The night before he told the world he was gay, Gus Kenworthy couldn't sleep. He kept imagining everything that he'd spent years building was about to come crashing down. He worried he'd lose friends, fans, sponsors and opportunities.
The next morning the news spread quickly across the Internet that an Olympic medalist was coming out of the closet and Kenworthy braced himself.
He was in tears as his phone started lighting up with texts, phone calls and social media notifications. He couldn't even read the messages because they were coming in too fast. But they were all supportive.