[153] He did not include a triple-triple combination, and his quadruple jump was downgraded to a double. [92][93] After his win, Weir told reporters, "My mom is getting drunk already". [130][132][133], Weir began the 20072008 season with "a clean slate" and was "all business". [87][88][25] In December, Weir competed in the made-for-TV skating competition Marshalls U.S. The two excoriated the Russian officials around her while offering a glimmer of sympathy for the 15-year-old, whose numerous mistakes dropped her from . He also received 5.8s and 5.9s in his technical score. [112] The costume he wore for his short program, skated to "King of Chess" by Silent Nick,[113] was described as "a black-and-white chess-themed costume that was restrained by his standards". 2011 ended with a bang for Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir, as he married his boyfriend, Victor Voronov, on Dec. 30. [204][215] He came in sixth place in the free skate, earning 132.39 points; he earned 201.42 points overall. ", There has been growing outrage over Russia's anti-gay laws, with figures includingStephen Fry,Harvey Fierstein and Jay Leno evoking Nazi Germany, which held the 1936 Olympic Games under Hitler's leadership; President Obama told Leno this week that American and other nations would not tolerate gay athletes being singled out by Russia, which he said has "a big stake in making sure the Olympics work. He is a Georgetown Law graduate of Russian Jewish descent. . [135][136][145] NBC reported that Weir was "more about business in both his short and long programs", skating with "usual elegance, but not his fire". "It doesn't matter if you are gay or straight. [62] He again did not include any quadruple jumps, choosing instead to emphasize his artistry, spins, and pirouettes. He was the third alternate at the 2000 Junior Grand Prix final, coming in sixth and second place at his two Junior Grand Prix assignments, but won, at the age of 16, the gold medal at the World Junior Championships. At the 2000 U.S. Nationals, he was the only competitor in the junior division who attempted a triple Axel in his short program, but despite falling, the judges put him in first place. [178][179] He later said that his Russian fans gave him the encouragement to continue and perform better at the NHK Trophy, his next Grand Prix slot. [180][182] He successfully accomplished all his triple Axels in both programs. Skating news related to the war. [15] He later said that horse riding had given him body awareness, preparing him for figure skating. [116][117], Weir was in second place after the short program at Cup of Russia, less than two points behind Joubert. The reason for her divorce was due to domestic difficulties. He also completed three level-four spins and good footwork. The following season (20002001), Weir competed as a senior for the first time, coming in sixth place at the U.S. Nationals. [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". Figure-skating commentators Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir couldn't hide their relief after suspected doping cheat, Kamila Valieva of the Russian Olympic Committee, stunningly plummeted from gold . Weir retired from competitive figure skating in 2013. Apparently fluent in Russian, Weir translated what was being said among Russian. Johnny Weir has used dating apps. He came in second place in the short program by less than one point behind Lysacek, and came in second place overall, with 225.20 points. [18][17][13] In 1994, he was inspired to further pursue figure skating after watching Oksana Baiul compete at the 1994 Winter Olympics, during the sport's rise in popularity caused by the Nancy Kerrigan attack at the 1994 U.S. [114] He came in fifth place in the free skate, with 121.38 points, over 40 points less than Joubert's free skate score, and came in second place overall, with a total score of 196.28. He competed at the 2012 Finlandia Trophy, attempting a quadruple jump in both his short program and free skate for the first time, and coming in fourth place overall. [19][25][42][45], Weir came into the 2004 U.S. Nationals in Atlanta with "something to prove". First published on August 9, 2013 / 3:30 PM. [19] Also when he was 12, he began training with Priscilla Hill, who had coached many skaters and won national medals as a competitive skater. - . [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. [57], Weir won the NHK Trophy,[25] his first Grand Prix title and the first time he competed under the ISU Judging System (IJS). The 20032004 season was "the turning point" for Weir and trained with Tatiana Tarasova; he won his first national title at age 19. 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. [204] He announced his withdrawal from the 20102011 season in July 2010, stating that he wanted to take a year "to explore and reinvent myself as an athlete and artist",[205] although he left open the possibility to return in time for the 2014 Sochi Olympics. ", "They're athletes, they're there to compete," the president said. [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. "On the ice we are all the same," she said. He will not wear a rainbow flag or a "pin of two men kissing," he said; if he performs well, he will not kiss his husband sitting in the stands. John Garvin Weir[1] (/wr/; born July 2, 1984)[2] is an American figure skater and television commentator. Figure Skating withdrew their support of him; sportswriter Barry Mittan stated that they "essentially gave up on Weir". [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. Nationals. )[130][131] They came up with the idea for the routine, which was choreographed by Petukhov, on the plane trip back from the Worlds championships. He used music from "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga, someone he admired, for his short program; she provided him with versions of the song without lyrics. [122] Weir came in fourth place in the free skate, with 135.06 points. [173] Its promotional commercial aired during the U.S. Nationals; Weir later expressed his opinion that U.S. [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. 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. [72], Weir continued to train with Hill and Tarasov for the 20052006 season, when he was ranked seventh-best in the world. A post shared by JOHNNY WEIR (@johnnygweir) The original story, first published on February 3, 2022, continues below. His primary source of income is his career as a figure skater and sports commentator. 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. [42], U.S. He earned 231.78 points overall,[142] and "significantly beat"[143] his personal best scores. If two-time Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir wins one of two spots to represent the United States at the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, he may have more to worry about then just trying to win a medal. [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. [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". You can't fault Johnny Weir for looking shocked on live national television Monday night. [105] Weir had been troubled with back pain all week, which was aggravated during the warm-up for the free skate. Johnny Weir is fluent in Russian. [78][79] He later reported that the initial reaction to it was laughter and that he told reporters, when they asked about the red glove, that he had named it "Camille", in honor of the piece's composer. [165] Despite his loss, Weir was chosen as favorite skater of the year by the readers of U.S. Weir, 21, who grew up on a Pennsylvania farm, showed up at practices for these Olympics wearing a CCCP jacket of the former Soviet Union. He went back to working with his previous coach, Galina Zmievskaya, and retained the same off-ice trainers, designers, and costume seamstresses as before. [48] He also won the free skate, even though he did not include a quadruple jump. Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski have honestly done a tremendous job in covering figure skating this week, in the wake of Valieva's positive drug test. [172] Variety called Pop Star on Ice, which was directed by David Barba and James Pellerito and made over the course of two years on three continents, "a fascinating portrait"[174] of Weir. He taught himself to speak and read the language. [150][149][137], Weir chose not to compete at the Four Continents Championships due to fatigue; he was replaced by Jeremy Abbott, who came in fourth place at U.S. Johnny Weir's instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/johnnygweir/ His next elements were a circular step sequence and a triple flip "that was lacking in crispness". [25] Weir stated that along with his relative inexperience with competing and a growth spurt, he struggled with nerves during this period, which affected his performances. 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. Born in 1984 in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, Johnny Weir was 11 years old when he first learned to skate. [19] In the summer of 2003, he trained with Russian coach Tatiana Tarasova for six weeks at the International Skating Center in Simsbury, Connecticut. [105] Weir toured again with Champions on Ice in-between seasons, his longest tour with them to date; he chose Frank Sinatra's "My Way", "for its obvious symbolism", as his performance number. He was teamed with sports commentator Terry Gannon and fellow figure skater Tara Lipinski; also in 2014, they became NBC's primary figure skating analysts, commentating for skating in two Olympics. [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. 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. 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. [52] Neither Weir nor Weiss completed quadruple jumps in their free skating programs, whereas the top four placements all performed quads in theirs. He displayed good flow throughout his free skate, which included a triple Axel-triple toe loop combination, six more triple jumps, and good spins. - , . / CBS News. In 2014, he made just $65,000 for his . [53] Weir, however, came back from seventh place after the short program[53] by completing eight "elegant triples"[53] in his long program, like he had done at U.S. Nationals. [71] His "respectable free skate"[72] pulled him up to fourth place. [181][183], At the Grand Prix final, all six qualifiers, including Weir, had skated in at least one previous final; Golden Skate called it "one of the most equally matched fields in several years". [111] He began working with ice dancer Marina Anissina, who choreographed both his short program and free skate. [147] In the free skate, even though Weir had not skated a full program in practice for almost two weeks due to his back pain,[148] Weir and Lysacek were evenly matched in their jumps. [114] His free skating program, in which he portrayed the life of Christ, was the weakest of the season; Weir disliked his costume and his program did not go over well with spectators and judges. [143] Weir also won the gold medal at Cup of Russia, beating Lambiel by over 11 points. He also popped an Axel and turned it into a single jump, but completed three more triple jumps, high-quality circular and straight-line footwork sequences, and good spins. [198][199] Golden Skate called Weir's free skate a "hauntingly beautiful routine",[200] and reporter David Barron called it "emotional" and stated that his performance "won the crowd to his side". [66][65][67], The 2005 U.S. Nationals was the last time the 6.0 system was used at a U.S. Figure Skating . [163][164][165], Weir and Lysacek had dominated U.S. Nationals for the previous five years, but in 2009, Jeremy Abbott, who had won at the Grand Prix final in December, broke that dominance and won the gold medal. [147] Weir was one of the few skaters who completed a triple Axel during his short program, his triple Lutz-triple toe loop combination was "done with ease and control". [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". Figure Skating. This was the spark in Weir's long-standing. [234][235][236][237][238][239] Weir and Lipinski appeared on reality shows together and separately. In the short program, despite a fall,[156] he placed second, with 78.15 points. 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. [68] Weir had "the heavy burden of defending a title for the first time",[69] but he was able to control his nerves and win his second Nationals title in a row and the first repeat U.S. Nationals championship since Michael Weiss in 1999 and 2000. His planned triple toe loop became a double jump, and he left off a double toe loop on his next two combination jumps. [240] He also appeared as a contestant on Dancing with the Stars in 2020. [104] Plushenko chose not to compete after the Olympics, so Worlds was open for Weir, Lysacek, Lambiel, and Buttle to win the gold medal. "I'm as normal as anybody as I know. It was the first time since 1994 that no American male won medals at the World Championships. [46] He came in first place, the first to do so by qualifying at sectionals since Rudy Galindo in 1996. Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir didn't hold back expressing their opinions on the figure skating controversy. [63] Weir later said that his win in Paris "signaled my ascendancy on the international stage". During his interview with CBSNews.com, Weir asked if he could deliver a message in Russian directly to the Russian people; "Hello Russia. Weir's friend and fellow skater Sasha Cohen helped him contact Tarasova, who waived her fees for him. In January 2012, he announced his return, in the hopes of competing at the Sochi Olympics; he insisted that it was not a publicity stunt, and expressed his intent to retire after the Olympics. Tuesday, however, when Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva performed after failing a pre-Olympics drug test, they were uncharacteristically quiet. His other notable credits include 'Be Good Johnny Weir' and the Netflix drama ' Spinning Out.' At first, they received a great deal of resistance from U.S. "In Russia, just the sheer fact that you could be gay, you can get arrested, fined, and it's a terrible thing to even think of," he said. In 2015, Weir went to Chicago and locals noticed his Bumble profile pop up on their feed. Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. [72] He finished in fourth place, behind "surprise bronze medalist"[72] and teammate Evan Lysacek. Please keep u/HomoCoffiens in your thoughts. [67] Weir earned one 6.0 in his presentation scores and his program was "full of creative spins and complicated footwork". Weir had a classical skating style and was known for being "a very lyrical skater"[3] and "an entertaining artisan". Skating last, he put a hand down on his opening triple Axel, popped his second triple Axel, and fell out of his triple salchow. He worked with choreographers Faye Kitariev and Viktor Petukhov to compose a Russian rock opera based upon Svetlana Pikous' song, "Yunona I Avos. "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. Published on February 17, 2022 09:17 AM Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir kept their typically entertaining and insightful commentary light during Russian skater Kamila Valieva's free skate. After Valieva's performance Tuesday, the broadcasting duo were curt in their analyses of her skate. (He designed the costumes they wore for their free dance that season. [32] He came in seventh place and fourth place in his two Grand Prix assignments during the 20012002 season, participated in the Goodwill Games and a team pro-am competition, came in fifth place at the 2002 U.S. Nationals, and came in fourth place in the 2002 Four Continents Championships. [122][123] Lysacek's score of 78.99 points was a slim lead of less than one point over Weir's 78.14 points. Valieva left the ice, and Weir, who speaks Russian, interpreted that her coach was offering her critical tips as she . [152] Lysacek withdrew from Worlds due to injury; Abbott replaced him as well. He considered pulling out of the competition, but Tarsova gave him the motivation to continue despite the severe pain he was experiencing. In his free skate, he earned 152.75 points, a new personal best score. He fell again during his free skate, and ended up in fifth place, while Evan Lysacek, in their first meeting in competition, came in first, even though Lysacek was in fifth after the short program. The ISU has postponed their decision on whether Junior Worlds will be held due . [222] In October 2013, he retired from competition and joined NBC as a figure skating analyst at the Sochi Olympics. [75][76], Weir's short program this season was based upon an interpretation of Camille Saint-Sans' The Swan, which was traditionally danced and skated to by women. [243] Prior to the purchase, he cited privacy, seclusion, and his need for rest from his busy life, as factors guiding his decision to settle in a more rural area.[244]. He now fears that he may never be allowed back in the country to see friends and relatives, and to compete at the Sochi games in six months if he makes the U.S. team. Ryan Bradley was in third place after the short program, with 73.58 points. [34] Weir was in second place after the short program, with a clean skate with all eight required elements. He had a natural talent for jumping. Johnny Weir Condemns the Olympics Decision to Let Kamila Valieva Continue skate Weir has links with Russian coaches, and he's also fluent in Russian. [153] His triple Lutz-triple toe combination was "sky high", and he performed high-quality footwork and spins. 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Johnny Weir: It was a great honor to be a part of the winning and losing team. He was in first place after the short program, with marks ranging from 4.9 to 5.8. [17][83], In October, Weir finished in fourth place at the 2005 Campbell's Classic; he popped both of his triple Axels and earned 114.65 points. It is not clear whether Russia will prosecute gay Olympic athletes or tourists during the Games; while the International Olympic Committee says it has assurances that they will not be targeted, Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko says those who engage in what the government considers propaganda will be "held accountable." [187] Longman also called Weir's free skate "oddly passive and stumbling". 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. [192][194] He also held a press conference to respond to "offensive" remarks made by two Canadian sports commentators about him. I love you all very much." [204] At Rostelecom, he withdrew after the short program after re-aggravating his ACL, which he had injured a month earlier in practice during a fall. [230][231] They also commentated for the 2018 Winter Olympics, as well as for the 2022 Winter Olympics. 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. [11][12], Weir's father had competed in English saddle events. During his interview with CBSNews.com, Weir asked if he could deliver a message in Russian directly to the Russian people; "Hello Russia. Luckily for viewers at home, Johnny Weir was there to describe the painful scene every step of the way. He earned a score of 207.99 points overall. He came in fifth place in the free skate, but his short program, which was the third-best with 83.51 points, kept him in medal position. He received two injections an hour before performing his short program. Johnny Weir has always been deeply involved in the culture and history of . He earned 146.20 points in the free skate and 220.25 points overall, beating his runner-up Timothy Goebel by over 20 points. Johnny Weir Says He Cried After Commentating On Drug-Scandalized Russian Skater The Kamila Valieva doping controversy is "such a terrible situation to watch unfold," the broadcaster said. 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. [156][157] For the first time in his career, Weir competed at Skate America, the first Grand Prix event of the season. A troubled personal relationship also affected his performances. [51] He came in fifth place; teammate Michael Weiss came in sixth. [241], Weir served as Lipinski's "bridesman" at her 2017 wedding to sports producer Todd Kapostasy. 2013 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Figure Skating reprimanded both Weir and his mother Patti Weir for his drug references and other statements made during Nationals, but he, along with Lysacek and Savoie, who came in second and third place, were selected to represent the U.S. at the 2006 Winter Olympics, all for the first time. [118] Weir competed at the Grand Prix Final, but had to withdraw after the short program due to an injury to his right hip from a fall. During NBC Sports' coverage of the women's free skate competition at . Does Johnny Weir Speak Russian? August 9, 2013 / 3:30 PM 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". "This is a slap in the face to the Olympic. [154] The Chicago Tribune said his free skate "wasn't memorable", and called it "conservative but relatively error-free". Former Olympians Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir condemn the decision to allow Russian skater Kamila Valieva to compete following a failed drug test. 2 min read. Johnny Weir is also a successful professional skater. [82] His performance and swan costume were parodied in the 2007 comedy Blades of Glory, starring Jon Heder and Will Ferrell. 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. Outspoken Weir Will Be Quiet on Russian Law When he works as a figure skating analyst at the Sochi Games, Johnny Weir said he would not speak out against a Russian law that is viewed as antigay.. Weir hopes that his mere presence in Russia will speak louder than any vocal protest. 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. Johnny Weir with his ex-partner Victor . Lysacek's total score was 169.89, which was the highest score, by almost 19.5 points, earned by a male skater at the U.S. Nationals, and over 50 points more than Bradley's final score of 219.21 points. As a professional sports commentator, he receives a payroll of $38,486 per year. ""I love Russia for what Russia is. [138] At Worlds, Weir was in second place after the short program. When Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva performed after failing a pre-Olympics drug test, he was uncharacteristically quiet. [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. [17], In 1992, after Weir and his family watched Kristi Yamaguchi win a gold medal at the Albertville Winter Olympics, his parents bought him a pair of used figure skates, which he used to teach himself to skate on a patch of ice in the cornfields near their home in Quarryville. Weir made the decision to quit equestrian, since he could not do both and his family could not afford both sports, and they moved again, to Delaware, so Weir could train with Hill. [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. Title on Ugly Afternoon", "Kwan Shows Top-Flight Form; Cohen, Hughes Trail after Uneven Short Programs", "U.S. The audience and commentators praised their performance, and the following week, a YouTube clip of their performance got over 100,000 views. [144][134], Despite severe back pain, Weir felt better trained going into the U.S. Nationals than ever before. 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. [149] Despite protests from Weir's fans and the media, including charges of homophobia, the results stood. [19], The 20032004 season was "the turning point" for Weir;[40] Mittan called it "an amazing comeback". He was in fourth place after the short program, earning 69.03 points. Russia has seen an outbreak of violence against gay rights advocates, with LGBT supporters facing beatings from anti-gay protesters. (Weir has stiff competition in his quest; the team will be selected in January.) [210] In January 2012, Weir married his partner Victor Voronov, a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center and whose family was from Russia, in a civil ceremony in New York City, five months after the state legalized same-sex marriages. Figure Skating named Weir to the U.S. World Championships team. He called his performance koshmar (the Russian word for "nightmare"). Weir is a collector of Russian Cheburashka memorabilia. He came in third place in the free skate after Lysacek and Savoie with 142.06 points and a total of 225.34 points. Top editors give you the stories you want . His two Grand Prix wins made him eligible to compete at the Grand Prix Final in Turin, Italy, where he came in fourth place. The Russian figure skater came into these Games being lauded as one of the greatest of all time. 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