Kenworthy, 34, was born in Chelmsford however grew up within the US and received silver within the ski slopestyle on the Sochi 2014 Video games, earlier than switching allegiance to Staff GB in 2019.
He retired after the 2022 Olympics in Beijing however introduced his comeback final yr, although has needed to self-fund his strategy to the Video games given GB Snowsport’s athlete funding had already been allotted.
He certified in ninth place for tonight’s halfpipe last, which begins at 18:30 GMT, with a rating of 81.25 factors.
“I referred to as it quits partly as a result of I might been doing it a very long time and I had burnout and was over it, however I used to be additionally having some unhealthy head accidents and so it made it simpler to stroll away,” stated the five-time World Championship medallist.
“Months after, when these signs began to subside and I began to really feel myself once more, I began questioning it wasn’t the way in which I wished it to complete.
“I stored pushing that feeling away, and eventually I used to be at a degree the place I used to be like ‘okay, properly in the event you’re having that feeling, it is now or by no means, and I did not need to stay to remorse it and marvel what if.
“I made a decision to simply give it a push and make it go, and attempt to get there. It has been fairly powerful, as a result of I did not have any funding, I wasn’t on any nationwide staff to be able to get help, so it has been completely self-funded, myself, my coach, each of our journey, coaching camps, carry tickets, insurance coverage, all of it, meals, lodgings.
“I struggled deciding if it was the precise factor to do, however finally, cash comes and goes, this chance will not.”
