hosting the games was estimated to be approx 9 billion euros with the majority of sporting venues built specifically for the games. Due to Greece's economic frailties post Olympic Games there has been no further investment and the majority of the newly constructed stadiums now lie abandoned. (Photo by Milos Bicanski/Getty Images)

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ST MORITZ, SWITZERLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Mikaela Shiffrin of The United States celebrates winning the gold medal after the flower ceremony in the Women's Slalom during the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships on February 18, 2017 in St Moritz, Switzerland. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)

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PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - NOVEMBER 26: Mark Mcmorris of Canada takes 1st place during Mens BA Finals the FIS Snowboard World Cup 2016/17 at Alpensia Ski Jumping Center on November 26, 2016 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Photo by Han Myung-Gu/Getty Images)

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Mom of gay US Olympian speaks out against Pence

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Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon's mom Kelly addresses her son's decision to forgo a meeting with the Vice President at the Winter Olympics citing Pence's past stance on gay rights.

Source: CNN

SAN JOSE, CA - JANUARY 04: Adam Rippon competes in the Men's Short Program during the 2018 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships at the SAP Center on January 4, 2018 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

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