Spirit Day: "Paint the World Purple"

Throwback Thursday: Johnny bathed in purple spotlight, December 2011. Exclusive photo © David Ingogly.

NOTE: Post now UPDATED below with downloadable podcast and transcript of Johnny and Victor's BBC interview!


We are each an army of one.March forward with your army,never let go of your futureand never listen to idiots who tell you “no.”— Johnny Weir
Spirit Day 2010


It’s Spirit Day. Wear

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Practice Is Perfect

A determined Johnny battles a monster cold, 

high altitude, and smoke-tinged air to rehearse 

on the sun-drenched ice in Sun Valley, Idaho. 

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Random Tuesday Roundup

An oasis of gorgeous: Johnny at G Lounge. 

More pics below!




UPDATE: Johnny’s latest column is up at the Falls-Church News-Press: “Johnny’s World: Orange Birkin.” Don’t let the title lull you into thinking you’re embarking on a fluffy ode to fashion: It’s a stinging and powerful must-read that helps explain Johnny’s recent absence from social media, which had fans worried. I’m kind of

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Dear Johnny...

...we miss you!


Thank you for your amazing gift of skating,
your courage, your brilliant sense of humor,
and for all the extraordinary beauty you bring to this world.


Thank you for being in our lives.
Thank you for letting us be in yours.


So very proud to be your fans.


We love you always.


— from Binky, 

and every fan who has written me this week 

to say exactly that.




How

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Something Beautiful Today

Johnny hits the ice for his rehearsal in Sun Valley. 

This is about the happiest he looked the entire time, 

until he came to greet his waiting fans. The rest of 

his rehearsal was a quiet and intense tug-o-war 
between him and illness, fatigue, altitude, and smoky air.




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UPDATE: Excerpt from Johnny’s

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While We Wait...

Johnny in Sun Valley, Idaho,

preparing for his debut performance 

of Schindler’s List while battling 
a monster cold, high altitude, and smoky air. 
I can’t even imagine how he gave such a 
beautiful performance that night—except that 
that’s just the kind of world-renowned champion he is.

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It’s like you’re

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With Your Celebrity Host, Johnny Weir

Johnny at G Lounge’s Sweet 16 birthday 

party in Chelsea last night, at which a 5,000-square-foot 

mural by artist David Paul Kay was unveiled. 

Photo posted to Instagram by G Lounge: 

“Strike a pose Johnny Weir! Celebrating G Lounge’s 

Sweet 16 and the unveiling of @davidpaulkay’s 

‘The Destination.’ Thanks to @andrewwerner 

for the photography!”




UPDATE: 

Re: recent reports in the

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Walk Walk Fashion Baby

Johnny walks the runway for 
Tumbler and Tipsy on the last day of NYFW. 

Totally different look for him, and he seemed to have 

fun with it, tweeting: “Thank you @tumblerandtipsy 

and @MichaelKuluva for a brilliant day. 

So happy to walk for you. Large smooch.”







REMINDER!! NYC-area fans: 

See Johnny (and Victor!) 

Monday, September 16, 

at G Lounge’s Sweet 16 party, 

with your

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A Sudden Craving for Marshmallows...

Johnny at The Blonds NYFW show last night. He described his look as “inspired by 
getting punched by a marshmallow.”

So the Fashion Week photogasm continues with Johnny’s appearance at The Blonds, plus he’ll be walking today at 2 pm EDT in the Tumbler and Tipsy by Michael Kuluva show, presented by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation. He previously walked for Tumbler and Tipsy earlier this year and

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From Skorts to Soviet Uniforms, "He Is an Awesome Man"

Johnny at the alice + olivia presentation 

during NYFW last night. He tweeted that he’d be wearing 

a “skort”; the Fug Girls briefly described his shorts-in-front-

pleated-skirt-in-back look as “a bum cape,” 

but promise a more lengthy discussion to come. 

Of course the real story was his spectacularly gigantic 

arm cuff.... (see below). Photo via Getty.

Also below: His outstanding

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Sun Valley Sneak Peek: "A Rare Human So Breathtaking..."

After a long day of fighting a monster cold, high altitude, 

and air infused with leftover forest-fire smoke— 

through rehearsals and two spectacular performances 

that required oxygen in between—Johnny is, as always, 

nothing but warm and gracious to every. single. fan. 

at the Sun Valley post-show meet-n-greet.

Exclusive photo © David Ingogly.

More exclusive pics below, 
including his

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Advantage: Weir

And now for something completely different: 

Johnny at the Opening Night Gala 

for the US Open Tennis Tournament in NYC. 

Photo via Getty.





UPDATE: New Johnny media from 
his appearance at the US Open! 
And NEW PICS below!

Go Fug Yourself: Weirly Played, Johnny Weir. “Booty shorts, a demi-skirt, a leather vest, wings, and a gilded goblet of champagne: He’s like the biker angel of

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Propaganda

Johnny in one of his traditional warmup jackets 

emblazoned with the word “Russia.” 

As a well-known openly gay man whose marriage 

to Victor was front-page news in Russia, 
he is, in the eyes of Russian law, 

literally “homosexual propaganda.” 



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Defending the propaganda law at a

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Monday Multimedia Roundup

I love my community and the Russian nation, and 

that is why I have taken the steps I believe will be most helpful, 

whether you agree with me or not. I urge everyone to fight for 

your own beliefs. Just because I believe in an anti-boycott and 

because I believe in an LGBT-friendly presence in Russia 

doesn’t mean you have to, nor do I push you to believe something 

simply because I say

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"We Are Our Own Greatest Weapons"

The power of the human spirit 
will prevail against all odds.

—Johnny Weir




Exclusive photo © David Ingogly. 

The final set in this series is posted below.










UPDATE: New video from CBS News:

 Johnny Weir: If I’m Arrested in Russia, So Be It. 

An excellent interview, with bonus skating footage 

from the Ice House and interviews with 

his skating partners there. Johnny's

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Skaterpalooza II: Birthday Boogaloo

Irrepressible Johnny at rehearsal—

just exactly perfect for today.

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UPDATE: More media appearances by Johnny regarding the ongoing anti-LGBT crisis in Russia, which he termed a “tragedy” in his ABC News interview:

*Article and audio on BBC News

*Article and brief audio message to his Russian fans on Svoboda (article is in Russian)

Джонни Вейр

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"Should Anything Happen to Me..."

Johnny during his last visit to Russia, in November 2012. 

Read about his harrowing experience during that trip 

in the column he wrote when he finally got home—

a story he was forbidden to tell, but which he did anyway, 

with the same fierce courage that now fuels him 

to challenge Russia’s “gay propaganda” laws 

by standing with the LGBT community in Russia 
and by refusing to censor

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Of Boycotts and Birthdays

Johnny and Victor at their Great Gatsby-themed 

birthday celebration in New York Saturday night. 

Photo via Getty. 

Apparently a very good time was had by all...

UPDATE: Nearly 400 photos of the party now available 
on this Flickr gallery by Next Edition Studios!
Also on Facebook here.




So before we get to some brief birthday picspam (or not. Please feel free to skip ahead to the eye

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"Let the World Shine in Peace"

“I lived, cried, and bled for the Olympics. ...

The Olympics are what made me Johnny Weir.”


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As Russia becomes increasingly more dangerous for LGBT people, including foreign visitors, there is a growing outcry for other nations to boycott the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in protest.

Harvey Fierstein surged to the forefront of this movement with his

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"I Am Myself, Never Flinching"

“I will fight for my right to go to Russia. 

I will fight to perform there. I will fight to show 

the government how strong my community is. 

I will proudly go to Russia ... and hold my head high. 

Should I get arrested, I will be arrested with the pride 

that I am myself, never flinching, and I will be strong 

for the oppressed community of beautiful people 

who I can call brothers.” 

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