First published on August 9, 2013 / 3:30 PM. Nationals. [105] Weir had been troubled with back pain all week, which was aggravated during the warm-up for the free skate. [230][231] They also commentated for the 2018 Winter Olympics, as well as for the 2022 Winter Olympics. supporters.[99]. He added that his presence in Sochi could help rally opposition to the anti-gay legislation and the treatment of LGBT Russians. [203], Weir took the next two seasons off from competitive skating, focusing on his personal life, figure skating shows, a singing career, and celebrity events. [154] The Chicago Tribune said his free skate "wasn't memorable", and called it "conservative but relatively error-free". Russia has seen an outbreak of violence against gay rights advocates, with LGBT supporters facing beatings from anti-gay protesters. [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. [166] Weir needed to excel during the free skate to win a bronze medal, but instead popped his first triple Axel, doubled his planned triple loop, and fell on his triple flip. [219] He also did not compete at the 2013 U.S. Nationals, but still hoped to make the U.S. Olympic team in 2014. If you want to know more about other sports personalities' net worths, you can do so here: Arnold Palmer Net Worth, Logan Paul Net Worth, Sean Gilmartin Net Worth, Terry Bradshaw Net worth, Erika Nardini Net Worth, Wladimir Klitschko Net Worth. [206][207], In early 2011, with the publication of his autobiography, Welcome to My World, he officially came out. He is a two-time Olympian, the 2008 World bronze medalist, a two-time Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, the 2001 World Junior Champion and a three-time U.S. national champion (from 2004 to 2006). 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Figure Skating: Three New Faces Set for Turin; Weir Wins Title, Olympic Vets Fail in Long Program", "Weir Wins Third Straight U.S. He has come out as openly gay. [135][134] Weir hired Zmievskaya because he needed more than Hill's "nurturing approach" and that Zmievskaya's "drill sergeant-like demands for discipline and rigor" would help him grow and win championships again. Figure Skating Championships: Results", "World Figure Skating Championships Men Results", "2001 MasterCard Skate Canada International: Men Result", "2002 Four Continents Championships Men Result", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Johnny_Weir&oldid=1141885331. Johnny Weir: It was a great honor to be a part of the winning and losing team. [62] He again did not include any quadruple jumps, choosing instead to emphasize his artistry, spins, and pirouettes. [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". The drama surrounding Kamila Valieva exposes a sport that has lost its way. [160], Despite battling a cold, Weir came in second place at the NHK Trophy, earning a total of 236.18 points. Does Johnny Weir Speak Russian? [187] Longman also called Weir's free skate "oddly passive and stumbling". In his free skate, he earned 152.75 points, a new personal best score. He earned 122.42 points in his free skate and 198.70 points overall. The reason for her divorce was due to domestic difficulties. Born on 2nd July 1984, Johnny Weir's hometown is in Pennsylvania, USA. 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. [comes up]she speaks Russian, and I speak Russian, and Tara doesn't speak Russian . [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. [102] Reporter John Crumpacker stated that Weir was "out of sorts for his long program and skated abysmally as he went from second place to fifth". On top of his ability to speak English, he can also speak French. [47] It was his first national title. John Garvin Weir [1] ( / wr /; born July 2, 1984) [2] is an American figure skater and television commentator. [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. "I'm as normal as anybody as I know. Priscilla Hill was his first coach. I love you all very much." Not only is he a two time U.S. Olympian and three-time US national champion, but also a pop-culture icon. [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. 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. [228][229] They hosted the closing ceremonies in Pyeongchang, as well as for the 2020 Summer Olympics and for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Figure Skating's Skating Magazine. He earned 217.70 points overall; the gold medalist, Brian Joubert from France, earned 15 points more than Weir. He had a natural talent for jumping. 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. He successfully completed his triple Axel-triple Axel combination at the start of his program and attempted a quadruple toe jump, but he two-footed it and fell on his triple flip at the end of the program, taking him out of medal contention. Apparently fluent in Russian, Weir translated what was being said among Russian. [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. He was first after the short program, but came in second place overall, slightly behind Gheorghe Chiper from Romania. Figure Skater Johnny Weir is Overhauled and Confident", "Weir Fired up to Win Fourth U.S. National Title", "Recharged Weir Determined to Take Back Skating Title", "Fit to be Tied: Scoring Anomaly Spices up Lysacek-Weir U.S. He struggled completing a combination spin during his short program and told reporters that he had difficulty with his spins and that he almost tripped during his step sequence. Sections. [175] Weir came in third place, with a total of 237.35 points. [122][123] Lysacek's score of 78.99 points was a slim lead of less than one point over Weir's 78.14 points. [149] Despite protests from Weir's fans and the media, including charges of homophobia, the results stood. [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. [65][66][4] With his two Grand Prix wins, Weir became the top qualifier for the Grand Prix final but had to withdraw because of a foot injury. The Russian Anti-Doping Agency . When Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva performed after failing a pre-Olympics drug test, he was uncharacteristically quiet. He also had boot problems to overcome, but felt that he had done 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. [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. [144] He opened his program with a strong triple Axel-triple toe loop combination and underrotated his triple Axel, but successfully completed five more clean triple jumps. Fans are now wondering if and why Weir speaks Russian. [48] He was also the youngest male skater, at the age of 19, to win the U.S. Nationals since Todd Eldredge won in 1991, also at the age of 19. On 30 December 2011, he got married to Victor Voronov. Although Weir was hesitant at first, he agreed to introduce the progam during the 2006 Olympic season. Figure Skating named Weir to the U.S. World Championships team. [119][120] Weir later said that he was embarrassed by his withdrawal, done after "trash-talking"[121] Lysacek for also withdrawing due to an injury. [169], After the free skate, in which Abbott earned over 13 points more than the second-place finisher Brandon Mroz, Lysacek came in third place and Weir came in fifth place, with what the Associated Press (AP) called "two dismal performances". . [25][29] He was the tenth American to win at Junior Worlds and the first American male skater since Derrick Delmore won in 1998. [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. The 20032004 season was "the turning point" for Weir and trained with Tatiana Tarasova; he won his first national title at age 19. He earned 74.26 points. [170], In June 2009, Weir's documentary Pop Star on Ice premiered during the Frameline Film Festival in San Francisco and aired at film festivals around the U.S.[171][172] In January 2010, it premiered in Manhattan and aired on the Sundance Channel, which funded its filming and production. JW: . 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. [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. 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." 1 NBC Skating Broadcast Team", "How Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski Became the Most Iconic Duo in Figure Skating", "The Internet Still Can't Make up Its Mind about Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir", "How to Watch the Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony on Sunday", "Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir Cover Winter Olympics in Stamford", "Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir Are Ready to Rule the Winter Olympics Again", "How Billy Bush Got Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir an Oscars Gig", "Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski are Doing Red Carpet for a Dog Show Because 'We Love Dogs! Johnny Weir is fluent in Russian. Nationals. [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". During his interview with CBSNews.com, Weir asked if he could deliver a message in Russian directly to the Russian people; "Hello Russia. 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. 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. [97] It was the first time Weir's father John Weir, who had difficulty traveling after a disabling car accident in 1984, attended one of his son's competitions since Weir was a novice. Weir served as a judge, along with Olympic gold medalist Dick Button and Canadian figure skating choreographer Laurieann Gibson, on Skating with the Stars in 2010, which lasted only one season. [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. On 30th December of the year 2011, he exchanged vows with his partner Victor Voronov, who is of Russian Jewish descent. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Figure Skating. Earlier this season of Bravo's Project Runway, the designers were tasked. NBC has correctly used LeDuc's pronouns on social media. [3][19], By the time he was 12, Weir was performing single Axels, which he learned after a week of lessons; by the time he turned 13, he learned all the single and double jumps, as well as his first triple jump, the salchow. Johnny Weir has always been deeply involved in the culture and history of . [14] His family moved to New Britain, Connecticut, so he could train. [92] U.S. (He designed the costumes they wore for their free dance that season. Weir began his short program with a successful triple Axel and a triple lutz-triple toe loop combination. ", 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.". [25][27], Weir won the Junior Eastern Sectionals in 1999 and 2000. The two-time Olympic figure skater and current NBC analyst loves everything about the country: its language, its people, its history,. My relationship is as strong and as healthy as anybody that I know. Johnny Weir has an estimated net worth of $4 million as of 2020. Goebel finished in second place and Lysacek came in third place. Weir also two-footed the landing on his triple flip, which was supposed to be part of a combination jump but was not because he eliminated a double-toe loop. Weir skated in the final ISU-sanctioned competition of the season, the 2004 Marshall's World Figure Skating Challenge. Please keep u/HomoCoffiens in your thoughts. [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. [67][68][70] Although he finished slightly behind Timothy Goebel in his short program, without a quadruple jump and having a less-technical program than Goebel, he was the favorite going into the free skate. By Lee Moran Feb 17, 2022, 04:32 AM EST | Updated Feb 17, 2022 When 15-year-old Russian skater Kamila Valieva took to the ice Tuesday in her purple chiffon skating dress to warm up for the women's short program, NBC analysts Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski . A Quebec gay rights group considered filing a complaint; the commentators later apologized on-air. "I can speak Russian," he says, "I can speak French. [25][33] He also withdrew, during his free skate, from the 2003 U.S. Championships in Dallas, which gold medalist Michael Weiss called "the most bizarre national championships ever". [34] Weir was in second place after the short program, with a clean skate with all eight required elements. Johnny Weir with his ex-partner Victor . 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. 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. Commentator and former Olympic gold medalist Dick Button agreed, stating that the newer program "was not good enough for him". John Garvin Weir[1] (/wr/; born July 2, 1984)[2] is an American figure skater and television commentator. [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. [87][88][25] In December, Weir competed in the made-for-TV skating competition Marshalls U.S. [166] It was the first time since 2003 that Weir did not qualify to compete at the Worlds championship. Johnny Weir, and Tara Lipinski started talking up a 15-year-old Russian during last weekend's . He also completed three level-four spins and good footwork. "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. Figure Skating withdrew their support of him; sportswriter Barry Mittan stated that they "essentially gave up on Weir". 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. [198], Although Weir was eligible to compete at the 2010 Worlds Championships, he withdrew due to a lack of training. 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. His next elements were a circular step sequence and a triple flip "that was lacking in crispness". He earned 146.20 points in the free skate and 220.25 points overall, beating his runner-up Timothy Goebel by over 20 points. In 2014, he made just $65,000 for his . Johnny Weir-Voronov . 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. [97] He earned 136.63 points in his free skate, coming in fifth place overall, for a total of 216.63 points. / CBS News. [25] At Skate Canada, he won the bronze medal. 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. [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. [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. Weir opened his free skate with a triple Axel-triple toe loop combination and included five other triples, but stumbled coming out of his second triple Axel and missed his triple flip late in the program. A troubled personal relationship also affected his performances. 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. [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. The following season (20002001), Weir competed as a senior for the first time, coming in sixth place at the U.S. Nationals. [82] His performance and swan costume were parodied in the 2007 comedy Blades of Glory, starring Jon Heder and Will Ferrell. The couple got divorced in 2015. [115], In the short program, both Weir and Lysacek skated clean programs and were essentially tied going into the free skate,[115][122] although Weir had better footwork and Lysacek had better jumps. Figure Skating named Lysacek, Weir, and Carriere eligible to compete at the Worlds Championships. He and Weir tied for first place, 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 (162.72 points to Weir's 161.37 points). His roommate was his "longtime friend",[193] American ice dancer Tanith Belbin. [66][65][67], The 2005 U.S. Nationals was the last time the 6.0 system was used at a U.S. [19][23] Also in his first year of skating (1997), Weir finished fourth as a juvenile in the Junior Olympics and won first place in the South Atlantic Regionals, also as a juvenile. The Russian figure skater came into these Games being lauded as one of the greatest of all time. Figure Skating Championships. [67] His performance was solid but subdued; he struggled with the landings of his triple Axel and triple flip jumps. [223][224], Weir had two coaches in his competitive figure skating career, Priscilla Hill, who was, unlike many figure skating coaches, was "nurturing and gentle"[225] and Russian Galina Zmievskaya, who had a different approach to coaching than Hill. 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. [222] In October 2013, he retired from competition and joined NBC as a figure skating analyst at the Sochi Olympics. Weir has had coaches from Russia and is fluent in the language. Controversial Russian star Kamila Valieva's turn in the Winter Olympics' women's figure skating short program Tuesday was greeted on American TV with the sounds of silence. 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. At first, they received a great deal of resistance from U.S. [2][6][7] He is of Norwegian heritage, and has one brother, Brian "Boz" Weir, who is four years younger. [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 has used dating apps. Figure Skating but were allowed to debut the routine at the Marshalls Showcase, a made-for-TV exhibition. [4] For the Grand Prix season, he was assigned the NHK Trophy in Japan and Trophee Bompard in Paris. And if I'm illegal, you should be illegal as well.". [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. [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". He successfully completed a triple Axel, a triple lutz-triple toe loop combination, and a triple flip, earning 76.28 points, a little over 2.5 points behind Daisuke Takahashi from Japan, who came in first place after the short program. [130][132][133], Weir began the 20072008 season with "a clean slate" and was "all business". [7][94], For the first time in his career, Weir changed his free skating program mid-season shortly before the Olympics, from "a techno medley"[95] written by Croatian pianist Maksim Mrvica to "Otoal" by Argentine pianist Ral Di Blasio, which Weir used the previous season. "I strongly disagree with this decision," Lipinski told NBC's Mike Tirico. 10 . And I live a life of integrity and success and strength. [35] He felt confident going into the free skate, but hit the rink wall 23 seconds after he started, catching his blade between the ice and wall while doing a "simple crossover". Champ Johnny Weir Doesn't Mind If He Upsets a Few Federation Officials; the 19-Year-Old Simply Wants to Have a Good Time", "Johnny Weir Collects a Perfect 6.0 and Claims Gold", "Weir Improves His Prospects by Adding Quads", "2004 US Figure Skating Championships: Highlights", "U.S. Figure Skating . 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. 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