>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK EVERYBODY, TO "THE LATE SHOW""
ALREADY IN PROGRESS.
FOLKS, MY CONTINUING GUEST IS A FIGURE SKATER WHO NOT ONLY WON
THE OLYMPIC BRONZE AT THE WINTER GAMES, BUT ALSO WON THE HEARTS
OF MILLIONS.
PLEASE RE-WELCOME ADAM RIPPON.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> Stephen: GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> I IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU, TOO.
>> Stephen: THAT WAS HEAVY SEEING REESE, WASN'T IT.
>> I'M GOING TO PUT THIS HERE.
>> Stephen: OH, THIS OLD THING?
I JUST PICK IT UP WHEN I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO WEAR.
>> YEAH.
OBVIOUSLY, I DON'T.
>> Stephen: OBVIOUSLY, ME, TOO.
ONE OF MY BUTONS WENT, AND-- >> WAIT, STOP IT!
>> Stephen: ARE YOU KIDDING?
I'M ABSOLUTELY KIDDING!
I JUST OPENED IT.
>> OH, ALL RIGHT.
>> Stephen: I JUST DON'T WANT TO BE OUT-BELLIED.
NOW YOU ARE AN OLYMPIC MEDALIST.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: AND A HERO TO MANY BECAUSE--
>> I KEEP-- THIS IS SO EMBARRASSING.
>> Stephen: NOT AT ALL.
>> Stephen: IF I HAD A BELLY LIKE THAT, I WOULD NEVER WEAR A
SHIRT.
>> OKAY.
>> Stephen: THE OUTFITS THAT Y'ALL WEAR WHEN YOU'RE OUT THERE
SKATING, YOU WORE, LIKE, A MESH NUMBER.
>> I DID.
>> Stephen: TOTALLY SEE-THROUGH.
IT'S GOT TO BE COLD, RIGHT?
>> YEAH, BUT I GO OUT AND, EVERY TIME I HAVE A COMPETITION, I
HAVE A GREAT FRIEND WHO DESIGNS ALL MY COSTUMES.
SO EVERY TIME I GO TO HIM, I SAY, "YOU KNOW WHAT?"
HIS NAME IS BRADEN.
I SAY, "BRADEN, DO WHATEVER YOU WANT."
HE'S SUPER CREATIVE.
I JUST WANT TO LOOK SHUTE.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: YOU THINK HE GOT
THERE?
YOU THINK HE GOT THERE THIS YEAR?
>> OH, YEAH, IT WAS, LIKE, TOTALLY SEE-THROUGH.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
>> THAT'S MY BRAND, STEVE GLEN LESS IS MORE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) LESS IS MORE.
>> YEAH, LESS IS MORE.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE THE FIRST OPENLY GAY AMERICAN OLYMPIC
MEDALIST.
AND THERE WAS A LITTLE CONTROVERSY WITH YOU AND MIKE
PENCE.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: YOU KNOW, HE SAID HE WANTED TO MEET YOU.
YOU SAID, I DON'T WANT TO MEET YOU."
DID THAT GET IN YOUR HEAD?
IDISTRACTING WHEN YOU'RE ABOUT T PERFORM, EXECUTE YOUR MOVES?
>> WHEN I'M TRAINING I USUALLY TURN DOWN GOING TO THE MOVIES
WITH MY FRIENDS, GOING TO DINNER, GOING OUT.
AND JUST-- I WANT TO STAY FOCUSED.
SO I WAS THINKING THAT, LIKE, A PHONE CALL WITH THE VICE
PRESIDENT MIGHT BE, LIKE, MORE DISTRACTING THAN, LIKE, GOING
TO, LIKE, OLIVE GARDEN.
( LAUGHTER ) SO I WAS, LIKE, "I DON'T THINK
THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME."
>> Stephen: AND PENCE DOESN'T COME WITH UNLIMITED BRED STICKS,
EITHER.
>> NO!
OR SOUP AND SALAD FOR $5.
AND SO...
( LAUGHTER ) I THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE BEST
THAT I FOCUS ON WHAT MY JOB WAS AT THAT POINT IN TIME.
AND THAT WAS GOING TO THE OLYMPICS.
THAT WAS HELPING MY TEAM GET A MEDAL.
THAT WAS SKATING AS WELL AS I COULD EXPICHES ABLE TO DO THAT.
AND NOW THAT IT'S ALL OVER, IF THAT OPPORTUNITY IS STILL OUT
THERE, I WOULD TAKE THAT CALL.
>> Stephen: OH, THAT'S NICE.
THAT'S NICE.
>> I KNOW, I'M PRETTY NICE.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: CAN I ASK YOU WHAT IT'S LIKE BEING OUT ON THE ICE?
LIKE MANY PEOPLE, I LOVE WATCHING THE ICE SKATING.
WHEN YOU'RE COMING UP-- AND YOU'RE COMING BACKWARDS ON THE
ICE AND ABOUT TO DO YOUR TRIPLE WHATEVER-- FLIPETY-FLOP, FLYING
CAMEL.
WHAT'S GOING THROUGH YOUR MIND?
ARE YOU THINKING AT ALL, OR IS IT ALL PURE MUSCLE MEMORY?
>> WHEN IT WAS ALL GOING ON, EVERYBODY WAS TWEETING ALL OF
THESE LESLIE JONES REACTIONS.
AND I REMEMBER-- THIS IS COMPLETELY TRUE-- I REMEMBER
GOING INTO ONE OF MY TRIPLE AXLES -- OR FLIPETY-FLOPS, AS
THEY ARE CALLED ME.
I WENT INTO ONE OF THEM, AND I SAID, "FIFALL ON THIS, LESLIE
JONES IS GOING TO BE SCREAMING AT HER TELEVISION."
AND I ACTUALLY USED THAT AS MOTIVATION.
THAT'S 100% FACTUAL.
I THOUGHT OF LESLIE JONES.
>> Stephen: SO YOU'RE THINKING OF LESLIE JONES.
DID YOU THRAND?
>> OF COURSE, I DID.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: SO SHE DESERVES A
LITTLE TASTE OF THAT.
>> SHE DOES.
BUT, YOU KNOW, LIKE, WITH EVERYTHING GOING OI REMEMBER
THERE ARE SO MANY MOMENTS BEFORE I SKATED WHERE I WAS LIKE,
"OKAY, I'M GOING TO FALL ON EVERYTHING."
OH, LIKE, "I THINK I HAVE DIARRHEA."
AND YOU WORK SO -- >> Stephen: WE CALL THOSE THE
FLIPETY-FLOPS.
>> YES, YEAH.
I'M NOT A DOCTOR, BUT THAT'S WHAT I'VE HEARD, TOO.
BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU WORK SO HARD FOR THOSE MOMENTS THAT YOU JUST
PUT ALL OF THOSE DOUBTS BEHIND YOU AND FOR ME, I ALWAYS JUST
REPEATED, LIKE, ONE KEY WORD.
AND IT WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW, "JUMP," OR "GO FASTER."
AND I KEPT IT REALLY SIMPLE FOR MYSELF.
>> Stephen: IF YOU DON'T LAND IT-- AS I SAID, WE ALREADY
PRACTICED THE "I DON'T CARE" PACE OR "THAT WAS PERFECT" FACE.
IN THE LONG PROGRAM YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE UP THAT JUMP
IN THE SECOND HALF.
THE ANNOUNCERS GYLLENHAAL LIKE, "OKAY, HE DOUBLED THAT TRIPLE.
HE'S GOT TO THROW A TRIPLE AND ANOTHER DOUBLE IN THE SECOND
HALF."
WHERE DO YOU FIND THE TIME?
HOW DO YOU FIND THE MENTAL ACUTE?
HOW DO YOU FIND ROOM TO THROW SOMETHING LIKE IN LIKE THAT
BECAUSE IT'S SO TIGHTLY CHOREOGRAPHED?
>> IN PRACTICE YOU PREPARE FOR THOSE MISTAKES YOU MIGHT HAVE.
IT'S SORT OF LIKE -- >> Stephen: HOW DO YOU
PREPARE, DO YOU PURPOSEFULLY-- >> WELL, YOU KNOW, JUST DO YOUR
RUN-THROUGH OVER AND OVER AND OVER.
AND YOU GET PREPARED FOR ANYTHING.
AND IT'S SORT OF LIKE IF YOU COME TO DO THIS SHOW, AND YOU
PUT ON YOUR FAVORITE SHIRT, AND THE BUTTON FALLS OFF WHEN YOU'RE
ABOUT TO MEET THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE AND SOULMATE, REESE
WITHERSPOON... DO YOU KNOW WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS?
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: YEAH, AND YOUR SHIRT IS-- HAS GOT A BUTTON
MISSING.
>> YES.
AND SO IT'S SORT OF LIKE THE SHOW MUST GO ON DISPP NO MATTER
WHAT YOU DO, LIKE I KNOW THAT, LIKE, I'VE GOT A CUTE STOMACH.
( LAUGHTER ) AND SO I JUST ROCK IT.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: I WOULD-- I WISH I
COULD SAY THAT BEFORE I COME OUT TO DO EVERY SHOW.
"I KNOW I'VE GOT A CUTE STOMACH.
EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE OKAY."
>> IT WILL BE FINE.
>> Stephen: IT WILL BE FINE.
IT WAS FINE.
>> IT WAS.
>> Stephen: I THINK THAT WENT VERY WELL.
>> I WASN'T GOING TO BRING IT UP.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
>> BUT IT WENT VERY WELL.
>> Stephen: ADAM, CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
ADAM RIPPON, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY BEN HARPER AND
CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE.
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