Johnny Weir

Johnny Weir will be starrting in an upcoming Sundance eality series, Be Good Johnny Weir . Figure skater Johnny Weir , known for his outsized antics on and off the ice, will be getting his own half-hour reality show on Sundance, detailing his training for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Besides being one of the bigger personalities in figure skating, Weir has gained notice for denying he was gay, telling a blog "I don't feel the need to express my sexual being because it's not part of my sport and it's private.  I can sleep with whomever I choose and it doesn't affect what I'm ... Read Full Story

Characterizing Johnny Weir: Pop Star on Ice as a "queer" film at the 2009 Vancouver International Film Festival is a bit of misnomer for although there is an assumption that Weir is gay, in the end the movie is more about Weir's turn on ice skates in his sequined costumes than actually getting to know what makes him tick. And that is the one big dissappointment in this film.Although it was fun Read Full Story

The results flashed and Jeremy Abbott jumped to his feet, holding up both index fingers. No doubt about it, Abbott's No. 1. Abbott won his first title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Sunday, ending the five-year stranglehold that Evan Lysacek and Johnny Weir have had on the top spot. It's the second major title in as many months for Abbott, who won the Grand Prix final in December. "I felt awful leading up to this event, I felt awful today, I felt awful on the ice," Abbott said afterward, smiling. "But I was able to control myself and do what I needed ... Read Full Story

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Evan Lysacek and Johnny Weir finished with the same final score and it took the tiebreaker to give Lysacek his second straight title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. He won the free skate, 162.72 to 161.37. “My reaction this year is so much different than last year,” Lysacek acknowledged.”Last year, I was so excited. I’d climbed to the top of the mountain I’d been working toward for so long. This year I feel more relief.” Read Full Story