He cheered on Morrison as he won a silver and bronze medal in Sochi.
He struck up a friendship with the bar's owner, R.J. Morrison visited Twisted Element two years ago since a teammate was bartending there and he said he was moved by the stories patrons told him. It came back to me, 'Wow, I've done some not-nice things in my time.' I think I've grown a lot more since then.' I've learned and grown since then, especially hearing people's stories. 'In hindsight, part of that made me prove how not gay I was by just not being nice to gay people. 'I grew up in a small town and had been teased about my sport, being a figure skater, wearing spandex, calling me names and insinuating I was gay,' Morrison said in an interview with Jian Ghomeshi of the CBC ( listen here the gay discussion happens at 9:30).
It culminated with Morrison being proudly sponsored by Twisted Element, a gay bar in Calgary. Canadian Olympic speedskater Denny Morrison is a great example of a person who was once anti-gay and totally changed once he abandoned prejudice and educated himself.