Johnny Weir

Whether witty or wise, controversial or charming, shocking or silly, sweet or sassy, provocative or profound, inspiring or infuriating--or any combination of those--Johnny Weir, the three-time U.S. Champion, two-time Olympian, and World medalist figure skater, almost always says something worth quoting whenever he commentates a skating competition, makes a TV appearance, gives an interview, holds a press conference, writes, tweets, or is caught on video. His quotes needed to be collected and shared; hence this blog.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Code of Points has taken the beauty out of the sport and we're no longer seeing visually overwhelming performances because there's just too much stuff to cram in. Might as well put a stopwatch and a referee out there on the ice and let us fight each other and call it a day.
--goldenskate.com, "Johnny Weir: America's Olympic Strong Shot Puts Things Into Perspective" by Kathleen Bangs, December 30, 2005
Posted by Nancy Knisley at 9:04 AM
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