Johnny Weir Biography

Fast Facts

• Practiced jumping on roller skates in his family basement and first tried ice skating on a cornfield near his home
• Chose ice skating over equestrian pursuits at the age of 12
• Won the gold medal at the 2001 World Junior Championships
• Captured three consecutive golds at the U
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• National Championships, from 2004 to '06
• Taught Kathy Griffin how to skate in the 2006 season finale of Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
• Performed a skating routine to Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" at 2009 New York's Fashion Week, where he previously walked the runway for Heatherette
• Profiled in the 2009 documentary Pop Star on Ice and the 2010 Sundance Channel reality series Be Good Johnny Weir
• Retired from competitive skating in 2013 and joined NBC as a commentator for the 2014 Winter Olympics