Valieva is a phenom who already led the Russians to gold in the team figure skating event and is favored to win the individual competition this week. [67] His performance was solid but subdued; he struggled with the landings of his triple Axel and triple flip jumps. 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. [126] He was in fourth place after the short program; he admitted that he was hampered by his nerves, had trouble adjusting to competing in Tokyo, "forgot to breathe a little bit", and said, "My costume is even tired". "I can speak Russian," he says, "I can speak French. The following season (20002001), Weir competed as a senior for the first time, coming in sixth place at the U.S. Nationals. Their connection only came after both had retired from the sport and partnered on the small screen in. [71] The first half of his program was strong, with five triples in a row, but his foot pain caused him to change his circular step sequence, which resulted in a slip during the sequence and a fall during his opening triple Axel. [116][122][125] Weir also said, "Evan didn't just beat me[h]e kicked my ass",[122] and called his free skate "probably the most difficult performance of my career thus far". 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. "While I may not be the average, normal person living 9 to 5 and doing my work and going home and having a relationship, I'm normal," he said. [187] Longman also called Weir's free skate "oddly passive and stumbling". Weir had a classical skating style and was known for being "a very lyrical skater"[3] and "an entertaining artisan". [130][132][133], Weir began the 20072008 season with "a clean slate" and was "all business". 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. Ukrainian posters active on this sub. [230][233] Weir named fellow figure skater and commentator Dick Button as an influence on his commentating style. The 29-year-old former Olympian has wowed NBC viewers with his eye-catching ensembles while working as a commentator in Sochi alongside fellow former skater and close friend Tara Lipinski. 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. First skater to win U.S. Nationals three times in a row since Brian Boitano in the late 1980s (2006). [13][16], Weir began skating at the age of 12. My relationship is as strong and as healthy as anybody that I know. He later said that he felt his performance in the short program was "a big improvement"[161] over his performance at Skate America. [241], Weir served as Lipinski's "bridesman" at her 2017 wedding to sports producer Todd Kapostasy. [62] Weir "skated elegantly"[62] in his free skate, but doubled his three planned triples in the second half of his program, which hurt his technical scores. He had received "very serious threats"[192] from anti-fur activists for wearing fox fur trim on the left shoulder of his free skate costume during U.S. Nationals. [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. [166] It was the first time since 2003 that Weir did not qualify to compete at the Worlds championship. Weir, 37, was a few years behind on the circuit, competing for Team USA in 2006 and 2010. [86] Weir, "on the comeback trail",[87] won third place overall at Cup of Russia. [149] Despite protests from Weir's fans and the media, including charges of homophobia, the results stood. [158][159][160] Both Weir and Lysacek made minor errors in their short programs, but Weir did well, even though it was early in the season. 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 . This is a big jump from 2014 when Weir entered the world of broadcasting. 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. [160], Despite battling a cold, Weir came in second place at the NHK Trophy, earning a total of 236.18 points. According to the New York Times, the Russian teenager's "signature . I love you all very much." During his interview with CBSNews.com, Weir asked if he could deliver a message in Russian directly to the Russian people; "Hello Russia. [34], Philanthropist Helen McLoraine, who had helped support Weir and other skaters financially for many years, fell leaving the rink after a skating session in Dallas and died, something that added to his sense of "personal failure andpainful loss". [44] He had to compete in the Eastern Sectionals again, coming in first place despite a fall and securing a spot in the U.S. [14] His family moved to New Britain, Connecticut, so he could train. Television commentators would bring up his sexual orientation during his performances, causing him to publicly address homophobic remarks by commentators during the 2010 Olympics. 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. [175], Despite a cold he caught on the flight to Nagano, Weir came in second place in Japan. [189], Weir came into the Olympics "a legitimate medal threat",[176] although he did not anticipate winning a medal and suspected that it would mark the end of his competitive career. Weir needed a clean skate in his free skate to win the gold medal, but he came in fourth place. he speaks Russian, some French and Japanese. Johnny Weir (born John Garvin Weir on July 2, 1984 in Coatesville, Pennsylvania) is an American figure skater. 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. Born in 1984 in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, Johnny Weir was 11 years old when he first learned to skate. Johnny Weir is possibly single. [71] His "respectable free skate"[72] pulled him up to fourth place. He was in fourth place in both his short program and free skate. [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. [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. [80] Weir was aware of the impact it would make on the public and in the figure skating world, and that it could harm his reputation with the judges;[81] he later stated, "Gender bending would take me into a whole new and very taboo area, where I would stand totally alone". Don't misunderstand this wasn't Vin . Russian figure skating star Kamila Valieva broke into tears after she posted an impressive performance in the women's short skating program in her first appearance since the controversial doping . 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. "Myself, even, just walking down the street, going to get Starbucks in the morning, and somebody could arrest me just because I look too gay.". [242] As of 2021, Weir lives in Greenville, Delaware in a home that was featured on MTV Cribs. [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. [122] Weir came in fourth place in the free skate, with 135.06 points. He two-footed his quadruple toe loop, doubled a planned triple-triple combination jump, popped another triple Axel combination, and later in the program, fell on a triple loop. [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. [54] He toured with Champions on Ice the summer of 2004, with Cohen, Irina Slutskaya, Elena Sokolova, and his "skating hero",[55] Evgeni Plushenko. He also said that the move taught him discipline and independence. [78] He debuted the program, choreographed by Tarasova, Shanetta Folle, and Evgeni Platov, during a practice session at Skate Canada. [186][188] Weir, along with first-place finisher Jeremy Abbott and Lysacek, who came in second place, were sent to the 2010 Winter Olympics; they were considered the strongest U.S. Olympic men's team since the 1980s. Weir moved up to the junior level during the 19981999 season. [124], Weir was not able to successfully defend his title, coming in third overall; Lysacek came in first place, and Bradley came in second place. And if I'm illegal, you should be illegal as well.". [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. NBC commentator Johnny Weir called it . 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Feb 18, 2022. [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. Skating news related to the war. [173] He began the season with "something to prove";[175] despite his previous season's difficulties, he was ranked eighth in the world. Nationals. He was not able to complete two doubles at the end of his combination jumps, despite accomplishing three previous triples. He was in first place after the short program, with marks ranging from 4.9 to 5.8. [162][161][25] Four days later, he was the only American to perform in a charity skating show in Seoul, performing with South Korean champion Yuna Kim; while there, he was hospitalized with the flu and lost eight pounds in one day. Title on Ugly Afternoon", "Kwan Shows Top-Flight Form; Cohen, Hughes Trail after Uneven Short Programs", "U.S. Nationals. 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