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 Olympics 2022: freestyler Gus Kenworthy (British player) criticizes the awarding of the games to China

Gus Kenworthy condemned 'human rights atrocities in the country on Saturday during the Beijing Games halfpipe ski final.

British freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy criticized, on the sidelines of the 2022 Olympic halfpipe ski final on Saturday, February 19, the awarding of the Winter Games to China because of 'human rights atrocities'.

'When there are human rights atrocities in the country and a bad stance on LGBTQ rights, it has to be taken into account by the IOC (International Olympic Committee),'

the 30-year-old sportsman said. after his 8th position achieving in the final, the last game of his career. 'The IOC could help dictate this change by insisting on certain issues,' he added, indicating that if he liked the Olympics, 'they could be good.'

China is the subject of much criticism over the situation in Xinjiang, a vast region in northwest China with a Muslim majority. Human rights associations accuse Beijing of having engaged since 2017 in systematic repression of Uyghurs and other Muslim ethnic groups in the region, such as the Kazakhs.

They accuse the Chinese regime of using forced labor and of having locked up over 1,000,000 people in re-education camps and forced sterilizations

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LGBTQ rights advocate

Silver medalist in slopestyle in 2014 in Sochi under the Yankee colors, The player Gus Kenworthy came out as homosexual in 2015 and is a fervent defender of LGBTQ rights at the games. In particular, he said he wanted to see the IOC take a more proactive approach to help 'marginalized and disenfranchised people', 'because everyone is watching and there is an 'opportunity to create positive change'.

Born to an American father and a British mother, Gus Kenworthy, who has selected given that 2019 to represent brilliant Britain, also regretted that skiers were not consulted through the IOC about a discussion on a postponement or waiting or whatever when conditions are difficult. 

'Sometimes it feels like their heart is not in the right place, it's a greedy game,' he insisted.

'I know we are one of the last events so there was not much solution to postpone it, but it was horrible today,'

he said of the strong gusts of wind.