Olympic gold medal figure skater Evan Lysacek questioned the gender of rival Johnny Weir on his Twitter feed, then tried to cover it up by claiming his account was hacked. Here is what a fan tweeted Lysacek and here is his reply: Fan: “Hey Evan, is Johnny Weir really a guy? hard to tell from [...]
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Weir doesn’t care how animals are tortured
Out magazine has the latest interview with Johnny Weir. He still doesn’t like Evan Lysacek (can’t blame him). He still thinks wearing fur is OK (and doesn’t care how animals are tortured). And he is still not talking about his sexuality (but will in an upcoming book). One interesting tidbit did jump out at me; [...]
Gay Games profile: James Scott, figure skating
One in a series of first-person articles from athletes competing in the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne. James (Jamie) Scott New York City My name is James Scott. I’m 48 years young, gay, and (sadly) single. I live in New York City (Manhattan) and I’m an amateur figure skater — F5, ISI #811001. I practice [...]
NY Post calls Lysacek “ice queen”
The New York Post, rag that it is, ran this headline on their website regarding the finale of “Dancing with the Stars,” in which Evan Lysacek lost to one of the Pussycat Dolls: “‘Dancing’ Doll Beats Ice King.” Yet, in their print edition, there was a slightly different headline… I’m not sure if this is [...]
Evan Lysacek looking for a “cool girl”
Evan Lysacek made it all the way to the Dancing with the Stars final two last night, only to get whipped by a Pussycat Doll. Now that DWTS is over, Evan says he’s looking for someone with whom to spend some quality time: I’m lonely. I need a girlfriend. I’m looking for funny, someone who [...]
Readers ask: Is Evan Lysacek gay?
I’ve noticed over the last month that the No. 1 search question leading people to our blog is whether figure skater Evan Lysacek is gay. Over the last 30 days, five of the top 15 search terms leading people to Outsports have involved Lysacek: evan lysacek gay (2), is evan lysacek gay (5), evan lysacek [...]
Johnny Weir responds to Evan Lysacek
I learned a new word today, courtesy of Johnny Weir. When asked Wednesday by Wendy Williams about Evan Lysacek’s bitchy comment about his skating, Johnny called Evan a term that is, from what I’ve now learned, a combination of “slut” and “whore”… The “Stars on Ice” tour has never asked me to be part of [...]
Lysacek: Weir not good enough for ‘Stars on Ice’
Evan Lysacek has sharpened his claws on Johnny Weir in a new interview over at MetroMix.com. The Olympic gold medalist says that Johnny Weir simply wasn’t good enough to be chosen for “Stars on Ice”: “Stars on Ice” is really selective of who they hire and they only hire the best of the best to [...]
Fujita and Weir make gay-event appearances
Two big-time spots figures were featured at the Los Angeles GLAAD Awards this past weekend, and I had the privilege of personally thanking them both for all their gay-positive public statements. NFL linebacker Scott Fujita (left in pic at the Awards with LZ Granderson) and his lovely wife were front-and-center at ESPN’s table. Fujita said [...]
Johnny Weir stokes Evan Lysacek gay rumors
It’s no big secret that may people question the sexual orientation of Olympic gold medal figure skater Evan Lysacek. It’s part because he’s a figure skater and part because, well, did you see his Olympic outfits and have you seen Dancing With The Stars? And with the recent announcements that two long-time-rumored gay men have [...]
Evan Lysacek and the Ari Effect
After his debut on “Dancing With the Stars” the other night, Evan Lysacek was asked about Johnny Weir… and skated down the middle with his answer. He said, “We’re just acquaintances really. I think I’ve only had two personal conversations with him in my life. But he’s a great skater, an incredible skater obviously.” That [...]
Takahashi shines in Day 1 of world skating
With only two of the top six finishers from last month’s Olympics competing at the world championships in Torino, Italy, the door was left wide open for a new era of men to move up the food chain heading towards 2014. The short program belonged to 24-year-old Daisuke Takahashi from Japan. Coming off a high [...]
World figure skating preview
Don’t expect the World Figure Skating Championships, which start Monday, to have the same media attention as the Olympics. I have often wondered why we continue to have the world’s a month after crowning Olympic champions. Who cares if the Olympic champions lose at this competition? I’d rather lose my chance at being a world [...]
Homophobia rampant at Stars on Ice?
As the “Johnny Weir family-friendly” story goes viral, it’s interesting to look at the ice-show political background. Just two years ago, as 2008 came in, Johnny was set to skate for Champions on Ice, the gay-friendly tour where Rudy Galindo skated for an entire decade. Remember Rudy Galindo? Our 1996 U.S. National Champion who was [...]
Johnny Weir blackballed by Stars on Ice?
UPDATE: Johnny Weir (via Access Hollywood, via Towleroad) talks about the snub: It is for real. I’ve never been invited to do ‘Star on Ice’ before, which is the only figure skating tour in the U.S., and it’s disappointing that I can’t perform for my American fans… all because I’m not ‘family friendly’ enough…. I [...]
Johnny Weir pulls out of World Championships
Johnny Weir’s been a media blitz after his strong performance at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, and he was thought to be in contention for a medal at the World Championships this month. But we got word today, via Weir’s publicist, that he won’t be competing at the Championships. From Johnny: I want to thank everyone [...]
Videos: Evan Lysacek, U.S. bobsled Top 10 list
David Letterman had gold medalists Evan Lysacek and the U.S. four-man bobsled team present Top 10 lists on his show this week. Lysacek did “Top Ten Thoughts That Went Through Evan Lysacek’s Mind During His Gold Medal Ice Skating Routine.” The bobsledders did “Top Ten Things You Don’t Want to Hear From a Guy in [...]
Chad Ochocinco, Evan Lysacek on DWTS
ABC has announced the celebrity lineup for the new season of Dancing With The Stars. As usual, it includes people with connections to the world of sports. I have no idea how this will play out on the dance floor (and don’t really care) but I have a couple of observations: It makes perfect sense [...]
Weekend hot jock: Evan Lysacek
One of the storylines to be played out on the ice in the next couple weeks is the rivalry between ultra-fem figure skater Johnny Weir and Evan Lysacek, who pushes a masculine, macho image. The defending World Champion (despite finishing third at the U.S. Championships last year) is 24 and was born in Chicago; He [...]
Johnny Weir’s furs and tights
As a fan of figure skater Johnny Weir, I’m now pretty convinced he’s headed for trouble in Vancouver. I don’t know his training regimen, but it seems from the outside that he’s focusing on everything but skating lately. No doubt you’ve heard of the controversy over his fur-laden skating outfit; While he’ll be wearing fake [...]