Charming American former figure skater, fashion designer as well as television commentator is named as John Garvin Weir. He is simply named as Johnny Weir. He began skating since 1996 and he retired in 2013. He rose to fame becoming the three-time U.S. national skate champion. He has also won the bronze medal at the 2008 World Championships in the men’s singles competition. He has also started his own show Be Good Johnny Weir. He is also known for his sports commentary with Tara Lipinski, as well as his work in LGBTQ activism. He was a very talented skater.
Early Life, Family, Birthday, Education, Siblings, Nationality, Ethnicity, Wikipedia, Bio of Johnny Weir
Johnny Weir was born on 2nd July 1984 to John Weir, his father and Patti Weir, his mother in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. His birth name is John Garvin Weir. He is of Norwegian ethnicity and has American nationality. Regarding his siblings, he has a younger brother named Brian. At present, his age is 34 but his age will be 35 on his upcoming birthday in July as of 2019. His horoscope sign is Cancer. His religion is Christian. His other early life background will be updated soon.
Talking about his education, he studied at Newark High School and attended the University of Delaware. Later, he dropped out from the University in order to concentrate on his skating.
Height, Weight and Other Body Measurement
Johnny Weir is a very handsome person with a hot body. He has an athletic body build. He stands 175 cm or 5 feet 9 inches tall and has a balanced weight of 63 kg. He has green eye color and he has dyed his hair dark brown. He has a glowing face with a charming smile. His other body measurement will be updated soon.
How Johnny Weir Began His Career?
- Johnny Weir began his skating career since 1996 and later he retired in the year 2013.
- He became influenced by watching Oksana Baiul win her 1994 Olympic gold medal and started skating when he was only 11 years old.
- In the year 2001, he won the gold medal at the World Junior Championships when he was 16 and was also ranked the sixth position in his debut at the senior U.S. Championships.
- He withdrew from the 2003 U.S. Championships competition due to his knee injury caused by hitting the wall during his long program.
- In his 2003-2004 season, he became qualified for U.S. Nationals by winning his regional and sectional championships.
- He also won the gold medal over Michael Weiss and Matthew Savoie at 2004 U.S. Championships.
- Later, he also competed at the World Championships and he was ranked fifth.
- In his 2004-2005 season, he won his first two Grand Prix titles.
- Also, he became first at the 2004 NHK Trophy in Japan and second at 2004 Trophee Eric Bompard in France.
- He successfully defended his national title at the 2005 U.S. Championships.
- In his 2006-2007 season, he lost his national title finishing the competition in third place.
- After that, he started training with Ukrainian coach Galina Zmievskaya.
- In his 2007-2008 season, he went on to compete in Cup of Russia and won the gold medal.
- In October 2008, he won the silver medal at Skate America.
- He was ranked sixth at the 2010 Winter Olympics finishing a new personal-best combined score of 238.87.
- He then announced his retirement on 23rd October 2013.
- He also announced that he would join NBC Olympics as a figure skating analyst for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi.
- A documentary Pop Star on Ice was also made about Weir and his career by filmmakers James Pellerito and David Barba.
- Later, he also starred in his own show called Be Good Johnny Weir.
Marital Status, Affairs, Children's, Sexual Orientation
Johnny Weir is a married person. He has come out as openly gay. On 30 December 2011, he got married to Victor Voronov. The couple got divorced in the year 2015. The reason for her divorce was due to domestic difficulties. He does not have any children. His sexual orientation is Gay. As of today, he is assumed to be single. He is living a happy life being single.
Before, he was also in a relationship with Adam Lambert in 2010.
Who is Victor Voronov?
Victor Voronov is a Georgetown Law graduate of Russian Jewish descent.
Net Worth, Salary and Source of Income
The net worth of this famous skater is estimated to have $2 million as of 2019 but his salary is not revealed yet. It will be updated very soon. He is satisfied with his earnings. His major source of earning is from his skating career.
Social Media Platform
Johnny is very active on social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. He has more than 100k followers on Facebook, 242k followers on Instagram and 341k followers on Twitter.
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