Johnny Weir - wikipedia Johnny Weir For other people named John Weir, see John Weir ( disambiguation ). Johnny Weir Weir at the 2010 GLAAD Media Awards Country represented United States ( 1984 - 07 - 02 ) July 2, 1984 ( age 33 ) Coatesville, Pennsylvania Spouse ( s ) Victor Voronov ( m. 2011 ; div. 2015 ) Height 5 ft 9 in ( 1.75 m ) Coach Galina Zmievskaya Former coach Viktor Petrenko, Priscilla Hill Choreographer Johnny Weir, Galina Zmievskaia, Nikolai Morozov Former choreographer David Wilson, Nina Petrenko, Natalia Linichuk, Tatiana Tarasova, Shanetta Folle, Denis Petukhov, Priscilla Hill, Evgeni Platov, Marina Anissina, Maya Usova, Faye Kitarieva, Michelle Poley, Carolanne Leone, Giuseppe Arena, Anjelika Krylova, Yuri Sergeyev Skating club SC of New York Training locations Wayne, New Jersey Moscow Former training locations Newark, Delaware Simsbury, Connecticut Began skating Retired 2013 ISU personal best scores Combined total 238.87 2010 Winter Olympics Short program 84.60 2009 -- 2010 GPF Free skate 156.77 2010 Winter Olympics Medal record Representing United States Men 's Figure skating World Championships 2008 Gothenburg Men 's singles Grand Prix Final 2009 -- 2010 Tokyo Men 's singles 2008 -- 2009 Goyang Men 's singles World Junior Championships 2001 Sofia Men 's singles John Garvin Weir ( born July 2, 1984 ) is an American figure skater, fashion designer, and television commentator. 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 ( 2004 -- 2006 ). He is also known for his sports commentary with Tara Lipinski, as well as his work in LGBTQ activism. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Early career 2.2 2003 -- 2004 season 2.3 2004 -- 2005 season 2.4 2005 -- 2006 season 2.5 2006 -- 2007 season 2.6 2007 -- 2008 season 2.7 2008 -- 2009 season 2.8 2009 -- 2010 season 2.9 2010 -- 2013 3 Coaching and technique 4 Celebrity and popular culture career 4.1 Ice shows 4.2 Documentary and TV series 4.2. 1 Other television appearances 4.3 Writing 4.4 Musical career 4.5 Fashion 4.6 Promotions 4.6. 1 Charity 4.6. 2 Advertisements 5 Programs 6 Competitive highlights 6.1 Senior results 6.2 Pre-2001 results 7 Personal life 7.1 Sexuality 7.2 Marriage 7.3 Interests 7.4 Religion 8 Controversies 8.1 RDS commentators at the 2010 Olympics 8.2 Wearing fur, 2010 8.3 Olympic boycott, 2013 9 Awards 10 References 11 External links Early life Weir at a party in 2010 Weir was born in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, to parents John and Patti Weir. He is of Norwegian heritage, and has a brother, Brian, who is four years younger. Weir was raised in Quarryville, Pennsylvania, a town in southern Lancaster County. As a child, he was a successful equestrian, competing with his pony, My Blue Shadow, an Arabian - Shetland cross. Soon after Weir began skating at the age of 12, his family moved to Newark, Delaware, so he could be near his training rink and coach. In the summer of 2007, he moved to Lyndhurst, New Jersey, and began training in nearby Wayne. Weir was an honor roll student at Newark High School and studied linguistics part - time at the University of Delaware before dropping out to concentrate on his skating. Career Early career Weir became interested in figure skating at the age of eleven while watching Oksana Baiul win her 1994 Olympic gold medal. He taught himself how to jump on roller skates in his basement. His parents eventually bought him a pair of used figure skates, and he practiced on a frozen cornfield behind his family home. His parents then purchased group lessons for him at the University of Delaware, where coach Priscilla Hill soon noticed his talent and took him on as a private student. His parents could not afford to support both his figure skating and his equestrian pursuits, so Weir gave up his pony, My Blue Shadow, and turned his focus completely to figure skating. Although he began skating at the relatively late age of 12, Weir progressed quickly through the ranks. He performed an Axel jump after his first week of lessons. He competed in pair skating with Jodi Rudden on the juvenile and intermediate levels, but gave it up to concentrate on single skating. Weir 's first major victory came in 2001 when, at the age of 16, he skated three clean programs at the World Junior Championships and won the gold medal ahead of fellow American Evan Lysacek. This was the first time since 1987 that the United States had placed first and second on the World Junior podium. Weir also placed sixth that year in his debut at the senior U.S. Championships. At the 2003 U.S. Championships, he literally hit the wall during his long program. He restarted the program, but immediately injured his knee on a failed triple axel landing. This time he was too injured to restart, so he withdrew from the competition. Shortly after this competition, he switched club affiliation from the University of Delaware FSC to the Skating Club of New York, which he still represents. 2003 -- 2004 season Weir competing at the 2004 NHK Trophy The 2003 -- 2004 season was the turning point for Weir. He qualified for the U.S. Nationals by winning his regional and sectional championships. He received the first 6.0 of his career during his long program at 2004 U.S. Championships, winning the gold over Michael Weiss and Matthew Savoie. He then competed at the World Championships and placed fifth. 2004 -- 2005 season In the 2004 -- 2005 season Weir won his first two Grand Prix titles. He won the first at the 2004 NHK Trophy in Japan and the second at 2004 Trophée Eric Bompard in France. Only two Grand Prix events per season can count toward a skater 's point totals under ISU rules, but Weir also skated at the 2004 Cup of Russia for no official points and took the silver medal behind reigning world champion Evgeni Plushenko. At the 2005 U.S. Championships, he earned five 6.0 's for presentation with his free skate to Otonal and successfully defended his national title. He went on to compete at the 2005 World Championships with a landing foot injury and placed fourth. 2005 -- 2006 season The 2005 -- 2006 Olympic season proved difficult for Weir. He came in seventh at Skate Canada after spraining his ankle on a jump landing at the start of the free skate and struggling through the rest of the program, and third at Cup of Russia. In December 2005, he won the men 's competition at the 2005 Marshall 's Figure Skating Challenge, in which results were determined live by call - in votes and texts from viewers, in the final round over Michael Weiss with 64 % of the vote. At the 2006 U.S. Championships, he won his third consecutive title and, as the national champion, was automatically named to the U.S. Olympics and World teams. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Weir skated a personal best short program and was in second place behind Evgeni Plushenko in that segment. However, Weir omitted some of his planned jumps in the free skate, and finished off of the podium in fifth place. At the 2006 World Championships, Weir finished seventh, fighting a nagging back injury. 2006 -- 2007 season Weir began the 2006 -- 2007 competitive season at Skate Canada, where he placed third, then went on to Cup of Russia and won the silver medal, his third consecutive medal at that event. He placed second at the 2006 Marshall 's Figure Skating Challenge with his performance to The Swan, an exhibition version of his Olympic program, and Weir 's signature piece. Weir withdrew from the 2006 -- 2007 Grand Prix Final before the free skate due to a hip injury he sustained in a freak fall during the short program. At the 2007 U.S. Championships, Weir was in second place after the short program, less than a point behind Evan Lysacek. In the free program, he was unable to complete his triple axel combination, fell on a triple loop and doubled several of his planned combinations. He attempted a quadruple toe loop but it was heavily two - footed on the landing. Weir lost his national title and finished in third place. At the 2007 World Championships, Weir placed eighth. 2007 -- 2008 season Weir at the 2008 World Figure Skating Championships After the disappointments of the 2006 -- 2007 season, Weir made the decision to shake up his training regimen by leaving the only coach he had ever had, Priscilla Hill, moving out of his family home and moving on his own to New Jersey to train with Ukrainian coach Galina Zmievskaya. He subsequently had a great start to his 2007 -- 2008 season at the Cup of China where he skated two clean and strong programs, achieving new personal best scores for both his free skate and overall score and winning the gold medal over fellow American Evan Lysacek. He then went on to Cup of Russia and took the gold medal there, as well. The two first - place finishes secured him a spot at the 2007 -- 2008 Grand Prix Final, where Weir competed with a recurring injury in his landing foot and stumbled in both his short and long programs but still managed to place 4th overall. At the 2008 U.S. Championships, Weir won the short program over Evan Lysacek by 1.35 points but Lysacek won the long program by exactly the same amount, resulting in a tie. Weir completed a slightly two - footed quadruple toe loop in his long program and scored more points on his jumps and in the program components than Lysacek but Lysacek scored more points for his spins and footwork. Under ISU rules, in the event of a tie the winner of the long program is awarded the gold medal, so Weir received the silver. At the 2008 World Championships, the United States had failed to medal in every other discipline when the men took the ice last. Weir skated a short program that received a career - best score and put him in second place. In the free program, he skated steadily but tentatively, eliminating the second jump from his first planned combination and doubling a planned triple jump on another combination. However, the program was strong enough for Weir to win his first World medal -- a bronze -- and kept the United States from being shut out of the medals at a World Championship for the first time since 1994. 2008 -- 2009 season Weir began the 2008 -- 2009 season by winning the silver medal at Skate America in October 2008. He then went on to the NHK Trophy in late November, where he competed while suffering from a severe cold but still managed to win his second silver medal of the season. These two finishes qualified him for the 2008 -- 2009 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, where he won the bronze medal in December 2008. During the 2008 Christmas holiday Weir traveled to South Korea to perform in a charity skating show. While there, he contracted a severe stomach virus that landed him in the hospital and caused him to lose eight pounds in a single day. He was unable to regain all of the weight or train at full capacity before the 2009 U.S. Championships in January 2009, where he singled the planned triple axel in both his short and long programs and also fell on the triple lutz in the long, resulting in a fifth - place finish. It was the first time since 2003 that he had been off the podium at Nationals. He was subsequently not named to the U.S. team for the World Championships. 2009 -- 2010 season In preparation for the 2009 -- 2010, season Weir went to top skating choreographer David Wilson to create his competitive programs. On September 26, 2009, he debuted his short program, which was set to music by Raúl di Blasio, at a benefit to commemorate 9 / 11. In the 2009 Grand Prix season, Weir finished a disappointing fourth at Cup of Russia after doubling several of the triple jumps in both his short and long programs, but two weeks later rallied to win silver at the NHK Trophy, while suffering from a cold and sinus infection. This qualified Weir for the 2009 - 2010 Grand Prix Final in Tokyo, Japan, where he won the bronze medal. Weir won the bronze medal at the 2010 U.S. Championships in Spokane, Washington and was subsequently named to the U.S. team for the Olympics. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Weir finished sixth overall, with a new personal - best combined score of 238.87. 2010 -- 2013 Weir did not compete during the 2010 -- 2011 season and confirmed in June 2011 that he would also miss the 2011 -- 2012 season, while suggesting a competitive return was still possible. Weir indicated that he hoped to compete in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, `` even though I 'll ( he 'll ) be old ''. In January 2012, Weir stated his intention to return to competition in the 2012 -- 2013 season He said that he would continue to work with Galina Zmievskaya, Viktor Petrenko and Nina Petrenko at the Ice House in Hackensack, New Jersey. In May 2012, Weir was assigned to two 2012 Grand Prix events, the 2012 Rostelecom Cup and the 2012 Trophee Eric Bompard. He returned to competition at the 2012 Finlandia Trophy. He said, `` I never wanted one more minute of competitive ice skating after Vancouver but let yourself sit and cook for two years, and anything is possible. (... ) there is nothing like competing and the feeling it gives me. '' Due to an injury to his right hip, Weir withdrew from the 2012 Rostelecom Cup after the short program and the 2012 Trophee Eric Bompard before the start of the event. He decided not to compete at the 2013 U.S. Championships. In September 2013, U.S. Figure Skating announced that Weir had not registered for qualifying events to the 2014 U.S. Championships, where skaters compete for Olympic berths. On October 23, 2013, Weir announced his retirement from competitive skating and that he would join NBC Olympics as a figure skating analyst for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi. Coaching and technique Weir and Zmievskaya during the 2008 Grand Prix Final From the beginning of his career at age twelve, Weir trained under coach Priscilla Hill. They worked together first at the University of Delaware in Newark and after the 2002 / 2003 season moved to the Pond Ice Arena, also in Newark. Weir also spent part of each summer between 2003 and 2005 working with Russian coach Tatiana Tarasova at the International Skating Center of Connecticut in Simsbury, Connecticut. In the summer of 2007 when he moved to the Ice Vault Arena in Wayne, New Jersey, Weir was coached instead by Galina Zmievskaya, who previously coached Weir 's idol Oksana Baiul. Zmievskaya 's son - in - law and Olympic gold medallist Viktor Petrenko acted as Weir 's assistant coach, and her daughter Nina Petrenko was one of his choreographers. Weir was recognized for `` bringing flash to a snoozy sport ''. Analysts noted that he was exceptionally artistic in his approach to competition, and that this quality was achieved through superior technique, including basic stroking and spins. Unlike most figure skaters, he is a clockwise spinner and jumper. Celebrity and popular culture career Ice shows Although retired from competition, Weir remains active as a skater. He skated with the Champions on Ice touring ice show every spring from 2004 until 2007, their last season before going out of business. He has also performed in Russia, Japan, China and South Korea. In 2013 Weir skated in the Artistry on Ice show which toured in China. in January 2015, Weir skated in the Russian production Snow King. In the spring, he skated in the Fantasy on Ice tour. In the summer, Weir was named to the cast of Nancy Kerrigan 's October Halloween on Ice show which opened in October 2015. Documentary and TV series Pop Star on Ice, a documentary about Weir and his career by filmmakers James Pellerito and David Barba, was filmed between 2006 and spring 2008. It premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival on May 24, 2009, and was scheduled to show at film festivals across the United States in the Spring and Summer of 2009 before airing on the Sundance Channel on December 24, 2009. The filmmakers also created a multiple - episode TV series entitled Be Good Johnny Weir. Season one aired on the Sundance Channel in early 2010. The series moved to Logo in 2012 for season two. Other television appearances After the 2006 Winter Olympics, Weir taught Kathy Griffin how to skate in the season two finale of Kathy Griffin : My Life on the D - List. After the 2010 Winter Olympics, Weir appeared on a number of talk shows and skating shows. In 2010, he appeared in an episode of When I Was 17 on the MTV network, describing his experiences in high school. In season three of The Rachel Zoe Project, Weir was dressed by Rachel and her assistant Brad Goreski to attend an event. In 2010 he was a judge on the U.S. reality show Skating with the Stars. He was also a guest judge on the Logo reality series RuPaul 's Drag Race season three. In 2012 he appeared on Say Yes to the Dress, in which he accompanied a bride and tried on a dress for himself. In 2013 Weir competed on the second season of Food Network 's Rachael vs. Guy : Celebrity Cook - Off, as a member of `` Team Guy ''. He played for the Human Rights Campaign and came in fifth place. He also guest starred on Dora the Explorer for Nickelodeon. In 2014 Weir and Tara Lipinski worked as a broadcast team for ice skating events at the Sochi Winter Olympics. As a result of positive reviews and ratings for the event, they were named in October 2015 as NBC 's top figure skating broadcast team. The pair was invited to appear in March 2014 as fashion commentators for Access Hollywood at the 86th Academy Awards with host Billy Bush. In May 2014 Weir and Lipinski appeared as fashion commentators for NBC 's coverage of the 2014 Kentucky Derby. Also in 2014, Weir appeared as an instructor in Dream School from SundanceTV. In 2015, Weir and Lipinski appeared as event reporters at the Super Bowl XLIX pregame show on NBC. In May the two returned for coverage of the 2015 Kentucky Derby. In November they covered the National Dog Show. In 2016 Weir and Lipinski covered fashion at the Rio Olympics for NBC Sports. Writing In 2011 Weir published an autobiography titled Welcome to My World in which he traced the path he took to become a skating champion, plus outlined his philosophy. In the book he also confirmed that he is gay. Weir also writes a column for the Falls Church News - Press which is published on the `` National Commentary '' page. Musical career In addition to his skating career, Weir has also recorded a pop song produced by Lucian Piane titled `` Dirty Love ''. It was recorded in April 2010, and released as a single worldwide on January 11, 2011. The single moved to number 1 on the Amazon sales charts in Japan shortly after release. Fashion Weir has an interest in fashion design and, in addition to designing some of his own skating costumes, has designed ice dancing costumes for Melissa Gregory and Denis Petukhov, and show costumes for Oksana Baiul. In 2010 Weir debuted his Be Unique fashion label with a line of $95 black jackets. He also designed Yuzuru Hanyu 's costume for his free program in the 2010 - 2011 season, as well as one Hanyu wore while winning the gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics. In 2011 Weir designed a line of women 's dresses for eDressMe.com and appeared in a photoshoot to advertise the offering. Off the ice, Weir has appeared in fashion spreads in BlackBook magazine Vanity fair, ' Vogue Japan and others. He also modeled in runway shows for the fashion label Heatherette. Promotions Charity Weir serves on the Board of Governors of nPlay, a nonprofit organization devoted to fighting childhood obesity and promoting a healthy lifestyle for young people. Johnny Weir at the Los Angeles LGBT pride parade in 2011 In 2010 Weir collaborated with Traver Rains to raise money for The Trevor Project, a national nonprofit organization focused on suicide prevention among gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth. In 2013 the Delaware Valley Legacy Fund established the Johnny & Victor Weir - Voronov Scholarship Fund for LGBTQ Youth. Also in 2013, Weir auctioned personal fashions and accessories to benefit the Trevor Project. Advertisements Weir was the face of M.A.C. 's 2011 holiday line titled `` Glitter and Ice ''. Programs Weir performing his exhibition `` Poker Face '' at the 2009 Festa On Ice Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2012 -- 2013 Poker Face by Lady Gaga Phoenix by Escala and Edvin Marton Schindler 's List by John Williams choreo. by Johnny Weir 2010 -- 2011 Did not compete that season Did not compete that season Bad Romance by Lady Gaga A Comme Amour by Heartbroken 2009 -- 2010 I Love You, I Hate You by Raúl di Blasio choreo. by David Wilson `` Fallen Angel '' : City of Angels by Gabriel Yared The Lady Caliph by Ennio Morricone choreo. by David Wilson Poker Face by Lady Gaga music mixed by DJ Mark Cotter choreo. by Johnny Weir, Nina Petrenko You Made Me Impressed by Sung Si Kyung choreo. by Johnny Weir 2008 -- 2009 Sur Les Ailes du Temps by Saint - Preux choreo. by Nina Petrenko Notre Dame de Paris by Richard Cocciante, I Fiamminghi choreo. by Nina Petrenko Ave Maria by Josh Groban choreo. by Nina Petrenko Danse Mon Esmeralda by Garou choreo. by Nina Petrenko, Galina Zmievskaya Hymne a L'Amour by Édith Piaf performed by Maxime Rodriguez choreo. by Nina Petrenko, Galina Zmievskaya 2007 -- 2008 Yunona I Avos by Svetlana Pikous choreo. by Faye Kitarieva Love is War by Globus choreo. by Denis Petukhov Ave Maria by Josh Groban choreo. by Nina Petrenko All In Love Is Fair Painful Longing by Stevie Wonder choreo. by Johnny Weir Feeling Good by Nina Simone choreo. by Nina Petrenko 2006 -- 2007 King of Chess by Silent Nick Palladio by Karl Jenkins choreo. by Marina Anissina Child of Nazareth by Maxime Rodriguez choreo. by Marina Anissina My Way by Frank Sinatra choreo. by Carolanne Leone, Johnny Weir Yunona and Avos by Alexei Rybnikov choreo. by Johnny Weir The Swan by Camille Saint - Saëns choreo. by Johnny Weir Imagine by John Lennon choreo. by Priscilla Hill, Johnny Weir All In Love Is Fair Painful Longing by Stevie Wonder choreo. by Johnny Weir Sarabande Suite Fallen Angels by Globus choreo. by Denis Petukhov, Natalia Linichuk, and Tatiana Tarasova Passacaglia Nature Boy Enchanted by Secret Garden, David Bowie choreo. by Johnny Weir 2005 -- 2006 The Swan by Camille Saint - Saëns choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova, Shanetta Folle, and Evgeni Platov Otonal by Raúl di Blasio choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova, Shanette Folle Amazonic Hana 's Eyes Wonderland by Maksim Mrvica choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova, Shanette Folle My Way by Frank Sinatra choreo. by Carolanne Leone, Johnny Weir 2004 -- 2005 Rondo Capriccioso by Camille Saint - Saëns choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova, Evgeni Platov Otonal by Raúl di Blasio choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova, Evgeni Platov Unchained Melody by The Righteous Brothers choreo. by Carolanne Leone What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong choreo. by Priscilla Hill, Johnny Weir Yunona and Avos by Alexei Rybnikov choreo. by Priscilla Hill, Johnny Weir 2003 -- 2004 Valse Triste by Jean Sibelius choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova, Maya Usova, and Evgeni Platov Doctor Zhivago by Maurice Jarre choreo. by Giuseppe Arena, Anjelika Krylova Imagine by John Lennon choreo. by Johnny Weir 2002 -- 2003 Innocence Zydeko from Cirque du Soleil by Benoit Jutras choreo. by Michelle Poley Doctor Zhivago by Maurice Jarre choreo. by Giuseppe Arena, Anjelika Krylova 2001 -- 2002 Les Parapluies de Cherbourg by Michel Legrand performed by Itzhak Perlman choreo. by Yuri Sergeyev Themes from : The Puppet Master Spirit of the Peacock A City of Sadness by Zhao Jiping, Nic Raine performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and National Chinese Orchestra choreo. by Yuri Sergeyev Cinema Paradiso by Josh Groban choreo. by Yuri Sergeyev 2000 -- 2001 Les Parapluies de Cherbourg by Michel Legrand performed by Itzhak Perlman choreo. by Yuri Sergeyev The Heart of Budapest by Mantovani choreo. by Yuri Sergeyev What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong choreo. by Priscilla Hill, Johnny Weir This I Promise You by NSync choreo. by Priscilla Hill, Johnny Weir 1999 -- 2000 Espana Cani by Pascual Marquina Narro performed by Erich Kunzel choreo. by Yuri Sergeyev An American Tail by James Horner choreo. by Yuri Sergeyev What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong choreo. by Priscilla Hill, Johnny Weir She 's All I Ever Had by Ricky Martin choreo. by Priscilla Hill, Johnny Weir 1998 -- 1999 Sabre Dance performed by Vanessa - Mae choreo. by Yuri Sergeyev Malagueña by Ernesto Lecuona choreo. by Yuri Sergeyev 1997 -- 1998 Russian folk music by Svetit Mesiatz choreo. by Yuri Sergeyev Malagueña by Ernesto Lecuona choreo. by Yuri Sergeyev 1996 -- 1997 Rudy choreo. by Yuri Sergeyev Competitive highlights The men 's podium at the 2008 World Championships. From left : Johnny Weir ( 3rd ), Jeffrey Buttle ( 1st ), Brian Joubert ( 2nd ). GP : Grand Prix ; JGP : Junior Grand Prix Senior results International Event 01 -- 02 02 -- 03 03 -- 04 04 -- 05 05 -- 06 06 -- 07 07 -- 08 08 -- 09 09 -- 10 12 -- 13 Olympics 5th 6th Worlds 5th 4th 7th 8th 3rd Four Continents 4th GP Final WD WD 4th 3rd 3rd GP Cup of China 1st GP Cup of Russia WD 2nd 3rd 2nd 1st 4th WD GP Lalique / Bompard 4th 1st WD GP NHK Trophy WD 1st 2nd 2nd GP Skate America 2nd GP Skate Canada 7th 7th 3rd Finlandia Trophy 2nd 4th Goodwill Games 10th National U.S. Champ. 5th WD 1st 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 5th 3rd Eastern Sectionals 1st Team events Japan Inter. Chall. 2nd T 4th P WD = Withdrew T = Team result ; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only. Pre-2001 results International Event 96 -- 97 97 -- 98 98 -- 99 99 -- 00 00 -- 01 World Junior Champ. 1st JGP China 2nd JGP Czech Republic 7th JGP France 6th JGP Norway 2nd JGP Slovakia 1st Gardena Winter Trophy 6th J Triglav Trophy 2nd N NACS Winnipeg 1st N National U.S. Championships 3rd N 4th J 5th J 6th U.S. Junior Champ. 4th V Eastern Sectionals 1st N 1st J 1st J 1st South Atlantic Reg. 1st V 1st N Levels : V = Juvenile ; N = Novice ; J = Junior Personal life Sexuality Weir is openly gay. His sexual orientation had long been the subject of media speculation ; however, prior to 2011 when asked about his sexuality, Weir responded ``... it 's not part of my sport and it 's private. I can sleep with whomever I choose and it does n't affect what I 'm doing on the ice. '' In his 2011 memoir Welcome to My World, Weir officially came out as gay, citing a string of gay youth suicides as one reason for his decision : `` With people killing themselves and being scared into the closet, I hope that even just one person can gain strength from my story. '' Marriage In 2011, Weir married Victor Voronov ( b. 1984 ), a Georgetown Law graduate of Russian - Jewish descent, in a civil ceremony on New Year 's Eve in New York City. The couple divorced in 2015, citing domestic difficulties. Interests Weir is a self - proclaimed Russophile who admires Russia 's skating style and culture ; in fact, he taught himself to speak and read the language. He also speaks some French and Japanese. He is a collector of Russian Cheburashka memorabilia. In 2010, a main - belt asteroid, discovered in 1995 by T.V. Kryachko at the Zelenchukskaya Station was named after the skater, at the suggestion of his Russian fans. In 2006, Weir had two pet chihuahuas named Bon - Bon and Vanya. As of 2012, Weir has a Japanese spaniel named Tyoma. Religion Weir was raised Roman Catholic and has stated he is open to other belief systems, including practicing Kabbalah, stating, `` I believe in anything good, and anything that can teach love ''. In February 2012, Weir stated that he was considering converting to Judaism. Controversies RDS commentators at the 2010 Olympics During the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Claude Mailhot and Alain Goldberg, two broadcasters with RDS network in Canada, commented on Weir 's sexuality and presentation during his performances. Speculating on why Weir did not receive a medal during the Olympics even though he had good technical scores, Mailhot said, `` This may not be politically correct, but do you think he lost points due to his costume and his body language ? '' Goldberg replied '' They 'll think all the boys who skate will end up like him. It sets a bad example. '' Goldberg and Mailhot then made jokes about how Weir should `` compete in the women 's division ''. Weir responded to these comments in a press conference, saying `` I 've heard worse in bathrooms ''. He went on to say `` I do n't want, fifty years from now, more young boys and girls to have to go through this sort of thing. '' The two men later issued an apology. Wearing fur, 2010 During the 2010 Olympics, Weir became the center of an animal rights controversy by wearing fox fur on his skating costume at that event. He received attacks from the animal rights groups Friends of Animals and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals ( PETA ). When the protests escalated to threats of violence against him, Weir announced he would remove the fur from his costume, although he continued to defend wearing fur as a `` personal choice '', later noting that the activists managed to overlook the fact that all ice skaters wore leather boots. Threats from animal rights activists also forced Weir to alter his housing arrangements for the Olympics in Vancouver. He had intended to stay in a Vancouver hotel, but for security reasons, chose to stay at the secure Olympic Village, sharing a suite with fellow American figure skater Tanith Belbin. Olympic boycott, 2013 In 2013, Weir became involved in the discussion of whether the United States should boycott the Sochi Olympics because of Russia 's anti-gay laws. After publicly expressing his opinion, he received personal threats. He was picketed by Queer Nation outside an appearance at Barnard College in December for his position that `` the Olympics are not the place to make a political statement '' about Russia 's anti-gay laws and `` you have to respect the culture of a country you are visiting ''. Weir called the experience `` eye - opening '', and went on to respond through further media interviews. Subsequently, NBC named Weir and Tara Lipinski to its figure skating coverage team in Sochi. Weir commented, `` I 'm a gay American... I plan to be there in full support of our brothers and sisters there and not be afraid. '' Awards In 2007 Weir received the `` For the Love of Russia '' award from the Ice Symphony. In July 2008, the United States Figure Skating Association and Skating Magazine announced Weir as the winner of the 2008 Reader 's Choice Award for Skater of the Year ( Michelle Kwan Trophy ), an annual trophy voted upon by skating fans and awarded to the American skater or skating team whose achievements were of the highest merit in the previous season.In 2010, Weir won this award again. In 2010 Weir received the `` Visibility Award '' from the Human Rights Campaign. Also in 2010, he won the NewNowNext Award for `` Most Addictive Reality Star '' for the documentary films Be Good Johnny Weir and Pop Star On Ice, both of which aired on The Sundance Channel and Logo Network. In 2012, Weir represented the United States as a Goodwill Sporting Ambassador to Japan, acting on behalf of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. In 2013 the nonprofit foundation Delaware Valley Legacy Fund honored Weir as a 2013 National Hero. Also in 2013, PhillyPride named the `` Johnny Weir WinterPride Award '' in his honor. References Jump up ^ `` my middle name is Garvin ''. Johnny Weir via Twitter. June 29, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2010. Jump up ^ Hoen, Tory ( February 13, 2011 ). `` Johnny Weir Skates at Elise Øverland 's Fashion Show on Ice at the Standard ''. New York. ^ Jump up to : `` Johnny WEIR : 2008 / 2009 ''. International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Jump up ^ Rutherford, Lynn ( December 21, 2007 ). `` Johnny Weir is Home for the Holidays ''. Icenetwork.com. Retrieved January 18, 2010. Jump up ^ Armour, Nancy ( January 18, 2010 ). `` Heeeere 's Johnny ! Skating star Weir 's reality show making debut ''. 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Johnny Weir Official Website Johnny Weir at the International Skating Union Johnny Weir at the U.S. Figure Skating Johnny Weir on IMDb NHK Trophy champions in figure skating -- Men 's singles 1979 : Robin Cousins 1980 : Fumio Igarashi 1981 : Fumio Igarashi 1982 : Scott Hamilton 1984 : Alexandre Fadeev 1985 : Brian Boitano 1986 : Angelo D'Agostino 1987 : Christopher Bowman 1988 : Alexandre Fadeev 1989 : Viktor Petrenko 1990 : Viktor Petrenko 1991 : Grzegorz Filipowski 1992 : Philippe Candeloro 1993 : Philippe Candeloro 1994 : Todd Eldredge 1995 : Elvis Stojko 1996 : Elvis Stojko 1997 : Ilia Kulik 1998 : Evgeni Plushenko 1999 : Evgeni Plushenko 2000 : Evgeni Plushenko 2001 : Takeshi Honda 2002 : Ilia Klimkin 2003 : Jeffrey Buttle 2004 : Johnny Weir 2005 : Nobunari Oda 2006 : Daisuke Takahashi 2007 : Daisuke Takahashi 2008 : Nobunari Oda 2009 : Brian Joubert 2010 : Daisuke Takahashi 2011 : Daisuke Takahashi 2012 : Yuzuru Hanyu 2013 : Daisuke Takahashi 2014 : Daisuke Murakami 2015 : Yuzuru Hanyu 2016 : Yuzuru Hanyu 2017 : Sergei Voronov Internationaux de France champions in figure skating -- Men 's singles 1987 : Petr Barna 1988 : Paul Wylie 1989 : Viacheslav Zagorodniuk 1990 : Christopher Bowman 1991 : Kurt Browning 1992 : Mark Mitchell 1993 : Todd Eldredge 1994 : Philippe Candeloro 1995 : Ilia Kulik 1996 : Todd Eldredge 1997 : Alexei Yagudin 1998 : Alexei Yagudin 1999 : Alexei Yagudin 2000 : Alexei Yagudin 2001 : Alexei Yagudin 2002 : Michael Weiss 2003 : Evgeni Plushenko 2004 : Johnny Weir 2005 : Jeffrey Buttle 2006 : Brian Joubert 2007 : Patrick Chan 2008 : Patrick Chan 2009 : Nobunari Oda 2010 : Takahiko Kozuka 2011 : Patrick Chan 2012 : Takahito Mura 2013 : Patrick Chan 2014 : Maxim Kovtun 2015 : Shoma Uno 2016 : Javier Fernández 2017 : Javier Fernández Rostelecom Cup champions in figure skating -- Men 's singles 1996 : Alexei Urmanov 1997 : Alexei Yagudin 1998 : Alexei Urmanov 1999 : Evgeni Plushenko 2000 : Evgeni Plushenko 2001 : Evgeni Plushenko 2002 : Evgeni Plushenko 2003 : Evgeni Plushenko 2004 : Evgeni Plushenko 2005 : Evgeni Plushenko 2006 : Brian Joubert 2007 : Johnny Weir 2008 : Brian Joubert 2009 : Evgeni Plushenko 2010 : Tomáš Verner 2011 : Yuzuru Hanyu 2012 : Patrick Chan 2013 : Tatsuki Machida 2014 : Javier Fernández 2015 : Javier Fernández 2016 : Javier Fernández 2017 : Nathan Chen Cup of China champions in figure skating -- Men 's singles 2003 : Timothy Goebel 2004 : Jeffrey Buttle 2005 : Emanuel Sandhu 2006 : Evan Lysacek 2007 : Johnny Weir 2008 : Jeremy Abbott 2009 : Nobunari Oda 2010 : Takahiko Kozuka 2011 : Jeremy Abbott 2012 : Tatsuki Machida 2013 : Yan Han 2014 : Maxim Kovtun 2015 : Javier Fernández 2016 : Patrick Chan 2017 : Mikhail Kolyada United States national champions in figure skating -- Men 's singles 1914 : Norman M. Scott 1918 : Nathaniel Niles 1920 -- 1924 : Sherwin Badger 1925 : Nathaniel Niles 1926 : Chris Christenson 1927 : Nathaniel Niles 1928 -- 1934 : Roger Turner 1935 -- 1939 : Robin Lee 1940 -- 1941 : Eugene Turner 1942 : Bobby Specht 1943 : Arthur Vaughn Jr. 1946 -- 1952 : Dick Button 1953 -- 1956 : Hayes Alan Jenkins 1957 -- 1960 : David Jenkins 1961 : Bradley Lord 1962 : Monty Hoyt 1963 : Thomas Litz 1964 : Scott Allen 1965 : Gary Visconti 1966 : Scott Allen 1967 : Gary Visconti 1968 -- 1970 : Tim Wood 1971 : John Misha Petkevich 1972 : Kenneth Shelley 1973 -- 1975 : Gordon McKellen 1976 : Terry Kubicka 1977 -- 1980 : Charles Tickner 1981 -- 1984 : Scott Hamilton 1985 -- 1988 : Brian Boitano 1989 : Christopher Bowman 1990 -- 1991 : Todd Eldredge 1992 : Christopher Bowman 1993 -- 1994 : Scott Davis 1995 : Todd Eldredge 1996 : Rudy Galindo 1997 -- 1998 : Todd Eldredge 1999 -- 2000 : Michael Weiss 2001 : Timothy Goebel 2002 : Todd Eldredge 2003 : Michael Weiss 2004 -- 2006 : Johnny Weir 2007 -- 2008 : Evan Lysacek 2009 -- 2010 : Jeremy Abbott 2011 : Ryan Bradley 2012 : Jeremy Abbott 2013 : Max Aaron 2014 : Jeremy Abbott 2015 : Jason Brown 2016 : Adam Rippon 2017 -- 2018 : Nathan Chen World Junior champions in figure skating -- Men 's singles 1976 : Mark Cockerell 1977 : Daniel Beland 1978 : Dennis Coi 1979 : Vitali Egorov 1980 : Alexander Fadeev 1981 : Paul Wylie 1982 : Scott Williams 1983 : Christopher Bowman 1984 : Viktor Petrenko 1985 : Erik Larson 1986 : Vladimir Petrenko 1987 : Rudy Galindo 1988 : Todd Eldredge 1989 : Viacheslav Zagorodniuk 1990 : Igor Pashkevich 1991 : Vasili Eremenko 1992 : Dmitri Dmitrenko 1993 : Evgeni Pliuta 1994 : Michael Weiss 1995 : Ilia Kulik 1996 : Alexei Yagudin 1997 : Evgeni Plushenko 1998 : Derrick Delmore 1999 : Ilia Klimkin 2000 : Stefan Lindemann 2001 : Johnny Weir 2002 : Daisuke Takahashi 2003 : Alexander Shubin 2004 : Andrei Griazev 2005 : Nobunari Oda 2006 : Takahiko Kozuka 2007 : Stephen Carriere 2008 : Adam Rippon 2009 : Adam Rippon 2010 : Yuzuru Hanyu 2011 : Andrei Rogozine 2012 : Yan Han 2013 : Joshua Farris 2014 : Nam Nguyen 2015 : Shoma Uno 2016 : Daniel Samohin 2017 : Vincent Zhou 2018 : Alexey Erokhov VIAF : 255270350 LCCN : no2010042485 ISNI : 0000 0003 7736 8092 NDL : 01220397 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Johnny_Weir&oldid=835333262 '' Categories : 1984 births Living people American male single skaters American people of Norwegian descent Figure skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics Figure skating commentators Gay sportsmen LGBT figure skaters LGBT people from Delaware LGBT people from Pennsylvania LGBT Roman Catholics LGBT sportspeople from the United States Olympic figure skaters of the United States Olympic Games broadcasters People from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania People from Lyndhurst, New Jersey People from Newark, Delaware Sportspeople from Delaware University of Delaware alumni World Figure Skating Championships medalists World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists Hidden categories : Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL Wikipedia indefinitely move - protected pages Use mdy dates from May 2017 Wikipedia indefinitely semi-protected biographies of living people ISU figure skater ID same as Wikidata Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Talk View source Contents About Wikipedia Wikiquote Čeština Deutsch Eesti Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano Lietuvių Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Русский Simple English Српски / srpski Suomi Türkçe Українська 10 more Edit links This page was last edited on 8 April 2018, at 01 : 47. 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Question: how many olympic metals did johnny weir win
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