Johnny Weir

Johnny Weir is an American figure skater and television commentator who is well-known for winning the US National Figure Skating Championship three times from 2004-2006. Weir became the youngest American figure skater to win US National Champion in 2004. He has won a World Junior Figure Skating Championship in 2001 and has also competed in Olympics two times in his career. He retired from figure skating in 2013 and began a career as a commentator. His first commentary was at the Sochi Olympics in 2014.

Weir also officially came out in early 2011 and has been involved with LGBTQ activism. Besides, Weir has participated as a contestant in the 29th season of the American reality series “Dancing with the Stars” pairing up with pro-dancer, Brit Stewart. The show got premiered on September 14, 2020, on the ABC network.

The pair has received good reviews from the judges for their dance performance in the show. Weir is also quite active in social media sites with over 490k followers on Instagram: @johnnygweir and over 366k followers on Twitter: @JohnnyGWeir.

What is Johnny Weir’s claim to fame?

As an American figure skater and television commentator, she is well-known.

Known for winning the US National Figure Skating Championships three times.

Who is Johnny Weir and where did he come from?

Johnny Weir was born in the United States on July 2, 1984, in Coatesville. John Weir is his given name. His nationality is American. His race is White Caucasian, and his zodiac sign is Cancer. He was born in Norway and has Norwegian ancestors.

John Weir (father) and Patti Weir (mother) had a son named Johnny Weir (mother). His father worked at a nuclear power plant and played in English saddle competitions, while his mother worked at a nuclear power plant and was a home inspector. Brian Weir is his younger brother.

He and his brother were raised in Quarryville, Pennsylvania. He became interested in horseback riding at a young age after being influenced by his father, who was also a horseback rider. Weir won multiple equestrian events by the age of nine, and he also participated in the Devon Horse Show.

His family then relocated to Little Britain, Connecticut, where he started skating at the age of eleven. Then he wanted to try a career as a skater, and his family relocated to Newark, Delaware, near his training class, so that he could be better trained.

He received his education at Newark High School, where he graduated in 2002. Later, he studied linguistics at the University of Delaware before abandoning his studies to concentrate on his work.

Legacy of Johnny Weir’s Career

Johnny Weir started his professional career in 1996 after being inspired by former skater Oksana Baiul’s 1994 Olympic gold medal.

Weir won first place in the South Atlantic Regionals as a junior in his first year of skating (1997).

At the age of 16, Weir captured the gold medal at the World Junior Championships in 2001. Weir became the first American male skater to win the event since Derrick Delmore in 1998.

In his first appearance at the senior U.S. Championships in 2001, he was ranked 18th in the world and finished 6th.
Weir was unable to compete in the 2003 US Championships due to a knee injury.

Weir beat Michael Weiss to win the gold medal at the 2004 U.S. Championships and was ranked as the world’s fifth-best skater.

He won his first two Grand Prix titles in the 2004-2005 season. He won the “2004 NHK Trophy” and finished second in the “2004 Trophee Eric Bompard.”

Weir became the first male skater since Brian Boitano 20 years ago to win three consecutive US National Championship titles at the 2006 US Nationals.

Weir began the 2006-07 season by assisting the United States men’s team in winning the Campbell’s Skating Challenge.

Weir won his first world medal, a bronze, and helped the United States win three spots in the 2009 World Championships.

“Pop Star on Ice,” a documentary by Weir, premiered at the Frameline Film Festival in San Francisco in June 2009.

He also appeared in the Netflix drama “Spinning Out” and on his show “Be Good Johnny Weir.”

At the 2010 U.S. Nationals, Weir finished third overall. He skated in the classical style and was described as “a really lyrical skater” and “an exciting artesian.”

In 2011, he came out as a gay man with the publication of his autobiography, “Welcome to My Life.”

Weir started writing a weekly column for the Falls-Church News-Press in 2013.

In 2012, Weir competed in the Rostelecom Cup and the Trophée Bompard in Paris.

On October 23, 2013, he announced his retirement and joined NBC as a figure skating analyst for the Sochi Olympics.

“To Russia with Love,” an EPIX documentary from 2014, featured Weir.

In 2014, NBC’s Access Hollywood hired Weir and Lipinski. He then joined Lipinski as a correspondent for the

Beverly Hills Dog Show in 2017 and the National Dog Show from 2015 to 2019.

For the 2016 Summer Olympics, they were called “culture correspondents.”

Weir last appeared on television as a contestant on season 29 of “Dancing with the Stars,” which premiered on September 14, 2020.

Honors and Certificates

In 2008 and 2010, the Readers’ Choice Award was given to me.

Award for NewNowNext Grand Marshall, the Most Addictive Reality Star The Pride Parade in Los Angeles

New York’s Ice Theatre has been honored.

Winter Pride Award, Johnny Weir

Best Podcast Cynopsis Media Award

In 2007, the Cup of Russia was won for the first time by an American.

In 2013, he was inducted into the National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame.

The first skater to win three consecutive US Nationals.

Johnny Weir’s Husband

Johnny Weir has got married just once. His first marriage was with Victor Voronov. Voronov is a lawyer, a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center whose family hailed from Russia with whom he got married in January 2012 in a civil ceremony in New York City, five months after the state legalized same-sex marriages. Voronov was supportive of Weir as he even gave up his legal practice to support his love Weir’s career.

They officially came out and were loved and supported by millions of people all around the world. They even had a pet chihuahua named Tema. However, just after two years of marriage, the couple went through several rough patches as they began fighting with each other. Victor even pressed charges of physical altercation, at their New Jersey home, upon Johnny for which he even sustained several injuries.

The fight turned uglier and thus they got officially divorced in March 2014. Ever since then he has remained single while Voronov moved on only a year later. Previously, Weir also dated singer Adam Lambert in 2010.

Besides, Weir faced several backlashes and suffered controversies especially for his sexuality. Back in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Weir was questioned about his sexuality by two Canadian broadcasters who were homophobic about his performances and even made derogatory comments about his sexuality and performance.

Also, at the 2010 Olympics, he became a topic of gossip after he wore fox fur on his skating costume at that event. It wasn’t just there, he again got himself in controversy when he talked on the discussion of Russia’s anti-gay laws for whether the US should boycott the Sochi Olympics.

Johnny Weir Net Worth

Johnny Weir has quite great earnings from his professional career as a figure skater and television commentator. Having his career started in the year 1996 at the early age of 12, Weir did everything he could do to be perfect in skating as today he is regarded as “a very lyrical skater” and “an entertaining artesian”.

Even though he has faced several backlashes and negative influences, he never stepped back from pursuing his dreams. Weir’s unique style and creative skating techniques have brought him international recognition marking him more earnings and profits from all sides. Also regarded as one of the best skaters, Weir has undoubtedly managed to amass a healthy fortune from his a decade long career.

Adding his earnings from his work as a television commentator and also from his brand endorsements, Vogue, MAC, BlackBook, Vanity Fair, Weir has an estimated net worth of around $5 million.

Johnny Weir Height

Johnny Weir is a handsome guy in his who is perfectly beautiful in his way. Being a skater, he has a very well posture and standing figure with well maintained slim body physique.

He stands tall with a height of 5ft. 9inch.(1.75m) while his body weighs around 63kg. He has a fair complexion with black hair and sparkling green eyes.