A few days ago, a few French-Canadian TV commentators started to talk about Johnny Weir, and how he should be gender tested. In Vancouver, Weir addressed those comments (see previous post) after a public apology was made by the radio station president.
Weir talked about how they insulted him as an individual, that it was not [...]

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Figure skater Johnny Weir held a press conference yesterday to address the homophobic remarks made by various sports commentators directed squarely at him.
“I want them to think before they speak. I want them to think about not only the person they’re talking about, but also other people like that person,” he said. “What people as [...]

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OK! Magazine scored with a photo gallery of 13 shirtless male Winter Olympians, including gold medal figure skater Evan Lysacek, Johnny Weir, and snowboard cross Olympian Seth Wescott (right). Unfortunately, what they call “shirtless” for most of the guys means still having a shirt on: Go figure. You can see speedskater J.R. Celski after the [...]

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Johnny Weir continues to be attacked by the big, macho sports media, and this time the attack is coming from Canadians. Claude Mailhot on channel RDS said he thought Weir may have lost points due to his costume and body language; It was a perfectly acceptable observation, and one many have made. Then Alain Goldberg [...]

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So Johnny Weir skated a freestyle program that brought the crowd to its feet.  He had entered the finals far enough behind (6th) that the punters had given him only a long shot at bronze.  But there was a moment, as NBC commentator Scott Hamilton yelled, “That’s the best that I’ve seen him do!” and Johnny left the ice, [...]

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While Outsports readers clearly know that Cyd and I flat-out say that Johnny Weir is gay, the skater has still never said those words. “There are some things I keep sacred,” Weir has said many times. “My middle name. Who I sleep with. And what kind of hand moisturizer I use.”
It’s a funny line and [...]

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It’s funny to me that we still get asked the question: “Is Johnny Weir gay?” People started asking during the 2006 Winter Olympics, when Weir was all over NBC, including segments titled “Weir eye for the straight guy” and “He’s hear, he’s Weir.” That was when he talked about listening to Christina Aguilera and his [...]

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Before I get my review of the men’s short program, there is an issue I need to address with one of my former fellow competitor’s, Elvis Stojko: Go f*** yourself! Now with that out of the way, let’s down to people who are doing good things.
A short program will not win you the Olympics, but [...]

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While gay fans appear to throw their collective support behind Johnny Weir, Evan Lysacek has managed to scrounge up supporters elsewhere. He’s got at least one notable fan club: the Los Angeles Lakers. Yahoo Sports’s Martin Rogers writes about the skater’s links to the NBA franchise, which includes coach Phil Jackson’s blessing to use the team’s weight room.
“The Los Angeles Lakers [...]

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Canadian former Olympic silver medalist Elvis Stojko is still on the warpath, fighting the horrors of effeminate men in figure skating. And he didn’t hold back in an interview with Salon:
“People in the gay community have to realize they’ve got to take themselves out of it. It’s not against anybody. I’ve been getting heat for [...]

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Snowboarder Scotty Lago shares that he was “sweating balls” in his team-issue sweater during the Opening Ceremonies. Cross-country skier Simi Hamilton declares his bib No. 69 is a sign of good luck. And dueling updates from Johnny Weir and Evan Lysacek seem to indicate that their rivalry extends to the realm of social networking.
Apolo Ohno, Lindsay [...]

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The men’s event begins on Tuesday in Vancouver with the short program and ends on Thursday with the free.  The men’s competition may be quite a bit different than you’re used to this time around, if only because of the unusual number of veterans and heavy-hitters vying for gold.  In Nagano, Salt Lake City and [...]

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Someone at the U.S. Olympic Committee has a sense of humor: U.S. figure skater Johnny Weir has a roommate in Vancouver, and it’s a woman. And not just any woman, but Tanith Belbin, the ex-girlfriend of Weir’s U.S. teammate Evan Lysacek. Weir and Belbin each wanted single rooms, but none were available. At least we [...]

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The most-talked-about American Winter Olympian has to be Johnny Weir. I hope he can channel his focus during his short- and long-programs as well as he does during his exhibition to Lady Gaga’s hit.

By Cyd Zeigler jr.

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Outsports asked former elite Canadian skater Chad Conley to preview the men’s field in the Olympics figure skating competition, which features stars such as American Jeremy Abbott (right). Chad will be in Vancouver and will send us periodic reports on the event. Read a profile of Chad that talks about his ups and downs as [...]

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