The drama surrounding Kamila Valieva exposes a sport that has lost its way. [105] Weir had been troubled with back pain all week, which was aggravated during the warm-up for the free skate. The Russian figure skater came into these Games being lauded as one of the greatest of all time. [25][29] He was the tenth American to win at Junior Worlds and the first American male skater since Derrick Delmore won in 1998. First skater to win U.S. Nationals three times in a row since Brian Boitano in the late 1980s (2006). [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. 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. The two-time Olympic figure skater and current NBC analyst loves everything about the country: its language, its people, its history,. [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. [7][20] According to sports writer Barry Mittan, Weir was two or three times older than when most elite skaters start training, although it was not an obstacle for him. February 15, 2022, 11:35 AM NBC figure skating commentators Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir, both former Olympians in the sport, did not shy away from the controversy surrounding Kamila Valieva. 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. We are competing against each other and showing who is the better skater.". [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. [15] He later said that horse riding had given him body awareness, preparing him for figure skating. 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. A troubled personal relationship also affected his performances. First published on August 9, 2013 / 3:30 PM. In his profile, he says he's a sports commentator at NBC and his. [232] Weir's commentating style was met with fixed responses from figure skating fans and skaters. "I'm as normal as anybody as I know. Be the first to know about all the best fashion and beauty looks, the breathtaking. [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. [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 was in fourth place after the short program, earning 69.03 points. [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. [42], U.S. [186] Sports reporter Jer Longman of The New York Times, who said that Weir's costume overwhelmed his skating, thought that he "seemed cautious during his jumps before relaxing with a head-bopping playfulness". [206][207], In early 2011, with the publication of his autobiography, Welcome to My World, he officially came out. 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[211][212] In 2013, Weir began writing a weekly column in the Falls-Church News Press, a newspaper published in the Washington, D.C. In 2014, Weir designed Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu's costume for his free skating program, worn during the Sochi Olympics. [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. Weir retired from competitive figure skating in 2013. . [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 sent him to the Olympics because of the documentary and series' popularity rather than on the strength of his skating performances. Johnny Weir (no longer an honorary Russian) Adam Rippon. They noted a jumping pass and stayed mum . [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. He believed that his style was "a hybrid of Russian and American skating",[227] which was brought out by hiring coaches from those countries and often caused conflicts with U.S. [154] The Chicago Tribune said his free skate "wasn't memorable", and called it "conservative but relatively error-free". [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. While figure skater Kamila Valieva unraveled, NBC commentators Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir stayed on point at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Thursday. He taught himself to speak and read the language. [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". [92] U.S. [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. [36] He fell and injured his back, but the referee allowed him to continue where he stopped. "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.". [155], Weir started off the 20082009 season, when he was ranked seventh-best in the world, struggling with skate boot problems; his blades were not aligned properly on the new skates he purchased over the summer and did not have the time to break in replacements. He was not eligible for a bye into Nationals because he did not place in the top five at the 2013 Nationals or medaled at the 2010 Olympics or 2013 World Championships. He earned marks ranging from 5.4 to 5.7 in his technical scores, and 5.6 to 5.8 in his artistic scores, doubling one jump and stepping out of a triple Axel. 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. [140][141] He came in first place in the free skate, with 151.98 points and "a nearly perfect"[142] performance. [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. [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. In the free skate, Weir skated immediately after Lysacek, whose performance made the crowd leap to their feet. 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. [151] Stephen Carriere, the 2007 World Junior champion, came in third place with 228.06 points. Although Weir was hesitant at first, he agreed to introduce the progam during the 2006 Olympic season. Johnny Weir: It was a great honor to be a part of the winning and losing team. Tarasova had been pushing to create a short program for Weir with Saint-Sans' music since the two began working together, believing that his "naturally quiet and delicate way on the ice mirrored the mellow cello piece". He is of Norwegian ethnicity and holds American citizenship. [228][229] They hosted the closing ceremonies in Pyeongchang, as well as for the 2020 Summer Olympics and for the 2022 Winter Olympics. meanwhile, has continued practicing in the leadup to the CAS hearing but declined to speak to the media, walking . Russia has seen an outbreak of violence against gay rights advocates, with LGBT supporters facing beatings from anti-gay protesters. 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All Rights Reserved. He is learning how to speak Russian and has a. [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. National Gay & Lesbian Sports Hall Of Fame Inductee, 2013, Weir did not compete in the 201011 and 201112 season, This page was last edited on 27 February 2023, at 10:18. They have been firm in their stance that she. 1:07. He also completed three level-four spins and good footwork. [149] Despite protests from Weir's fans and the media, including charges of homophobia, the results stood. [233], Weir and Lipinski were fashion analysts and correspondants for the Oscars, dog shows, the Kentucky Derby, the Super Bowl, and the 2016 Summer Olympics. 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At first, they received a great deal of resistance from U.S. 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 . The following season (20002001), Weir competed as a senior for the first time, coming in sixth place at the U.S. Nationals. [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]. [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. [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. [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. I am with you," he said into our camera, "I wish you strength now and hope that tomorrow will be better than today. A post shared by JOHNNY WEIR (@johnnygweir) The original story, first published on February 3, 2022, continues below. Ryan Bradley was in third place after the short program, with 73.58 points. [121] As Weir said, "I couldn't outskate the negativity following me into the competition". All of these things, but they can't really be applied to a. Valieva left the ice, and Weir, who speaks Russian, interpreted that her coach was offering her critical tips as she . [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". [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". [92][93] After his win, Weir told reporters, "My mom is getting drunk already". Figure Skating Challenge in Boston. Her choreographers worked with him, but most of the choreography was developed by Weir and Zmievskaya. 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. [198], Although Weir was eligible to compete at the 2010 Worlds Championships, he withdrew due to a lack of training. 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. 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 . [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". Nationals. 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. [152] Lysacek withdrew from Worlds due to injury; Abbott replaced him as well. He received low marks for an upright spin because he did not clearly change skating edges. When the weather was warmer, he practiced jumps on roller skates in the basement of his family's home. Plushenko earned a personal-best score of 90.66, the highest short program score up to that point. His primary source of income is his career as a figure skater and sports commentator. [51] He came in fifth place; teammate Michael Weiss came in sixth. Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. NBC commentator Johnny Weir called it . [242] As of 2021, Weir lives in Greenville, Delaware in a home that was featured on MTV Cribs. [222] In October 2013, he retired from competition and joined NBC as a figure skating analyst at the Sochi Olympics. 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. Weir earned a personal best score of 156.77 points and 238.87 points overall. A Quebec gay rights group considered filing a complaint; the commentators later apologized on-air. 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. 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. One of his performances included a combined skating routine, "Fallen Angels", skated to Handel's "Sarabande", with ice dance team Melissa Gregory and Denis Petukhov. [101] He earned a personal-best score of 80.00 points, the third-highest score of the new system, and second-best behind Plushenko, who was in first place after the short program. 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. Skating icons Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir condemned the move to allow the 15-year-old to compete. [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. 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. 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 Olympic charter bars political gestures during the Games, which means that an athlete could theoretically be sanctioned for speaking out against the anti-gay laws, though it seems unlikely that the International Olympic Committee would take such a step. Priscilla Hill was his first coach. [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. 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. Weir and Lipinski both used them . [220], Weir did not register for a qualifying event that would have made him eligible for the 2014 U.S. Nationals, ending his bid to compete in Sochi. [104][106] He came in seventh place overall; Lambiel won the gold medal, Brian Joubert came in second, and teammate Lysacek, despite a hard fall during the warm-up, won the bronze medal. Johnny Weir is a Chinese commentator for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. [221] The Associated Press conjectured that it likely marked the end of Weir's amateur figure skating career. [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. Although Weir was born in the US, he became interested in Russia as a result of his passion for figure skating. His costume choices and outspokenness caused conflicts with U.S. The normally loquacious NBC commentators Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir barely said a word during the drug-scandalized 15-year-old's performance. His roommate was his "longtime friend",[193] American ice dancer Tanith Belbin. Tuesday, however, when Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva performed after failing a pre-Olympics drug test, they were uncharacteristically quiet. [69] His free skate, which again did not include a quadruple jump but represented a "full range of perfectly executed triple jumps",[68] earned him five 6.0s in presentation. "And if Russia wants to uphold the Olympic spirit, then every judgment should be made on the track, or in the swimming pool, or on the balance beam, and people's sexual orientation shouldn't have anything to do with it. Weir trains at the Ice Palace in Hackensack, N.J., where he is a figure of awe for aspiring Olympic skaters; 14-year-old Selin Kang said she was upset that one of her role models could face discrimination for being himself. [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. He was in first place after the short program, again overcoming his nerves and earning a personal best score of 83.28, almost six points ahead of Weiss, who came in fourth place overall. His next elements were a circular step sequence and a triple flip "that was lacking in crispness". JW: . Weir had a classical skating style and was known for being "a very lyrical skater"[3] and "an entertaining artisan". [78] He debuted the program, choreographed by Tarasova, Shanetta Folle, and Evgeni Platov, during a practice session at Skate Canada. [143] Weir also won the gold medal at Cup of Russia, beating Lambiel by over 11 points. Goebel finished in second place and Lysacek came in third place. He came in third place in the free skate after Lysacek and Savoie with 142.06 points and a total of 225.34 points. Weir considers Russia to be "the most magnificent place in the world," as he put it in an interview with CBSNews.com. 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. The team calling the competition - Lipinski, Johnny Weir and Terry Gannon - have prepared for this. 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