Johnny Weir

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Name: Johny Weir
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Occupation: figure skater, entertainer
Medium: skating, reality TV
Works:
Official Website(s): Johnny Weir official site (archived version)
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Johnny Weir is an American figure skater who has won US National Championships and competed in the World Championships Skating Grand Prix, and the 2006 and 2010 Olympics, as well as performing in touring ice shows.

Johnny has worn flamboyant and even feminine costumes and presented himself as sexually ambiguous, winning a large fan base. In his January 2011 memoir, he confirmed that he is gay.[1].

He is often portrayed in Figure Skating RPF fanworks slashed with other skaters, mainly Stéphane Lambiel and -- sometimes hatesex -- with Evan Lysacek or Evgeni Plushenko.

References

  1. ^ Johnny Weir Comes Out As Gay January 2011 Entertainment Weekly, retrieved 2011-12-17