Animal rights activists have criticized figure skater Johnny Weir for wearing fur during his performance at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Weir told his critics to shove it. I’m with the anti-fur people on this one. In an open letter to Weir, Friends of Animals reacted to the skater boasting how he looked “pretty” in [...]
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Olympic skating berths given to men at nationals
The men’s portion of the U.S. National Figure Skating Championships concluded in Spokane today with fierce drama but without any major upsets or surprises. *Jeremy Abbott (263.66) *Evan Lysacek (238.63) *Johnny Weir (232.09) Ryan Bradley (225.97) Adam Rippon (225.07) Brandon Mroz (201.27) *Granted Olympic Berth With Abbott (above), Lysacek and Weir named to the U.S. [...]
ESPN confirms: Johnny Weir is a real man
In case you were wondering, ESPN has confirmed that Johnny Weir is a Real Man. I guess maybe some people were wondering, since the figure skater dragged reporter Jim Caple (and yes, I’m sure it was ESPN’s idea, but that’s not how it’s played) for a mani-pedi during his interview with Weir for a “who-to-watch” [...]
Figure skating: What SHOULD happen in Spokane
Editor’s note: Dan Majerle is a longtime friend of Outsports and hard-core figure skating fan. His posts will appear throughout the skating season. 7 Days, 13 Hours, 14 minutes and 07 seconds says the countdown widget on spokane2010.com – the official website of the 2010 U.S. National Figure Skating Championships – and this skating fan [...]
‘Pop Star on Ice’ gets theatrical release
Move over Avatar! Something less blue but even more glittery is coming to theaters! Pop Star On Ice, one of my favorite films of 2009, gets its theatrical release January 20 at the IFC Center in New York City. The film follows Johnny Weir, chronicling his ascension in figure skating and handling his sexuality with [...]
ESPN dances around Johnny Weir
We’ve said over and over that our position on Johnny Weir is that he’s an openly gay man. And in conversations with Johnny, he hasn’t said we’re wrong. Thanks to an ESPN The Magazine article on Johnny Weir, Deadspin starts a new series in which they document “the sports media’s pained efforts to call the [...]
Johnny Weir wows at 9/11 skate benefit
Figure skating diva Johnny Weir wowed the audience at the annual Stars, Stripes and Skates benefit in Danbury, Conn., over the weekend, skating publicly to his new 2010 Olympic short program for the first time ever. From the Danbury News-Times: “I always feel prepared for an event,” Weir, 25, said describing his thoughts on competing [...]
Johnny Weir talks about sexuality
When Johnny Weir’s manager called me a couple weeks ago to see how we could work together, the first thing that popped into my mind is: don’t ask him, “Are you gay?” I’ve written several times in the past that I think Johnny (right, with his mom) has already answered that question and it isn’t [...]
Johnny Weir: The Outsports interview, part 1
I was honored to talk earlier this week with Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir. I was a fan of him before, and that interest grew exponentially after talking with him for a half hour. Some divas are phonies, projecting an image that is not themselves; Johnny is always Johnny, and I love that. We’re running [...]
‘Pop Star On Ice’ a June 11 must-see in NYC
For those of you in New York City tomorrow night (June 11), do yourself a favor and go to NewFest’s closing night film, Pop Star On Ice. It’s a documentary about Johnny Weir and it goes way behind the scenes of one of the most flamboyant characters in sports today. The film runs a range [...]
Johnny Weir is Pop Star On Ice
An upcoming behind-the-scenes documentary of the life of Johnny Weir is making its world premier at the Seattle International Film Festival on May 24. The film is called Pop Star On Ice, and there’s no word if it will talk about Johnny being a gay man on ice: Johnny’s complicated relationship with his longtime coach [...]
Video: Johnny Weir skates to ‘Poker Face’
At a skating exhibition in South Korea, U.S. skater Johnny Weir skates to Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face.” Weir is never dull and is a terrific athlete (and the crowd loved every second of it). This is the gayest thing I’ve seen in sports since Terrell Owens shook his pom-poms. Share on Facebook