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In figure skating, your body can only last for so long. I can't be 50 and trying to skate but I can be 50 and be in fashion, so I have to look to my future and what I want to achieve.

Johnny Weir

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Johnny Weir
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: July 2
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Figure Skater
Coatesville
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