Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na Septemba 2012, Rippon kwupụtara mgbanwe nchịkwa, na-aga ọzụzụ na Rafael Arutyunyan na Lake Arrowhead, California. N'asọmpi Iko Mba China nke afọ 2012, Rippon zutere onye China bụ Song Nan <unk> onye merụrụ ahụ ma wepụ <unk> otu nkeji n'ime ọkụ ọkụ ikpeazụ tupu ịgba ọsọ n'efu. Rippon kwuru sị, "Echere m na mgbe mụ na Nan Song hụrụ onwe anyị, anyị gbalịrị izere ibe anyị, mana anyị gara n'otu ụzọ ahụ ma buru ụzọ banye ibe anyị". Rippon mechara nke anọ na ihe omume ahụ na nke asatọ na 2012 NHK Trophy. Na
N'asọmpi US nke afọ 2013, ọ gbara agba atọ atọ ma bụrụ onye nke ise. E kenyere ya na 2013 Four Continents mana ọ lara ezumike nká mgbe ọ merụsịrị mmerụ ahụ nkwonkwo ụkwụ na February 2, 2013.