Johnny Weir Biography
Johnny Weir is a figure skater and television pundit from the United States. He is a two-time Olympian, 2008 World bronze medalist, two-time Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, 2001 World Junior Champion, and three-time United States National champion.
How old is Johnny Weir? – Age
He is 39 years old as of 2 July 2023. He was born in 1984 in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, United States. His real name is John Garvin Weir.
Johnny Weir Family – Education
Weir was born as the eldest son of nuclear power plant engineer John Weir and nuclear power plant worker Patti Weir (née Moore). He is of Norwegian descent, and he has one younger brother, Brian “Boz” Weir. Weir grew up in Quarryville, Pennsylvania, a small hamlet in Amish country in central Pennsylvania. Weir’s father had participated in English saddle competitions. Weir was also an exceptional rider, having won several equestrian events and competing in the Devon Horse Show with his Shetland pony, Shadow, by the age of nine. His family relocated to New Britain, Connecticut, so he could attend training.
Johnny Weir Wife
Weir married his boyfriend Victor Voronov, a Georgetown University Law Center graduate with Russian ancestors, in a civil ceremony in New York City in January 2012, five months after the state approved same-sex marriages. In January 2014, a temporary restraining order was filed and later vacated.
In February 2014, Weir filed for divorce. In March 2014, the couple appeared in court to have claims of domestic violence against Weir dismissed. Later that month, Weir accused Voronov of rape; Voronov launched a defamation suit against Weir in September 2014.
Johnny Weir Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $4 million.
Johnny Weir Figure Skating
Weir was brought up in Quarryville, Pennsylvania, winning a few equestrian rivalries prior to changing to figure skating at 12 years old. Priscilla Slope was his most memorable mentor. He became qualified to contend in the Lesser Amazing Prix during the 1999-2000 season and came out on top for the 2001 Junior Big showdown. The accompanying season, Weir contended as a senior interestingly, coming in 6th spot at the U.S. Nationals. The 2003-2004 season was “the defining moment” for Weir and prepared with Tatiana Tarasova; he brought home his most memorable public championship at age 19.
At the 2006 U.S. Nationals, Weir was the primary male skater to win three successive U.S. titles since Brian Boitano very nearly 20 years beforehand. He completed third at the 2007 U.S. Nationals and supplanted his long-term mentor Priscilla Slope with Galina Zmievskaya for the 2007-2008 season. At the 2008 U.S. Nationals, he tied for the lead position with Evan Lysacek, both with a consolidated score of 244.77 places, yet Lysacek was named the U.S. champion since following ISU guidelines, he won the free skate. Weir completed fifth spot at the 2009 U.S. Nationals, the initial time beginning around 2003 that Weir didn’t fit the bill to contend at the Universes titles.
He was prepared to stop figure skating before the 2009-2010 season, yet wound up fitting the bill for the 2010 Winter Olympics by winning bronze at the 2010 U.S. Nationals. Weir resigned from cutthroat figure skating in 2013. He joined NBC as a pundit starting at the Sochi Olympics in 2014. He was collaborated with sports observer Terry Gannon and individual professional skater Tara Lipinski; likewise in 2014, they turned into NBC’s essential figure skating experts, commentating for skating in two Olympics.
Weir had a traditional skating style and was known for being “an exceptionally melodious skater” and “an engaging craftsman”. He frequently planned his own outfits or worked widely with his creators and later was referred to for his design decisions as a telecaster. His outfit decisions and frankness caused clashes with U.S. Figure Skating, the administering body of the game in the U.S., all through his skating profession. Correspondents would raise his sexual direction during his exhibitions, making him openly address homophobic comments by analysts during the 2010 Olympics. He turned out in mid 2011 and has been associated with LGBTQ activism.