U.S. Figure Skating has again snubbed openly gay former U.S. champion Rudy Galindo for their Hall of Fame (video of his amazing championship 1996 performance is below). And some are wondering how many different prejudices have come into play this time. For the Mexican-American, openly gay skating champion who publicly disclosed he has HIV, there [...]
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Johnny Weir to return to competitive skating
With this above Tweet, figure skater Johnny Weir announced his return on competitive skating, with his goal to compete in the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Share on Facebook
Johnny Weir’s marriage and the mainstreaming of gays in sports
Figure skater Johnny Weir married his partner Victor Voronov in New York on Friday in a civil ceremony with a formal wedding planned for the summer. The couple is now on their honeymoon in the Dominican Republic. What struck me was how matter-of-factly this was handled by the mainstream media. The Associated Press and Reuters [...]
Johnny Weir marries Victor Voronov
Johnny Weir officially changed his Facebook status to “Married” on Saturday as he tied the knot with boyfriend Victor Voronov soon after he Tweeted: “I’m maried!” Leave it to Johnny to track down a Russian. The handsome couple executed the paperwork, but according to a Weir’s Tweet to New York real housewife Jill Zarin: “Wedding [...]
Video: Figure skaters dress as Notre Dame football players on ice
I somehow missed “Brian Boitano’s Skating Spectacular” that aired Sunday, but reader Batboy tipped us off to a segment where the skaters dressed as football players: Leave it to Brian Boitano to come up with this — he had a TV special with hunky guests like Ryan Bradley and Michael Weiss. In one skit, he [...]
Moment #24: John Curry wins world figure skating championships after being outed
Part of Outsports’ series on our 100 most important moments in gay sports history. Figure skating, 1976: Days before the March world figure skating championships in Sweden, Britain skating star John Curry was outed by a German newspaper. The news caused a brief stir but was generally ignored by the media and public. Just a [...]
Moment #31: NBC plays along with Johnny Weir and his sexuality
Part of Outsports’ series on our 100 most important moments in gay sports history. Figure skating, 2006: Johnny Weir was one of the great characters of the 2006 Winter Olympics. He said whatever popped into his mind and the media ate it up. It was obvious that Weir was gay, but his coyness about the [...]
Moment #48: Olympic figure skater Ondrej Nepela named Slovakia athlete of century
Part of Outsports’ series on our 100 most important moments in gay sports history. Figure skating, 2000: Ondrej Nepela won the gold medal in men’s figure skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics. He skated for Czechoslovakia. But in 2000, seven years after Slovakia and Czech split, the Slovak Nepela was named his country’s athlete of the [...]
Moment #94: Openly gay Rudy Galindo wins U.S. figure skating title
Part of Outsports’ series on our 100 most important moments in gay sports history. Figure skating 1996: Prior to the U.S. figure skating championships in 1996, Rudy Galindo had a rough few years. His father died of heart attack, and a brother and a coach died of AIDS. Galindo was himself openly gay (rare in sports, [...]
Johnny Weir is L.A. Pride grand marshal
Figure skater Johnny Weir has been named the grand marshal of Los Angeles Pride. John Amaechi previously served as the grand marshal. I wonder if Weir will ask Kobe Bryant to ride with him! Despite not competing on the ice, it’s been another busy year for Weir as he came out (officially), released a book and successfully [...]
World Figure Skating Championships look wide open, with two U.S. sending two rookies
I was so looking forward to the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships to be held in Tokyo this year, which were moved due to March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The Japanese fans are probably the most appreciative skating audience, cheering and clapping for everyone, not just their own. So for the Japanese people, I think [...]
World Figure Skating Championships in Tokyo postponed, potentially canceled
The International Skating Union announced today the postponement and potential cancellation of this year’s World Figure Skating Championships. The reason: They were supposed to take place in Tokyo next week and nobody thinks that’s a good idea. Former skater Chad Conley (right) told me the chances of the ISU being able to move the event [...]
Vote for the most eligible gay bachelor
Out magazine has tagged 100 openly gay men for their reader poll to name the most eligible gay bachelor. Some are more well-known than others. They only included two athletes in the list: Rugger Gareth Thomas and skater Johnny Weir. I’ll take either of them over the likes of Andy Cohen any day. You can [...]
Johnny Weir on being gay, mom and Lysacek
I know lots of people are tired of hearing about Johnny Weir, but with so few openly gay male athletes out there – and none with the media platform that Weir has – we can’t ignore it when he says something interesting. A couple things came out of his “Today Show” interview yesterday (videos after [...]
USFS and Smucker’s targeting Weir again?
According to some fans, Johnny Weir is again getting screwed by United States Figured Skating. Weir is only the second skater ever to receive the Readers Choice Award (Michelle Kwan Trophy) twice, and he will be given the award at the US Figure Skating National Championship at Jan. 30. However, Weir has been told he [...]