Gay figure skater commentator

Just five years after first trying on a pair of skates, Weir won the gold medal at the World Junior Championships. There have been at least 39 gay men to compete in figure skating at the Winter Olympic Games over the years, with eight publicly out men competing in LGBT historian Tony Scupham-Bilton has.

Weir was already 11 years old when he first strapped on a pair of skates and tried to make his way around patches of ice in the backyard of his home in rural Quarryville, Pennsylvania. They worked the red carpet as fashion commentators at the 86th Academy Awards and have also appeared at the Kentucky Derby inthe Super Bowl in and the National Dog Show inamong figure high profile events.

I can't say that I had a really booming social life. And they watched in astonishment as their son quickly moved up through the ranks. He was injured in a car accident the year of his son's birth and hurt his back, forcing him to go on disability.

His mother, Patti Moore Weir, worked as a home inspector, while his father John Weir, a former high school linebacker, hardly worked at all. Widely gays redtube figure skating's most outspoken and controversial athlete, Weir has gotten into verbal tussles with fellow Olympic skater Evan Lysacek.

The ice skating duo were so well received on NBC that they were asked to cover every major figure skating event for the network going forward. Born in in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, Johnny Weir was 11 years old when he first learned to skate. John Garvin Weir (born July 2, ) is an American television commentator and retired figure skater.

John Garvin Weir[1] (/ ˈwɪər /; born July 2, ) [2] is an American television commentator and retired figure skater. Inhe won the World Junior Championships. He also appeared in an episode of TLC's Say Yes to the Dress inin which he tried on a wedding dress himself while accompanying a bride-to-be.

Shy and unassuming as a kid, Weir struggled to fit in with other kids his age. His love of the limelight, however, has led to plenty of off-ice opportunities, including his own reality TV show, Be Good Johnny Weir. He is a two-time Olympian (20Winter Olympics), the World bronze medalist, a two-time Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, the World Junior Champion, and a three-time U.S.

National skater (–). Within a week he was performing a successful axel jump. Weir gay Lipinski have also graduated beyond the ice commentator rink and positioned themselves as lifestyle personalities.

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Three years later, Weir won his first U. Figure Skating Championship, a title he defended successfully in and Journalists flocked to the media-savvy Weir, a veritable quote machine who ended up finishing fifth overall. Inafter years of speculation about his sexuality, Weir admitted he was gay.

While not flush with disposable income, Weir's parents supported his skating as best they could. At the Games he upset anti-fur activists by stating his desire to incorporate fur into his skating costume. He is a two-time Olympian (20Winter Olympics), the World bronze medalist, a two-time Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, the World Junior Champion, and a three-time U.S.

National champion (–). I spoke fluent French. He later won three U. Figure Skating Championships titles and competed in two Winter Olympics. Starting in for the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Weir teamed up with Olympic ice skater Tara Lipinskiand the duo has been covering Olympic and ice skating events for NBC and have branching out into lifestyle hosting.

I was a bit antisocial. Within a year of Weir first getting involved in the sport, the family moved to New Jersey so he could live closer to his coach and rink.