He is a two-time Olympian (2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics), 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 (20042006). You can't fault Johnny Weir for looking shocked on live national television Monday night. 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"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. Skating last, he put a hand down on his opening triple Axel, popped his second triple Axel, and fell out of his triple salchow. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. The two-time Olympic figure skater and current NBC analyst loves everything about the country: its language, its people, its history,. 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. Sections. 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. Weir considered his style of figure skating artistic and classical and was known for his lyricism. [75][78] He successfully landed four triple jumps, including his opening triple Axel and a triple lutz-triple toe loop combination, as well as a flying sit spin, circular step sequence, another triple flip, and his concluding spin combination; the spectators gave him a standing ovation when he finished. [127] He came in 10th place in the free skate, earning 132.71 points, and earned 206.97 points overall. And I live a life of integrity and success and strength. 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". I love you all very much." His roommate was his "longtime friend",[193] American ice dancer Tanith Belbin. [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. [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. [204][215] He came in sixth place in the free skate, earning 132.39 points; he earned 201.42 points overall. [75][91] He later told reporters, "For this one, they kind of sat back and had their cognac and their cigarettes and they were relaxing and watching", compared fellow competitor Ryan Bradley's faster-paced choreography to "a vodka-shot-and-a-snort-of-coke kind of thing", and then said, "Uh, sorry for all those drug references". [222] In October 2013, he retired from competition and joined NBC as a figure skating analyst at the Sochi Olympics. He was in first place after the short program, with marks ranging from 4.9 to 5.8. Figure Skating Championships. "On the ice we are all the same," she said. Weir and Lipinski both used them . The salary of figure skaters makes $2,000 to $45,000 depending on competitions and where they place. [123] U.S. He may have been more fluent in Russian than Olympic Committee officials, but Weir translated what they said to medal winner Aleksandra Trusova. Fans are now wondering if and why Weir speaks Russian. [230][233] Weir named fellow figure skater and commentator Dick Button as an influence on his commentating style. 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. [25], In the 20022003 season, which figure skating reporter Lou Parees called "disastrous" for Weir,[4] he skated in one international competition, the Finlandia Trophy and withdrew from the Cup of Russia. He did not include a quadruple jump but completed a triple lutz-triple toe loop combination and had higher-scoring spins than Lysacek. 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. [102][103], At the World Championships, Weir "did not fare so well". "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.". [67] His performance was solid but subdued; he struggled with the landings of his triple Axel and triple flip jumps. But I'm also not afraid of being arrested. Weir finished in sixth place overall. 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. [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. 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. Weir had a classical skating style and was known for being "a very lyrical skater"[3] and "an entertaining artisan". [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. 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 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. [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. At the 2008 U.S. Nationals, he tied for first place with Evan Lysacek, 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. After Valieva's performance Tuesday, the broadcasting duo were curt in their analyses of her skate. He also completed three level-four spins and good footwork. Weir finished fifth place at the 2009 U.S. Nationals, the first time since 2003 that Weir did not qualify to compete at the Worlds championships. Don't misunderstand this wasn't Vin . [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. (Watch the video below.) Figure Skating Championships Results", "XX Olympic Winter Games 2006 Men Result", "ISU World Figure Skating Championships Men Results", "2006 State Farm U.S. Weir was raised in Quarryville, Pennsylvania, winning several equestrian competitions before switching to figure skating at the age of 12. 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. [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. (Weir has stiff competition in his quest; the team will be selected in January.) "It doesn't matter if you are gay or straight. He later won three U.S. [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". [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". Like the previous year, he competed in regional and minor competitions and came in fourth place at the U.S. Please keep u/HomoCoffiens in your thoughts. [139], At Cup of China, Weir came in second place, after Lysacek, in the short program, with 79.80 points. [37], The only Grand Prix competition U.S. [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. [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. Asked what message he would send to the Russian authorities who passed the anti-gay laws, Weir said he wanted them to look at the life he leads. Figure Skating sent him to the Olympics because of the documentary and series' popularity rather than on the strength of his skating performances. This is a big jump from 2014 when Weir entered the world of broadcasting. What is Johnny Weir doing at the Olympics? The couple got divorced in 2015. Weir was unprepared for Nationals because he was "compromised"[166] by his illness. U.S. His footwork was difficult, but as the AP also said, he "appeared to just be going through the motions with it". [153] Weir won his first worlds medal, a bronze, with a total score of 221.84 points, and secured three slots for the American men in the 2009 Worlds championship. [73][74] He began the season, which reporter John Blanchette called a "minor calamity",[75] with "a series of disappointing finishes". [153] He did not include a triple-triple combination, and his quadruple jump was downgraded to a double. Weir was the only American male in medal contention after his short program in Turin,[97][100] skating "well but not brilliantly". Tuesday, however, when Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva performed after failing a pre-Olympics drug test, they were uncharacteristically quiet. 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." 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. 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. Japanese skater Takahiko Kozuka won the gold medal at the event; Lysacek came in third place overall. His next elements were a circular step sequence and a triple flip "that was lacking in crispness". 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