Nothing like a good butt spin at Nationals. 

--NBC, Skating Spectacular, U. S. Nationals, January 28, 2024

(on the unusual spins at the end of the skating program of pair skaters Isabelle Martins and Ryan Bedard)

I have seen public skaters with more emotion and performance ability. There's no connection at all to her music. You could put anything on--it could be a hoedown or a polka--and she would probably still perform the exact same way as she is with this piece.

--E! channel, women's free dance, Four Continents Championships, February 2, 2024

(on South Korean skater Seoyeong Wi's free skate)

So next time you're watching a performance, just think about the fact that this skinny tiny little blade not only will hold 800 pounds of force when you come down on a quadruple triple jump, but it also holds every bit of work and every dream these skaters have ever dreamt in the balance.
--USA channel, pairs short, U.S. Nationals, January 25, 2024

(talking about figure skating blades after pairs short program)

She's choreographed within an inch of her glamor. 

--USA Channel, women's short program, U. S. Nationals, January 26, 2023

(on one of the reasons skater Isabeau Levito's programs are so successful)

There's something in this performance that makes me feel like I got hit by a bag of baggage claims somewhere and woke up in one of the most magnificent places, and it's like...How?...Where am I?!

--Peacock (streaming service), Eurovision 2022, Semifinal 1, May 10, 2022

(on Norway's entry, "Give That Wolf a Banana" sung by Subwoolfer)

I wish my coach would have danced along to my performances.

[Terry Gannon: Yelling doesn't count?]

No, yelling does not count as dancing, Terrance. Maybe in your sport, but not ours.

--Olympic Channel, Rostelecom Cup, pairs short program, broadcast December 1, 2021

(after watching the coach of Russian pair Daria Pavliuchenko and Denis Khodykin dance as they skated)

His mastery of the blade is kind of like a sushi chef or something.

--NBC, Rostelecom Cup, men's free skate, broadcast November 28, 2021

(on Russian skater Mikhail Kolyada)

He was moving his head up and down and side to side a lot, almost like an agitated pigeon. 
--NBCSN, 2019 World Figure Skating Championships, men's short program, March 21, 2019
(on Russian skater Mikhail Kolyada's short program)

She usually sells that short program like the rent's due tomorrow, and she hasn't gotten a paycheck yet.
--NBCSN, ladies short program, 2018 Olympics, February 20, 2018
(complimenting Canadian skater Gabrielle Daleman's short program skating)

I’m a commentator, not a “complimentator.” Explaining falls and rough skates is hard because I have been that skater, and truth can hurt. But I would never be able to do my job without telling the truth about every aspect of figure skating and the performances you’ll see.
--Twitter, February 10, 2018

Yuzuru Hanyu's performance there reminds me, if there were angels in a really cold environment and they breathed, that's what angels' breath would look like.
--NBC, commenting after the men's short program, 2018 Olympics, February 15, 2018

It was a rough go, but ice is slippery.
--wdtn.com,"Catching up with Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski" video interview by Aaron Nolan, February 10, 2018
(on Nathan Chen's men's short program during the 2018 Olympic team skating event)

I would just give him all the gold medals: the slalom, the bobsled, the luge, figure skating.
--NBCSN, 2018 USFS Championship, Men's Free Skate, January 6, 2018
(after Nathan Chen completed his free skate)

I should start performing in mumus to save myself from considering peony petals as a sneaky dinner. #diet
--Twitter, May 16, 2017

There's something so regal about the way they skate, almost sitting at a giant Marie Antoinette dining table where you don't have to reach for anything.
--NBC, Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, broadcast February 18, 2017
(on Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir's first place free dance performance)

Being gay had as much to do with my performances as muscle cars or giraffes.
--thegeekiary.com, "An Interview with Johnny Weir: His Thoughts on ‘Yuri on Ice’," by Angel, December 15, 2016

Nipples to Jesus.
--olympicchannel.com, "Take the Mic: Johnny Weir," November 3, 2016
(describing the final pose of his long program in the 2010 Olympics)

A medal or not, he's the peoples' princess.
--olympicchannel.com, "Take the Mic: Johnny Weir," November 3, 2016
(commentating the final moments of his long program performance in the 2010 Olympics)

As the competitors get younger and younger that you're up against, you've got to find that inner soul and schwerve with it.
--NBC, Skate Canada broadcast, November 1, 2015
(on the improvements Canadian skater Nam Nguyen needs to make to his performances)

She beat the ice dead and tore its weave off.
--NBC, 2015 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, broadcast January 24, 2015
(on Courtney Hicks' short program)