Heavy Medal Archive: Johnny Weir
Weir must clean up his act in order to medal
Pregame rituals are ubiquitous in sport: LeBron James throws chalk in the air, Tim Tebow inks up the eye black and Johnny Weir cleans. Yes, the eccentric American figure skater dips into the cleaning supplies to calm his nerves before...
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February 17, 2010; 7:17 PM ET |
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Johnny Weir might attempt a quad in free skate
Hey, what do you know, a Johnny Weir story that doesn't involve the words "faux fur"? Turns out Weir, in addition to having a controversial fashion sense, is a pretty good figure skater. Weir is apparently considering bring back a...
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February 15, 2010; 2:40 PM ET |
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Weir feels safer from activists by staying in village
Figure skater Johnny Weir might not like staying at the Olympic athletes village, but he feels safer than he would in a hotel. Weir said he received what he considers "very serious threats" from anti-fur activists, which influenced his decision...
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February 13, 2010; 2:42 PM ET |
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Weir relents; will go from fox fur to faux
Johnny Weir told Icenetwork.com that after animal-rights activists threatened to "disrupt" his free skate at the Vancouver Olympics, he decided to remove the real fox fur from his long program costume and replace it with white faux fur instead. Weir,...
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January 29, 2010; 9:47 AM ET |
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Johnny Weir lets the fur, and the quotes, fly
As far as quote machines go, Johnny Weir is the gift that keeps on giving. Weir has faced regular criticism from animal rights groups for his wearing of fur, both on and off the ice. In a recent interview with...
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January 27, 2010; 2:10 PM ET |
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Does Weir still have it?
There's no doubt Johnny Weir can make an impression on fans watching the men's figure skating competition in Vancouver. As longtime Olympic writer Phil Hersh of the Chicago Tribune wrote in a recent column: Johnny Weir always has been comfortable...
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Coryn Connelly-Cabreros
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January 19, 2010; 6:17 PM ET |
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