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.

Thursday, October 30, 2014

Vladislav telling me a story about what happened to him directly to my face opened my eyes to what’s going on there, more so than any American activist that was dumping out bottles of Latvian vodka thinking it was Russian in the summer of 2013.
--thedailybeast.com, "'To Russia With Love': Can Johnny Weir Save Russia's Gays?" by Kevin Fallon, October 29, 2014
(how meeting with Vladislav Slavskiy, a young gay activist from Sochi, changed his perspective on Russia)

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