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A post shared by JOHNNY WEIR (@johnnygweir) The original story, first published on February 3, 2022, continues below. [122] According to Weir, both the press and U.S. Johnny Weir is a Chinese commentator for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Asked what message he would send to the Russian authorities who passed the anti-gay laws, Weir said he wanted them to look at the life he leads. Johnny Weir is possibly single. The audience and commentators praised their performance, and the following week, a YouTube clip of their performance got over 100,000 views. [48] He also won the free skate, even though he did not include a quadruple jump. First published on August 9, 2013 / 3:30 PM. Weir considered his style of figure skating artistic and classical and was known for his lyricism. [95] Weir's coach and mother admitted that Weir felt nervous about competing at the Olympics, and was uneasy about competing against Plushenko,[96] but he was called "the breakthrough personality of the Games". Be Good Johnny Weir continued where Pop Star on Ice ended, following Weir as he attempted to earn a place on the 2010 U.S. Olympic team. During NBC Sports' coverage of the women's free skate competition at . Both two-footed their quadruple jump (Weir attempted a quadruple toe), both had similar entrances into their jumps, and both completed seven triples. He called his performance koshmar (the Russian word for "nightmare"). His technical score, 79.67 points, was over six points higher than the bronze medalist, Daisuke Takahashi from Japan, but his program component score, 77.10 points, was 7.4 points lower than Takahashi's. [175], Despite a cold he caught on the flight to Nagano, Weir came in second place in Japan. Weir finished in sixth place overall. [11][12], Weir's father had competed in English saddle events. Part of the reason for his return was his popularity in Russia. Weir's outspokenness caused conflict between him and U.S. [19] In the summer of 2003, he trained with Russian coach Tatiana Tarasova for six weeks at the International Skating Center in Simsbury, Connecticut. He earned 217.70 points overall; the gold medalist, Brian Joubert from France, earned 15 points more than Weir. [37], The only Grand Prix competition U.S. [8][9][10] Weir was raised in Quarryville, Pennsylvania, a rural town in Amish-dominated central Pennsylvania. At the 2006 U.S. Nationals, Weir was the first male skater to win three consecutive U.S. titles since Brian Boitano almost 20 years previously. 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[58][59] Weir's trip to Japan marked the first time he came "face-to-face"[60] with Johnny's Angels, a group of figure skating fans who supported Weir emotionally and financially. "I can speak Russian," he says, "I can speak French. [89][90], At the 2006 U.S. Nationals, Weir was the first male skater to win three consecutive U.S. titles since Brian Boitano almost 20 years previously. [96] Weir received death threats during the Olympics and received "nasty e-mails" for several months afterwards, personal attacks that "targeted his love for things Russian and even his sexual preferences". Does Johnny Weir Speak Russian? He won the event, taking in 64 percent of the fans' votes, via in-stadium voting, telephone, and the internet. Though he is married to a man, Johnny Weir, who will work as an analyst at the Sochi Games, said he would not speak out against a Russian law viewed as antigay in the West. His first ballet teacher in Delaware Yuri Sergeev was a dancer for the St. Theres a Russian bus and an American bus Weir said matter-of-factly. He had a natural talent for jumping. Both the IOC and U.S. Olympic Committee have beencriticizedfor not taking a strong stand against the Russian anti-gay laws, though it is not clear that either organization could have done much to change them. 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[230][233] Weir named fellow figure skater and commentator Dick Button as an influence on his commentating style. "If it takes me getting arrested for people to pay attention, and for people to lobby against this law, then I'm willing to take it," he said, adding: "Like anyone, I'm scared to be arrested. Skating icons Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir condemned the move to allow the 15-year-old to compete. He may have been more fluent in Russian than Olympic Committee officials, but Weir translated what they said to medal winner Aleksandra Trusova. Figure Skating assigned to Weir that season was "the second tier" Finlandia Trophy. [24], During the 19971998 season, Weir won regional and other minor competitions as a novice in single skating and came in third place in the novice division at the U.S. National Championships. John Garvin Weir [1] ( / wr /; born July 2, 1984) [2] is an American figure skater and television commentator. "All I feel I can say is that was the. [76] He was told by judges at the beginning of the season, after debuting his short program, which was designed for the new scoring system, that it was not difficult enough, so he had to rework it. [174], After the previous season, Weir became depressed and was ready to quit figure skating before the 20092010 season, but his mother talked him into continuing to compete and try to make the U.S. team for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. ""I love Russia for what Russia is. [232] Weir's commentating style was met with fixed responses from figure skating fans and skaters. He also completed three level-four spins and good footwork. [175] In his free skate, he "started off strong"[181] with a triple flip jump and a triple Axel-triple toe loop combination, but lost stamina. If you were able to watch the episode at home, you'd hear Johnny Weir describe the painful scene every step of the way. It was the first time since 1994 that no American male won medals at the World Championships. [101] His final elements were a sit spin, a straight-line step sequence, and a combination spin. Figure Skating, due to his performances during the season and at the 2006 Olympics, and despite his past successes, began to actively support Lysacek over him. In the free skate, he successfully accomplished all his jumps at the beginning of the program, but performed a double Lutz instead of a triple, and his triple flip turned into a single. He also competed at Cup of Russia a few weeks later in November, even though it was unlikely that he would make it to the Grand Prix final. [136] Weir called the costume he wore for his free skating program "a sparkly onesie"; Sports Illustrated described it as "another of his bifurcated black and white, rhinestone-studded costumes with plunging backline". After completing his free skate, Weir kissed his hand and pounded the ice with it as the audience gave him a standing ovation; he stated, "I was very thankful at that point, and I was thanking the ice in Atlanta for letting me do my best". [204][215] He came in sixth place in the free skate, earning 132.39 points; he earned 201.42 points overall. (He designed the costumes they wore for their free dance that season. He taught himself to speak and read the language. The following season (20002001), Weir competed as a senior for the first time, coming in sixth place at the U.S. Nationals despite "a bad hip flexor injury",[28] and winning the Eastern Sectionals as a senior. . Figure Skating, as did many of his costume choices. He said he has made peace with the possibility of being arrested. NBC has correctly used LeDuc's pronouns on social media. He was first after the short program, but came in second place overall, slightly behind Gheorghe Chiper from Romania. supporters.[99]. [224] He was teamed up with sports commentator Terry Gannon and fellow figure skater, Olympic gold medalist, and good friend Tara Lipinski; their instant comedic chemistry and harmony was a success and they have worked together ever since. Weir was ahead of the reigning world champion, Stphane Lambiel from Switzerland, who was in third place, and the world silver medalist, Jeffrey Buttle of Canada, who was in fourth place. Not only is he a two time U.S. Olympian and three-time US national champion, but also a pop-culture icon. [134] In between seasons, he amicably parted from his longtime coach Priscilla Hill, and replaced her with Galina Zmievskaya, who had coached 1992 Olympic champion Viktor Petrenko and Weir's idol Oksana Baiul. ", The White House this week canceled a planned meeting between Mr. Obama and Russian Prime Minister Vladamir Putin over a number of issues, chief among them Russia's decision to grant Edward Snowden temporarily asylum; in a statement, the White House also pointed to a lack of progress in engaging Russia on "human rights and civil society in the last twelve months.". [54] He toured with Champions on Ice the summer of 2004, with Cohen, Irina Slutskaya, Elena Sokolova, and his "skating hero",[55] Evgeni Plushenko. Figure Skating Championships. He was ready to quit figure skating before the 20092010 season, but ended up qualifying for the 2010 Winter Olympics by winning bronze at the 2010 U.S. Nationals. In his "elegant"[4] short program, Weir completed a triple lutz-triple toe loop combination, but fell on his last jump, a triple flip, scoring 71.25 points. In 2014, he made just $65,000 for his . [75][78] He successfully landed four triple jumps, including his opening triple Axel and a triple lutz-triple toe loop combination, as well as a flying sit spin, circular step sequence, another triple flip, and his concluding spin combination; the spectators gave him a standing ovation when he finished. [104] Plushenko chose not to compete after the Olympics, so Worlds was open for Weir, Lysacek, Lambiel, and Buttle to win the gold medal. [153] Weir won his first worlds medal, a bronze, with a total score of 221.84 points, and secured three slots for the American men in the 2009 Worlds championship. [4] He was one of two skaters to skate a clean short program with a triple Lutz-triple toe loop combination, a "scratchy triple Axel",[44] and the best spins in the field. First skater to win U.S. Nationals three times in a row since Brian Boitano in the late 1980s (2006). Fans are now wondering if and why Weir speaks Russian. The Russian Anti-Doping Agency . [51] He came in fifth place; teammate Michael Weiss came in sixth. Weir later told reporters that he was disappointed in his spins, but his footwork sequences were "spectacular", and he scored 80.55 points. He told reporters that he felt homesick and nervous moving to a large city and living on his own for the first time in his life, resorting to sleeping with a kitchen knife next to his bed. Weir was born on July 2, 1984, in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, the eldest son of John Weir, a nuclear power plant engineer, and Patti Weir (ne Moore), a nuclear power plant worker and home inspector. Youngest U.S. National Champion since 1991 (2004). Well, I can't wait to see what Weir and Lipinski say about Lipnitskaia once the women's individual competition starts. He had a shaky landing on his triple flip, but his circular and straight-line footwork sequences were well-done, and he performed three level four spins. The following season (20002001), Weir competed as a senior for the first time, coming in sixth place at the U.S. Nationals. / CBS News. Lysacek won the silver medal; it was the first time since Rudy Galindo and Todd Eldredge in 1987 American men came in first and second place. Born on 2nd July 1984, Johnny Weir's hometown is in Pennsylvania, USA. Johnny Weir, and Tara Lipinski started talking up a 15-year-old Russian during last weekend's . (See above.) Weir strongly opposes calls to boycott the Games over the anti-gay laws, which he said would only hurt athletes who have trained their whole lives to compete; "Would the Olympics be in Saudi Arabia, in Palestine, in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Mars, I would go," he said. [204][215] In his short program, he stumbled on his opening quadruple toe jump, which was downgraded, but successfully completed his triple Axel and triple lutz-double toe combination, and earned level-four scores for his flying camel spin. He also said that the move taught him discipline and independence. He later admitted that the pressure of being the defending champion bothered him, and said that it was difficult skating after Lysacek, especially after hearing that Lysacek had earned over 90 points in his element scores alone. Don't misunderstand this wasn't Vin . He came in first place in the free skate, which was described as "somewhat business-like and more suited for the strong technicians rather than the artistic skater Weir is known to be". [234][235][236][237][238][239] Weir and Lipinski appeared on reality shows together and separately. It was the first tie at U.S. Nationals since the establishment of the new scoring system. [217], Weir's two Grand Prix slots were the Rostelecom Cup and Trophe Bompard in Paris. It was stunning to watch. He later won three U.S. In 2015, Weir went to Chicago and locals noticed his Bumble profile pop up on their feed. Weir needed a clean skate in his free skate to win the gold medal, but he came in fourth place. [13][19] For Christmas, his parents bought him a new pair of skates and a package of group lessons at the University of Delaware, 45 minutes from their home. [46] His scores ranged from 5.8 to 6.0, which included seven 5.9s for technical merit and a 6.0 for presentation, the first perfect score earned by a man at U.S. Nationals since Weiss earned one in 2000; all but two judges placed Weir in first place. Figure Skating . [228][229] They hosted the closing ceremonies in Pyeongchang, as well as for the 2020 Summer Olympics and for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Weir was also an accomplished rider;[13] by the age of nine, he had won several equestrian competitions and competed in the Devon Horse Show with his Shetland pony, Shadow. [135], He worked on including a quadruple toe loop in his programs, and on making his triple Lutz and triple flip bigger. Skating last, his program was "elegant yet loaded with solid jumps",[48] including eight triple jumps and two combination jumps: a triple Axel-triple toe and his triple Lutz-triple toe. Johnny Weir (@JohnnyGWeir) February 17, 2022 Johnny and Tara similarly didn't speak when Kamila got the top score in her short program on Tuesday. [101] Weir began his short program with "a smooth triple Axel"[101] followed by the highest-scoring element in his program, a triple lutz-triple toe loop combination. Tuesday, however, when Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva performed after failing a pre-Olympics drug test, they were uncharacteristically quiet. [122][123] Lysacek's score of 78.99 points was a slim lead of less than one point over Weir's 78.14 points. Weir was praised for being one of the few figure skaters who spoke his mind, even when he knew it would get him in trouble with federation officials and judges. He was the youngest U.S. National champion since 1991, in 2006 the first skater to win U.S. Nationals three times in a row since Brian Boitano in the late 1980s, and the first American to win Cup of Russia in 2007. He made several mistakes, finished in 10th place, and decided that he was not in good enough physical condition to participate in the free skate. [240] He also appeared as a contestant on Dancing with the Stars in 2020. He also downgraded another triple jump to a double, and failed to complete a three-jump combination and double-jump combination late in his program. Weir announced the news with a tweet : "I'm married! [57], Weir won the NHK Trophy,[25] his first Grand Prix title and the first time he competed under the ISU Judging System (IJS). [127] He came in 10th place in the free skate, earning 132.71 points, and earned 206.97 points overall. [167][165] In the short program, Abbott finished in first place with 86.40 points, Lysacek was second with 83.59 points, and Weir came in seventh place with 70.76 points. [195], Weir was in sixth place and earned 82.10 points after the short program;[196] sportswriter Nicholas Benton called it a "flawless program" and reported that the audience "booed lustily" when his scores were announced. The IOC has said that the games "should be open to all, free of discrimination, and that applies to spectators, officials, media and of course athletes." After Valieva's performance Tuesday, the broadcasting duo were curt in their analyses of her skate. Figure Skating sent him to the Olympics because of the documentary and series' popularity rather than on the strength of his skating performances. meanwhile, has continued practicing in the leadup to the CAS hearing but declined to speak to the media, walking . Johnny Depp is very well known for his movies including the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Edward Scissorhands, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, and more. His costume choices and outspokenness caused conflicts with U.S. [76][84][85] At Skate Canada also in October, Weir was in second place after the short program, but finished in seventh place, after falling on his first jump and spraining his left ankle during the free skate. [173] He began the season with "something to prove";[175] despite his previous season's difficulties, he was ranked eighth in the world. Weir ought to put the Russian LGBT community before his new career at NBC and speak out about the LGBT Russians who are being arrested, jailed, beaten, raped, tortured . coming in third place. [216] He later told reporters that he was nervous, that his legs felt stiff, and that the competition was the hardest thing he had done in his career. [192][194] He also held a press conference to respond to "offensive" remarks made by two Canadian sports commentators about him. Weir first became interested in figure skating when he was 11-years-old, after seeing Russian phenom Oksana Baiul take gold in the 1994 Olympics. Figure Skating, the governing body of the sport in the U.S., throughout his skating career. He also competed in the Cup of Russia in Moscow, although not for points towards the Grand Prix final. Lysacek came in second place, and two-time world champion, Stphane Lambiel from Switzerland, came in third. He was instructed by Yuri Sergeev, a dancer for the St. Petersburg Ballet, taught himself the Russian language, conversing with Zmievskaya in Russian, and compared himself to Russian skater Evgeni Plushenko. Weir's friend and fellow skater Sasha Cohen helped him contact Tarasova, who waived her fees for him. He became eligible to compete in the Junior Grand Prix during the 19992000 season and won the 2001 Junior World Championship. The former Olympic figure skaters Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir condemned the decision to allow the Russian Olympic Committee figure skater Kamila Valieva to continue competing in the Beijing Olympics after she tested positive for a banned drug. [14] His family moved to New Britain, Connecticut, so he could train. [64], Weir came in second after Plushenko at the Cup of Russia, the first time they competed against each other after the implementation of the IJS. "On the ice we are all the same," she said. [208] In June 2011, he participated in a gay pride parade for the first time, the Los Angeles Pride Parade; he also served as its grand marshal. [138] At Worlds, Weir was in second place after the short program. He stated that although he had performed the program well, he was bored with it and felt it lacked passion and power. His next elements were a circular step sequence and a triple flip "that was lacking in crispness". [190][191] He stayed at the Olympic Village in Vancouver, despite wanting to stay at a hotel, for security reasons. [13][21], Weir competed in both singles and pair skating during his first year of competition; Hill paired him with Jodi Rudden to help him focus on other aspects of figure skating, such as spins, stroking, and artistry, rather than on jumping. At the 2008 U.S. Nationals, he tied for first place with Evan Lysacek, both with a combined score of 244.77 points, but Lysacek was named the U.S. champion because following ISU regulations, he won the free skate. Johnny Weir held a press conference Wednesday in Vancouver to address remarks made by two veteran sports commentators during the Olympics suggesting that his fabulousness (our word) is a bad . [209] Weir announced his withdrawal from the 20112012 season in June 2011, explaining that he was unable to adequately train for competition because of his "many obligations",[210] but expressed his intention to compete in Sochi. Does johnny weir speak russian Remember who Johny is. 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