Gus Kenworthy Teams Up with Disabled Teen for Special Olympics’ X Games Gold: WATCH

There are so many reasons to love Gus Kenworthy. Add this to the list.

Kenworthy teamed up with disabled teen Palmer Lyons to take  the gold in the first ever Special Olympics Unified Skiing on Thursday at X Games Aspen 2020.

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Kenworthy wrote on Insta, “The inaugural Special Olympics Unified Skiing event went down at the @XGames, today! Six @SpecialOlympics athletes were each teamed up with an X Games pro and in teams of two we raced down a GS course with each team’s combined time determining the results. My partner was 17-year-old Palmer Lyons, who absolutely flew down the course, and together we won the competition! I feel grateful and honored to have been asked to be a part of today’s event. The competitors we teamed up with exuded sportsmanship, camaraderie and goodwill and I got more hugs, high fives and smiles than I even knew what to do with. Thank you for letting me share your day, Palmer! ????????❤️.”

Watch the moving video below.