Adam Rippon Riffs on Covering Tokyo Games for NBC: 'I Want to Know About Lilly King's Croc Collection'

It’s best, whenAdam Rippongets going on a topic, to let him keep talking. The show airs on Twitter each morning, East Coast time, which means it films well after the sun has gone down in Tokyo. But Rippon tells PEOPLE the scheduling flip-flop is well worth the fun he’s having — and what fun: Characteristically chatty, sassy, self-effacing and self-reflective, Rippon riffs with relish on what it’s been like in front of the camera.

Adam Rippon Says Ashley Wagner Put Rivalry with Gracie Gold Aside to Support Skater's Health Battle

Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty; John Lamparski/Getty; Barry King/GettyAdam Ripponis very proud of his friends and fellow skaters Gracie Gold andAshley Wagnerwho have both shown strength off the ice recently.Last week, Gold — a U.S. figure skating champion and Olympic medalist — opened up for the first time about herbattle with depression and eating disorderthat led her to withdraw from the competitive skating circuit and even contemplate suicide.The 29-year-old Olympic bronze medalist revealed to PEOPLE that he, along with Gold’s longtime competitor, Wagner, 27, reached out to the skating star after hearing about her health battles.

Adam Rippon Says Figure Skaters Can Spend Up to $120K a Year on All That's Required to Compete

Photo: Valery Sharifulin/TASS/GettyCompeting on the world stage isn’t cheap for figure skaters.In a new interview withUSA Today, former Olympian Adam Rippon got candid about the yearly cost of being a figure skater, revealing that it’s all quite costly.Going through a checklist, Rippon admitted first that “the ice time can be about $1,000 a month.”“The coaching can be anywhere between $1,000 and $3,000 a month, give or take a few $10,000,” Rippon, 29, continued.

Adam Rippon Says He's Feeling 'A Little Nervous But Mostly Excited' for the 'DWTS: Athletes' Finale

DWTS: Athletesfinale airs tonight at 8PM ET on ABC.Come back every weekday at 12:00 p.m. EST to watch People Now streaming live from the Meredith offices in New York City. Get the absolute latest in celebrity news, real-life people stories & the best of fashion and food.Want even more? Watch clips fromyesterday’s People Now. DWTS: Athletes finale airs tonight at 8PM ET on ABC. Come back every weekday at 12:00 p.

Adam Rippon Says He's Planning a 'City Hall Wedding' with His Fiancé JP Kajaala

Instead, the pair are planning a simple “city hall wedding” in Pasadena, California, where Rippon lives. It all sounds unexpected only until Rippon, 31, begins to explain, with a playful grin growing on his face. “A wedding is really expensive. Wouldn’t you rather just buy a couch? That’s what I’m thinking,” he tells PEOPLE in Japan, where he is hosting NBC’sTalkin' Tokyoon Twitter during theSummer Olympics. “Weddings, for some people it’s like a day that they can make all about them and it’s just a day to celebrate everything, right?