Johnny Weir

Johnny Weir fascinates me because he refused to choose between athlete and artist. Three U.S. titles, two Olympics, and a World bronze prove the competitive chops, but what I remember is the audacity — the costumes, the musicality, the insistence on being entirely himself on the ice even when the sport's culture pushed back hard. His second act as a commentator might be even better: witty, knowledgeable, and generous to skaters in a way only a former insider can be. To me he widened figure skating's idea of what a champion looks like, and the sport is healthier for it.

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Name (English)

Johnny Weir

Name (Japanese)

ジョニー・ウィアー

Reading

じょにー・うぃあー

Born

July 2, 1984 (age 42)

Origin

Coatesville, Pennsylvania, United States

Height

175 cm

Occupation

figure skater / actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Rat

High school

Newark High School

University

University of Delaware

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/johnnygweir/
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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny%20Weir
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q352193

Tags

• Pennsylvania
• figure skater
• actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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