Gus Kenworthy made a major announcement on Twitter on Thursday morning.

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In a simple tweet to his many fans and followers online, professional skier Kenworthy announced he was gay.

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Immediately after Kenworthy's tweet was shared, the 5-time World Champion and Olympic Silver Medalist was flooded with support.

"Never have I ever been prouder to call @guskenworthy my friend!" Miley Cyrus wrote on Instagram. "( and he's a bad a** f**king Olympic athlete) He is showing all of us what it means to be courageous and PROUD of who we are! You have won so much more than any medal .... You have won FREEDOM! I can't wait to see what you and I can do with @happyhippiefdn together! You are making it possible to shine light on the LGBTQ community in front of a whole new world! So much respect for you. I looooove looooove looooove you! Ughhhhhhhhh heart is fluttering, feels like a million little cocoons just busted open and I am filled up with butterflies."

A photo posted by Miley Cyrus (@mileycyrus) on Oct 22, 2015 at 11:23am PDT


Actress Chloe Moretz also had kind words for Kenworthy.

For more on Gus Kenworthy's announcement, check out the video below.

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