U.S. Olympic Figure Skater Adam Rippon Has Message for Haters Rippon's Olypmic debut was met with tons of praise on social media and his song selection boosted Coldplay's "O" on the iTunes charts. But he ended up scoring lower than competitors Mikhail Kolyada (Russia) and Patrick Chan (Canada), even though they both fell and he landed two triple axels. Rippon still earned the U.S. figure skating team a bronze medal, but some viewers thought he was cheated. On Tuesday, he tweeted a message to the viewers who didn't have the kindest words for him.