That’s one way to get your message across.
And honestly, the ability to write a message with this kind of power in the snow cannot be understated.
Great Britain Olympian Gus Kenworthy took to Instagram just prior to the Olympic Games with a message for the U.S. government.
In the snow was a carefully crafted message: “F*** Ice.”
“Innocent people have been murdered, and enough is enough,” Kenworthy wrote in his post. “We can’t wait around while ICE continues to operate with unchecked power in our communities.”
The three-time Olympian did follow up his protest post with a more light-hearted one.
“My last post was pee so it only felt appropriate to follow it up with a lil’ dump… of photos,” he wrote.
The BBC reported on Friday that, according to an IOC spokesperson, Kenworthy would not be punished for his post.
“The IOC does not regulate personal social media posts,” they said.
If there was an athlete to step up with a message this unique and powerful, Kenworthy was conceivably the guy.
Back in 2015, he was noted by Rolling Stone as the first action-sports star to come out as gay. That was followed up by Kenworthy kissing his boyfriend on live TV during the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics, something that was seen as a monumental moment for the LGBTQ community.
While Kenworthy was born in Britain, his family immigrated to Colorado when he was two years old.
The 34-year-old represented America in national skiing competitions up until 2019, when he switched his participational allegiance back to his birth country.
Kenworthy, who also acted in American Horror Story, won silver for the United States at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.
The British skier wasn’t the only person unhappy with the United States, as Vice President J.D. Vance was met with a reign of boos during the opening ceremonies.