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Adam Ripponhad some fierce looks planned for the2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
But in aTikTokvideo that’s amassed well over half a million views, the Olympic figure skating medalist turned coach, 32, reveals he sadly must forego the outfits he had lined up, in a clip appropriately captioned: “A missed opportunity for fashion and the fashion community.”
Rippon took to the social media platform to air his grievances over the “unspoken culture” of only wearing brand sponsors at the world’s biggest sporting event, where he’s serving as coach to fellow figure skaterMariah Bell.
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PLUS: Adam Rippon gushes over boyfriend Jussi-Pekka Kajaala.
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In an exclusive statement to PEOPLE, Rippon explained that although he was not in Japan and did not see the incident take place, he has no doubts that it was all an accident. (Officials also believe the incident to be an accident.)
“On-ice collisions are not uncommon in figure skating,” Rippon tells PEOPLE. “During the final warm-ups, each skater is allowed one run with their music before the actual competition.