Adam Rippon just brilliantly sassed the judges at the Winter Olympics

Oh no he didn't. 🔥
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Shannon Connellan
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Adam Rippon just brilliantly sassed the judges at the Winter Olympics
TFW you've just thrown shade at the judges. Credit: Harry How/Getty Images

As if Adam Rippon wasn't already the hero of the Winter Olympics, he's gone and sassed the figure skating judges.

Serving up a not-so-subtle jab at the judges during the men's short program on Thursday, the 28-year-old Team USA figure skater officially solidified his position as Pyeongchang Olympic King.

Mid-routine, skating to "Let Me Think About It," by Ida Carr and Fedde le Grande, Rippon timed a stop at the judges panel, taking the moment to extend the sassiest single finger you've ever seen in your life. It was an undeniable, ice-cold serve.

Fiiiiiiiiiiire! Watch him work his magic, we'll be over here in a puddle:

"I might not be the best, but I'm the most fun, so I think that tonight I'm really going to enjoy myself," he told NBC before the event. Damn right.

Rippon has had quite the week, not only throwing shade on the ice but bravely speaking out about his brutal starvation diet, in an attempt to help others having a similar experience.

Look, if you're not following him on Twitter, do it immediately.

Topics Olympics

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Shannon Connellan
UK Editor

Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror.

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