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**Johnny Weir**
Personal Info

Weir competing at the 2006 World Championships
Country:	United States
Date of birth:	July 2 1984 (1984-07-02) (age 23)
Height:	5'9" (175 cm)
Coach:	Galina Zmievskaya, Nina Petrenko
Former Coach:	Priscilla Hill
Choreographer:	Faye Kitarieva, Denis Petukhov
Skating Club:	SC of New York
ISU Personal Best Scores
Short + Free Total:	231.78	2007 Cup of China
Short Program:	80.15	2007 Cup of Russia
Free Skate:	151.98	2007 Cup of China

Most Recent Results:
Event	Points	Finish	Year
Grand Prix Final	216.16	4th	2007
Cup of Russia	229.96	1st	2007
Cup of China	231.78	1st	2007

John G. "Johnny" Weir (born July 2, 1984 in Coatesville, Pennsylvania) is an American figure skater. He is a three-time U.S. national champion (2004-2006) and the 2007 national bronze medalist. He is currently ranked 9th in the world.^[1] Unlike most figure skaters, he is a clockwise spinner.

1 Personal life
2 Career
- 2.1 Early career
- 2.2 Senior success
3 Coaching changes
4 Programs
5 Choreography
6 Competitive highlights
7 References
8 External links
9 Navigation

Personal life

Weir was born in Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania (sometimes referred to incorrectly as Lancaster County). He lived and trained in Newark, Delaware for much of his life. He now lives and trains in Wayne, New Jersey. Weir studied linguistics part-time at the University of Delaware before dropping out to concentrate on his skating. He is interested in fashion design and is a self-proclaimed "Russiaphile" who admires the style of skating and language of Russia. He also speaks some French. Weir has designed costumes for Melissa Gregory and Denis Petukhov. Off the ice, he has appeared in a fashion spread in BlackBook magazine and taught Kathy Griffin how to skate in the season two finale of Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List. Weir modeled for the Heatherette show during Olympus Fashion Week in the fall of 2006 and again in the spring of 2007. He is an avid collector of Russian Cheburashka memorabilia. Weir's Swan program was the inspiration for one of Jimmy MacElroy's costumes in Blades of Glory.

Career

Weir originally competed as an equestrian. He became interested in figure skating while watching Oksana Baiul win her Olympic gold medal. He taught himself how to jump on roller skates in his basement. After his parents bought him figure skates, he practiced on a frozen corn field. His parents then bought him lessons and, after showing promise, Weir focused completely on becoming a skater. Although he began skating at the relatively late age of 12, he progressed quickly through the ranks. He performed an Axel jump in his first week on skates. He competed in pair skating with Jodi Rudden on the juvenile and intermediate levels, but gave it up to focus on single skating.

Early career

Weir's first major victory came in 2001 when, at the age of 16, he won the World Junior Championships. There he skated three clean programs and came in first ahead of fellow American Evan Lysacek. This was the first time since 1987 that the U.S. had placed first and second on the World Junior podium. Weir also placed sixth that year at the senior U.S. Figure Skating Championships. At the 2003 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, he literally hit the wall during his long program. He restarted the program, but injured himself later on a failed triple axel landing. This time he was too injured to restart, so he withdrew from the competition. Shortly after this competition, he switched club afiliation from the University of Delaware FSC to the Skating Club of New York, which he still represents.

Senior success

The 2003-2004 season was the turning point for Weir. He qualified for the U.S. Figure Skating Championships by winning his regional and sectional championships. He received his first 6.0 of his career during his long program at 2004 U.S. Championships, winning the gold over Michael Weiss and Matthew Savoie. He then competed at the 2004 Worlds and placed fifth. In the 2004-2005 season, Weir won his first two Grand Prix titles. He won the first at the NHK Trophy in Japan and the second at Trophée Eric Bompard in France. He came in second at Cup of Russia behind reigning world champion Evgeni Plushenko. At the 2005 U.S. Championships, he successfully defended his title. Then he went to compete at Worlds with injury and placed fourth. The 2005-2006 Olympic season proved difficult for Weir. He came in seventh at Skate Canada International after injuring his foot on a jump landing at the start of the free skate and struggling through the rest of the program, and third at Cup of Russia. He rallied at the 2006 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, winning his third consecutive title and, as the national champion, was automatically named to the U.S. Olympic and World teams. At the Olympics, Weir skated a personal best short program and was in second place behind Evgeni Plushenko in that segment. However, Weir omitted some of his planned jumps in the free skating, and fell to fifth in the final standings. At the 2006 World Championships, Weir finished seventh, fighting a nagging back injury. Weir landed his first clean quadruple jump at the competition. He began the 2006-2007 competitive season at Skate Canada International, where he placed third. He went on to Cup of Russia and won the silver medal, his third consecutive medal at that event. He withdrew from the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final after the short program due to injury. In the 2007 National Championships, Weir was in second place after the short program, less than a point behind Evan Lysacek. In the free program, he was unable to complete his triple axel combination, fell on a triple loop and doubled several of his planned combinations. He attempted a quadruple toe loop but it was heavily two-footed on the landing. Weir finished in third place behind Ryan Bradley and Evan Lysacek. At the World Championships, Weir placed eighth. In the 2007-2008 season, Weir started strong by placing first at both Cup of China and Cup of Russia. The two first place finishes secured him a spot at the Grand Prix Final. At the Grand Prix Final, Weir stumbled in both his short and long programs but still managed to place 4th overall.

Coaching changes

Weir originally trained at the University of Delaware. He moved to the Pond Ice Arena in Newark, Delaware after the 2002/2003 season. From the beginning of his career, he trained under coach Priscilla Hill. He changed coaches in the spring of 2007 to Galina Zmievskaya, who previously coached Weir's idol Oksana Baiul, and Nina Petrenko in Wayne, New Jersey.^[2] ^[3] Weir also previously trained part time under Tatiana Tarasova.

Programs

Season	Short Program	Long Program	Exhibition
2007-2008	Yunona I Avos by Svetlana Pikous	Love is War by Globus	All In Love Is Fair (Title: Painful Longing) by Stevie Wonder
2006-2007	King of Chess by Silent Nick (Karl Jenkins - Palladio Suite)	Child of Nazareth by Maxime Rodriguez	My Way by Frank Sinatra Yunona and Avos by Alexei Rybnikov The Swan by Camille Saint-Saëns Imagine by John Lennon All In Love Is Fair (Title: Painful Longing) by Stevie Wonder Sarabande Suite (Title: Fallen Angels) by Globus Passacaglia/Nature Boy (Title: Enchanted) by Secret Garden and David Bowie
2005-2006	The Swan by Camille Saint-Saëns	Amazonic + Hana's Eyes + Wonderland by Maksim Mrvica Otonal by Raul DiBlasio	My Way by Frank Sinatra
2004-2005	Rondo Capriccioso by Camille Saint-Saëns	Otonal by Raul DiBlasio	Unchained Melody by The Righteous Brothers What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong Yunona and Avos by Alexei Rybnikov
2003-2004	Valse Triste by Jean Sibelius	Dr. Zhivago by Maurice Jarre	Imagine by John Lennon
2002-2003	"Innocence" and "Zydeko" by Benoit Jutras	Dr. Zhivago by Maurice Jarre
2001-2002	Les Parapluies de Cherbourg by Itzhak Perlman	Themes from "The Puppet Master," "Spirit of the Peacock," "City of Sadness" by Zhao Jiping and Nic Rain	Cinema Paradiso
2000-2001	Les Parapluies de Cherbourg by Itzhak Perlman	The Heart of Budapest by Mantovani	What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong This I Promise You by NSync
1999-2000	Espana Cani by Erich Kunzel	"An American Tail" Soundtrack	What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong She's All I Ever Had by Ricky Martin
1998-1999	Sabre Dance	Malaguena
1997-1998	Russian Folk Music by Svetit Masjaz	Malaguena
1996-1997		Juvenile Program: "Rudy" Soundtrack

Choreography

Competitive Short Program

Yunona I Avos by Faye Kitarieva
King of Chess by Marina Anissina
The Swan by Tatiana Tarasova, Shanette Folee, Evgeny Platov
Rondo Capriccioso by Tatiana Tarasova, Evgeny Platov
Valse Triste by Tatiana Tarasova, Maya Usova, Evgeny Platov
"Innocence" and "Zydeko" by Michelle Poley
Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg) by Yuri Sergeyev

Competitive Long Program

Love is War by Denis Petukhov
Child of Nazareth by Marina Anissina
Amazonic + Hana's Eyes + Wonderland by Tatiana Tarasova, Shanette Folee
Otonal by Tatiana Tarasova, Evgeny Platov
Dr. Zhivago by Giuseppe Arena, Anjelika Krylova
The Heart of Budapest by Yuri Sergeyev
Malaguena by Yuri Sergeyev

Exhibition

Passacaglia/Nature Boy (Title: Enchanted) by Johnny Weir
Sarabande Suite (Title: Fallen Angels) by Denis Petukhov, Natalia Linichuk, Tatiana Tarasova
All In Love Is Fair (Title: Painful Longing) by Johnny Weir
My Way by Carolanne Leone, Johnny Weir
Yunona and Avos by Oleg Ovsiannikov, Anjelika Krylova
Unchained Melody by Carolanne Leone
Imagine by Johnny Weir
What a Wonderful World by Priscilla Hill, Johnny Weir
This I Promise You by Priscilla Hill, Johnny Weir

Competitive highlights

Event	1997-1998	1998-1999	1999-2000	2000-2001	2001-2002	2002-2003	2003-2004	2004-2005	2005-2006	2006-2007	2007-2008
Winter Olympic Games									5th
World Championships							5th	4th	7th	8th
Four Continents Championships					4th
World Junior Championships				1st
United States Championships	3rd N.	4th J.	5th J.	6th	5th	WD	1st	1st	1st	3rd
Grand Prix Final										WD	4th
Cup of China											1st
Cup of Russia						WD		2nd	3rd	2nd	1st
Skate Canada International					7th				7th	3rd
Trophée Eric Bompard					4th			1st
NHK Trophy						WD		1st
Finlandia Trophy							2nd
Junior Grand Prix, China				2nd
Junior Grand Prix, France				6th
Junior Grand Prix, Norway			2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic			7th
Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia		1st
Triglav Trophy	2nd N.
Eastern Sectionals	1st N.	1st J.	1st J.	1st			1st
Mid-Atlantic Regionals				1st			1st
South Atlantic Regionals	1st N.