[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. John Garvin Weir [1] ( / wr /; born July 2, 1984) [2] is an American figure skater and television commentator. [19] In the summer of 2003, he trained with Russian coach Tatiana Tarasova for six weeks at the International Skating Center in Simsbury, Connecticut. Explore Johnny weir's Bio-Wiki, net worth & salary in 2023. The normally loquacious NBC commentators Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir barely said a word during the drug-scandalized 15-year-old's performance. 1:07. [86] Weir, "on the comeback trail",[87] won third place overall at Cup of Russia. Weir had Russian coaches most of his career, is fluent in Russian, and has spent time training there . "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. [190][191] He stayed at the Olympic Village in Vancouver, despite wanting to stay at a hotel, for security reasons. [204][215] He came in sixth place in the free skate, earning 132.39 points; he earned 201.42 points overall. He may have been more fluent in Russian than Olympic Committee officials, but Weir translated what they said to medal winner Aleksandra Trusova. Weir successfully completed his jumps, but did not attempt a quadruple jump and according to the Associated Press, "generally seemed a bit slow". 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. 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. [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. Weir is a collector of Russian Cheburashka memorabilia. [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. [67] His performance was solid but subdued; he struggled with the landings of his triple Axel and triple flip jumps. Figure Skating, the governing body of the sport in the U.S., throughout his skating career. Like the previous year, he competed in regional and minor competitions and came in fourth place at the U.S. [230][233] Weir named fellow figure skater and commentator Dick Button as an influence on his commentating style. [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". [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. [127] He came in 10th place in the free skate, earning 132.71 points, and earned 206.97 points overall. He stepped out of a triple Axel, did too many combination jumps and thus received no points for one jumping pass, and did not complete the third jump of his three-jump combination. [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. 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. [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. The salary of figure skaters makes $2,000 to $45,000 depending on competitions and where they place. 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. [66][65][67], The 2005 U.S. Nationals was the last time the 6.0 system was used at a U.S. He also received 5.8s and 5.9s in his technical score. Weir retired from competitive figure skating in 2013. 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. [121] As Weir said, "I couldn't outskate the negativity following me into the competition". Russian skater Kamila Valieva is at the center of a doping scandal that's rocked the Beijing Olympics. The reason for her divorce was due to domestic difficulties. Weir continued to train with Hill and with Tarasova in Simsbury for the 20042005 season. Figure Skating sent him to the Olympics because of the documentary and series' popularity rather than on the strength of his skating performances. He displayed good flow throughout his free skate, which included a triple Axel-triple toe loop combination, six more triple jumps, and good spins. Hill trained Weir in pair skating to strengthen his skating and to focus on skills other than jumps. 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] His final elements were a sit spin, a straight-line step sequence, and a combination spin. [197] He came in sixth place in the free skate, which he later admitted was technically less difficult. [37][38] Weir later reported that due to what he called his "stupidity and hubris",[39] U.S. Goebel finished in second place and Lysacek came in third place. JW: . Johnny Weir has always been deeply involved in the culture and history of . Nationals. 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] 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. He was born to John and Patti Weir's house. Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski weren't about to stick to skating as Kamila Valieva of the Russian Olympic Committee returned to the ice, cleared to compete by the Court of Arbitration for Sport . In 2014, Weir designed Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu's costume for his free skating program, worn during the Sochi Olympics. [219] He also did not compete at the 2013 U.S. Nationals, but still hoped to make the U.S. Olympic team in 2014. A Quebec gay rights group considered filing a complaint; the commentators later apologized on-air. [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. [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. Concerning religion, Weir was brought up Roman Catholic, but in February 2012, he stated that he was . First published on August 9, 2013 / 3:30 PM. [144][134], Despite severe back pain, Weir felt better trained going into the U.S. Nationals than ever before. [167][168][165] It was Weir's lowest result in the short program as a senior skater at a Nationals in his career. Figure Skating withdrew their support of him; sportswriter Barry Mittan stated that they "essentially gave up on Weir". [122] Weir came in fourth place in the free skate, with 135.06 points. [68], At Worlds, Weir continued to struggle with his foot injury, which had given him problems all season and which prevented him from working on adding a quadruple jump to his season's free skate. If you were able to watch the episode at home, you'd hear Johnny Weir describe the painful scene every step of the way. [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. He received two injections an hour before performing his short program. [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 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. [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". [92] U.S. [98] According to Variety, Weir's habit of wearing "retro Soviet CCCP sweatshirts" instead of USA clothing during the Olympics angered many U.S. [130][132][133], Weir began the 20072008 season with "a clean slate" and was "all business". Both two-footed their quadruple jump (Weir attempted a quadruple toe), both had similar entrances into their jumps, and both completed seven triples. [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. As a professional sports commentator, he receives a payroll of $38,486 per year. 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. Johnny Weir is possibly single. Weir was the only American male in medal contention after his short program in Turin,[97][100] skating "well but not brilliantly". [137] According to figure skating reporter Elvin Walker, Weir demonstrated a desire to win and a new passion for skating throughout the season, skating with an intensity he lacked in previous seasons. His primary source of income is his career as a figure skater and sports commentator. [139], At Cup of China, Weir came in second place, after Lysacek, in the short program, with 79.80 points. [122] According to Weir, both the press and U.S. 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. 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. [19][25][42][45], Weir came into the 2004 U.S. Nationals in Atlanta with "something to prove". Weir considered his style of figure skating artistic and classical and was known for his lyricism. [47] It was his first national title. [72] He finished in fourth place, behind "surprise bronze medalist"[72] and teammate Evan Lysacek. 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. [115] He did not begin to train for the season until August 2006; illness also hampered his training. "This is a slap in the face to the Olympic. [218] A few days later, he announced that he would withdraw from Trophe Bompard due to a hip injury, putting his comeback attempt on hold. [30][31], Weir was ranked 18th-best in the world in 2001. John Garvin Weir[1] (/wr/; born July 2, 1984)[2] is an American figure skater and television commentator. [180][182] He successfully accomplished all his triple Axels in both programs. [62] He again did not include any quadruple jumps, choosing instead to emphasize his artistry, spins, and pirouettes. [67] Weir earned one 6.0 in his presentation scores and his program was "full of creative spins and complicated footwork". - , . [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". Figure Skating . )[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. [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. [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. [77] He also stated that although people were initially uncomfortable with the program, it would become one of most his most popular programs and would "completely change the world's perception of me". [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. [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, as did many of his costume choices. [61] He also won Trophee Bompard[25] with a score of 208.10 points, despite coming in second in the free skate, behind French skater and European champion Brian Joubert, who came in second place overall. [25][29] He was the tenth American to win at Junior Worlds and the first American male skater since Derrick Delmore won in 1998. He finished third at the 2007 U.S. Nationals and replaced his long-time coach Priscilla Hill with Galina Zmievskaya for the 20072008 season. [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. [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". By Lee Moran Feb 17, 2022, 04:32 AM EST | Updated Feb 17, 2022 [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. They have been firm in their stance that she. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. 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. [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. [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. He was in fourth place after the short program, earning 69.03 points. [242] As of 2021, Weir lives in Greenville, Delaware in a home that was featured on MTV Cribs. Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski were uncharacteristically quiet during Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva's performance Tuesday morning after the announcers expressed outrage and. Apparently fluent in Russian, Weir translated what was being said among Russian. [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. Her choreographers worked with him, but most of the choreography was developed by Weir and Zmievskaya. [187] Weir accomplished three clean triple jumps, but he popped his planned second triple Axel and struggled completing the final jump of his triple-triple combination jump. [173] He began the season with "something to prove";[175] despite his previous season's difficulties, he was ranked eighth in the world. [17] Weir was an honor roll student at Newark High School, where he graduated in 2002, and studied linguistics at the University of Delaware before dropping out. 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. His technical scores ranged from 5.3 to 5.7 and his presentation scores were as high as 5.8.[53]. [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. Weir later told reporters that he was disappointed in his spins, but his footwork sequences were "spectacular", and he scored 80.55 points. [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. (Watch the video below.) [4] For the Grand Prix season, he was assigned the NHK Trophy in Japan and Trophee Bompard in Paris. Weir received the best artistic scores, receiving 5.7s for presentation in his free skate. 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. [71] His "respectable free skate"[72] pulled him up to fourth place. Johnny Weir is fluent in Russian, and therefore was able to communicate with Russian figure skaters Kamila Valieva and Alexandra Trusova backstage. The following season (20002001), Weir competed as a senior for the first time, coming in sixth place at the U.S. Nationals. [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. "I can speak Russian," he says, "I can speak French. Check out our Cash budget Binders, 100% handcrafted budget stickers and also unique budgeting Pdf's to help you along your debt free journey! (He designed the costumes they wore for their free dance that season. Weir fell on his opening triple Axel in his short program, but successfully completed a triple Axel-triple toe loop combination, four more triple jumps, and high-quality spins. [211][212] In 2013, Weir began writing a weekly column in the Falls-Church News Press, a newspaper published in the Washington, D.C. Fans are now wondering if and why Weir speaks Russian. [13][16], Weir began skating at the age of 12. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. [151] Stephen Carriere, the 2007 World Junior champion, came in third place with 228.06 points. 10 . Lysacek came in second place, and two-time world champion, Stphane Lambiel from Switzerland, came in third. Weir had a classical skating style and was known for being "a very lyrical skater"[3] and "an entertaining artisan". [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. Figure Skating. Johnny Weir has used dating apps. [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". Ukrainian posters active on this sub. "The Olympics are about how well you're able to perform in front of a huge audience, and it's not about whether you're gay or straight or who you're friends with or anything that's not related to the sport.". He also had boot problems to overcome, but felt that he had done well. He received low marks for an upright spin because he did not clearly change skating edges. Weir, who is openly gay, theoretically could be arrested or denied entry to the country under a law passed this year banning "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations," which would seem to include public displays of affection by same-sex partners and clothing or statements affirming gay rights. [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. [102][103], At the World Championships, Weir "did not fare so well". His planned triple toe loop became a double jump, and he left off a double toe loop on his next two combination jumps. He was in first place after the short program, with marks ranging from 4.9 to 5.8. Johnny Weir, and Tara Lipinski started talking up a 15-year-old Russian during last weekend's . 1 min read Johnny Weir said he cried following his commentary of. [51] He came in fifth place; teammate Michael Weiss came in sixth. [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. 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 last time he made headlines was in 2016, when he reportedly "blamed Weir for ruining [his] relationship" with ice dancer Joti . [116][117], Weir was in second place after the short program at Cup of Russia, less than two points behind Joubert. "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. [25][27], Weir won the Junior Eastern Sectionals in 1999 and 2000. Weir,. [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. coming in third place. 2013 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Weir's scores in his free skating program were the best among the male skaters since 1988, when Brian Boitano earned eight 6.0s for presentation. The 32-year-old is a three-time U.S. national champion, two-time Olympian and bronze medalist at the World Figure. Johnny Weir has an estimated net worth of $4 million as of 2020. Tutberidze rarely gives interviews but allowed NBC commentator Johnny Weir to visit last fall. Valieva left the ice, and Weir, who speaks Russian, interpreted that her coach was offering her critical tips as she . 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