#johnny weir
THEY’RE BACK! Our favorite Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski are back for the Figure Skating National Championships and they are BLINGING it on!
http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2015/01/19/johnny-weir-tara-lipinski-figure-skating-nationals-championships-predictions/
CAN’T WAIT FOR MORE!
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Yuzuru Hanyu looks amazing in his long program costume, even when he’s falling from a quad salchow attempt. Great bling design, Johnny Weir.
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Always a tremendous privilege to witness @JohnnyGWeir in his own world on the ice. Thank you, Johnny, for the gift of your beautiful skating. ❤ In return, fans are working together to give Johnny a 2016 Happy Holidays gift! All are welcome to be a part of this project, and it’s simple and easy. Details at Binky’s Johnny Weir Blog: http://binxblog.com/JW_Holiday16.
Footage from Johnny’s warmup for his performance in Art2Skate, hosted by his home rink, the Skating Club of Wilmington.
‘Moonlight’ Under the Moonlight | Binky’s @JohnnyGWeir Blog http://binxblog.com/JW_Moonlight. Johnny Weir debuts his ‘Moonlight Sonata’ program in the US and it is stunning. Click thru for 30+ gorgeous exclusive photos by David William Keyserandexclusive video of Johnny’s performance.
(It’s been a while since I updated this Tumblr so I thought I’d start with something breathtakingly beautiful…)
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Young Viktor & Johnny Weir
@judarchan OMG *_*
IT SURE AS SHIT WAS AND LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING:
Figure skating is a surprisingly homophobic sport, in part due to how flamboyant that was. So much so that young gay men are openly harassed and gay women even worse so. Johnny Weir was repeatedly called Johnny Queer publicly by spectators, coaches, other skaters, etc. Judges were unbelievably harsh on him, even if he had a technically perfect program (which, he often did). Why? Because he was flamboyant off the ice just as much as he was on. Even though he never really came out until the tail end of his career, he never denied his sexuality when people asked either. He maintained a neutral voice, which everyone assumed to mean he was gay, and for that simple fact, he was shit on and harassed and scored low consistently. Broadcasters even went so far as to question his gender on public television.
Even commentators like Scott Hamilton would admit on multiple occasions that he was one of the strongest skaters in the men’s division but he wouldn’t place because he was too “controversial”. Mind you, this was in the latter half of his career. When he first started out, he won the Grand Prix twice, placed third at worlds and won Junior Worlds when he was still establishing his career. And the minute he came into his own he was rejected.
And you know how he handled it? He smiled and continued being himself. People would ask him if he would tone down his programs and he would actively refuse because he did not want to compromise who he was.
So for YOI to pay tribute to this skater that I have looked up to since childhood brought so many tears to my eyes. Try telling me that this show is fanservice or queer-baiting, I dare you. Because if you knew anything about skating and the politics behind it, you would know that this show is breaking down huge barriers, and not just in the Japanese culture, but an enormously international one as well. Paying tribute to an icon like Johnny Weir isn’t just a tribute to figure skating, it’s a tribute to the LGBT+ community, however subtle it may be.
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Gallery: ’Tis the Season… | Binky’s @JohnnyGWeir Blog http://binxblog.com/1RCkGto. Gorgeous all-new picspam + HD video of Johnny in that (very) sheer red-lace costume. Click thru for 45+ exclusive photos! Plus how to send holiday wishes to Johnny & Tëma: details on the blog. Exclusive photos © David Ingogly.
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Gallery: Count Weircula Plays in Peoria | Binky’s @JohnnyGWeir Blog http://binxblog.com/1T50C1t. At last, yet more timeless tour picspam! With 70+ exclusive new photos and HD video of every Johnny moment from Peoria. Plus: he’s on NBC Thanksgiving Day, and performing in NYC Dec. 1! Details on the blog. Exclusive photos © David Ingogly.
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Fashion Police With Johnny: Criminally Fabulous | Binky’s @JohnnyGWeir Blog http://binxblog.com/1WwgpIQ Johnny surprises everyone with a guest-host stint on Fashion Police, and it is everything. Click thru for backstage photo roundup plus HD video of his entire episode!
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Gallery: Sultry Carmen Stuns EWC | Binky’s @JohnnyGWeir Bloghttp://binxblog.com/1Ju3LAI Click thru for 40 gorgeous exclusive pics plus exclusive HD video of Johnny’s bold and brilliant Carmen performance from An Evening With Champions in Boston!
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Gallery: The Most Fun Anyone Could Possibly Have Skating a Finale to ‘Cotton-Eyed Joe’ | Binky’s @JohnnyGWeir Blog http://binxblog.com/1OhUcje. Click thru for 30+ exclusive pics plus wonderful HD video of Johnny’s performance with the Sun Valley ensemble cast!
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Gallery: Sun Valley Serendipity | Binky’s @JohnnyGWeir Blog http://binxblog.com/1KrMnwf Click thru for 40+ exclusive new fun photos of Johnny in an airport! Which is far more interesting than you might think… Plus: details on tickets to see Johnny on tour this fall!
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MEGA GALLERY: 3X US national champion, 2X Olympian, and World bronze medalist Johnny Weir reprises his legendary ‘Creep’ program at his home rink and earns a heartfelt standing ovation. Click thru for 60+ gorgeous exclusive photos and video of his performance, plus bonus footage!
Exclusive photos © @davidwilliamkeyser.
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GALLERY: 3X US national champion, 2X Olympian, and World bronze medalist Johnny Weir premieres his new program, ‘Heartbreak,’ at his home rink, and it is stunning. Click thru for 45+ gorgeous exclusive photos and video of his performance, plus bonus footage!
Exclusive photos © @davidwilliamkeyser.
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For your weekend viewing pleasure: gorgeous all-new photos and bonus video from the archive of Johnny Weir performing ‘Creep.’ Plus: get tickets NOW to meet Johnny and see him skate live April 7 & 8 in Wilmington, DE! Click thru for 20+ exclusive photos and more: http://binxblog.com/JW_FBFCreep
EDIT: Johnny just announced on his Instagram that he is reviving Creep at the April ice show “for one weekend only, a final farewell!” Show info/tix: http://bit.ly/JW_SCW17tix
Meet-n-greet info/tix: http://bit.ly/JW_SCW17mg
Photo credit: @davidwilliamkeyser
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We’re just 3 weeks away from ‘Once Upon a Game’ starring the one and only Johnny Weir! Johnny is the headliner at the Skating Club of Wilmington’s Spring Ice Show April 7 & 8 in Wilmington, DE (his home rink, where he films all those amazing rehearsal clips for his Instagram). Get tix now to meet Johnny and see him skate live — he’ll be premiering two new exhibition programs!
Show info/tix: http://bit.ly/JW_SCW17tix
Meet-n-greet info/tix: http://bit.ly/JW_SCW17mg
Photo credit: @davidwilliamkeyser
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We’re just 4 weeks away from ‘Once Upon a Game’ starring the one and only Johnny Weir! Johnny is the headliner at the Skating Club of Wilmington’s two-day Spring Ice Show April 7 & 8 in Wilmington, DE (his home rink, where he films all those amazing rehearsal clips for his Instagram). Get tix now to meet Johnny and see him skate live — he’ll be premiering two new exhibition programs!
Show info/tix: http://bit.ly/JW_SCW17tix
Meet-n-greet info/tix: http://bit.ly/JW_SCW17mg
Photo credit: @davidwilliamkeyser
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Get tickets now to see Johnny Weir perform at his home rink in Delaware at the Skating Club of Wilmington’s two-day event: the ‘Once Upon a Game’ Spring Ice Show, April 7 & 8! Premium show tickets and meet-n-greet tickets are limited and are selling quickly.
Show info/tickets available here: http://bit.ly/JW_SCW17tix.
Meet-n-greet info/tickets here: http://bit.ly/JW_SCW17mg.
Don’t miss this chance to see Johnny skate!
Video courtesy of the Skating Club of Wilmington.
We’re celebrating 7 years of blogging all-things-Johnny-Weir! And we’re doing so with a huge and brightly colored splash of exclusive photos and video that showcases not only Johnny’s extraordinary gift on the ice, but also his incredibly infectious sense of fun. Click thru for 40+ pix and happy-making video.
Photos © David Keyser.
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One of my favorite performances of this now-retired program…. Johnny Weir, ‘Creep,’ Sun Valley, August 2015. Gorgeous photos from this performance here.
Footage from Johnny Weir’s warmup for his performance at the University of Delaware, January 2017. See gorgeous black-and-white photos from this rehearsal at Binky’s Johnny Weir Blog: http://binxblog.com/JW_AgapeBW.
In a nod to the amazing and vast Yuri On Ice fandom, which has enthusiastically embraced Johnny, the footage has been paired with a beautiful cover of ‘Agape’ recorded by the very talented Elisabeth Santos and dedicated to Johnny.
During his interview with The Geekiary about Yuri On Ice, Johnny said, “If I could choose one performance to skate that would match me, I would definitely say Yurio’s 'Agape.’ It is totally my style.” Read the full interview here.
He mentioned in his YOI interview with Crunchyroll that he is “an original” and likely would not perform to music from the show. But he also noted that “if there is enough demand, perhaps I shall try some 'Eros’ or some 'Agape’ some day… ”
Until then, please enjoy this imagining of Johnny’s Agape as he generously offers us a glimpse into his private world on the ice.
More of Johnny’s thoughts on Yuri On Ice here.
Footage © Binky’s Johnny Weir Blog. Steel-and-ice sound effects at the beginning of the video enhanced with help from Johnny’s Instagram.
A glimpse of the uniquely mesmerizing beauty that is @JohnnyGWeir at rehearsal. Click thru for 35+ gorgeous exclusive black-and-white photos plus exclusive new video montage, featuring ‘Agape’ from Yuri On Ice.
Johnny mentioned in his YOI interview with Crunchyroll that he is “an original” and likely would not perform to music from the show. But he also noted that “if there is enough demand, perhaps I shall try some ‘Eros’ or some ‘Agape’ some day … ”
Until then, please enjoy this imagining of Johnny’s Agape as he generously offers us a glimpse into his private world on the ice. Full photo series plus video here.
Exclusive photos © David Keyser.
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Beautiful @JohnnyGWeir in his final performance of ‘Creep’ at the University of Delaware’s US National Figure Skating Send-Off Exhibition. Click thru for 30+ additional gorgeous exclusive photos plus exclusive video.
Our photos of this performance have been monochromatically stylized to quiet the visual noise of the background and put the focus on Johnny, just as the audience did, spellbound by his costume, his movements, and his interpretation of the song. The only variation in color is seen in the red soles of his skates, and his red gloves: added to his costume that night, he explained, to symbolize the death of the program.
Photos © David Keyser.
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