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I'm hoping my presence alone in Russia will be a show of strength for the Russian LGBT community.

Johnny Weir

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Johnny Weir
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: July 2
Actor
Figure Skater
Coatesville
Pennsylvania
Strength
Alone
Community
Show
Shows
Hoping
Russian
Presence
Russia

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It's really grinding to always play out of both sides of your mind and always be thinking what will offend people. Or what won't. But I'm strong enough to deal with that. I own that I'm freakish in my way.
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I definitely feel like I'm more of an artist than an athlete. But I'm good at both.
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Every little boy should be so lucky as to turn into me.
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I want to create things while I have time on Earth, and the art of costume and culture has always inspired me.
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To me, figure skating is an art form, and that's what I always try to bring in, even to my competitive programs.
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I definitely don't think of myself as an actual male model. I'm far too short and my legs are far too muscular.
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I’m good when I’m alone. I’m comfortable when I’m alone. I can sit and do lots of things all by myself. Sex included.
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For me, I skate as masculine as I can. I'm not a big strong guy. I'm not interested in fighting or throwing punches or balling my hands in fists all day. I'm not interested in guns, I'm not interested in football or stereotypically masculine things, so I'm going to skate in a fashion that is manly for Johnny Weir.
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I would love to be a spokes model for Karl Lagerfeld or Balenciaga or something like that.
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I will be 60 or 70 years old still rocking my Chanel blazer with my hair all coiffed.
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The booing and the drama help make the Olympics interesting, but at what cost? When will people finally get tired of it and start watching the X-Games or competitive tire rolling instead?
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I drink Vitamin Water nonstop - I should have an IV.
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You only live once. Life is a show
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Despite the usual idea of a figure skater, I have no rhythm when it comes to even walking off the ice. I fall off curbs all the time.
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Finding someone to share your life with is one of the most important things a human can do and was preached to me by my mother.
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If just one person, one child who is made to feel isolated, looks at me and sees that it is okay to be your own person and walk down your own path, then everything I have ever gone through will be worth it.
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In spite of all the skills that I do have, to relate to the normal world I have no applicable skills. I can speak Russian, I can speak French. I know about Chanel. Especially vintage Chanel. I know what Halston is. All of these things, but they can't really be applied to a nine-to-five.
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I'd say in general, my style is Johnny Weir style. It's my style. I can't classify it as anything else.
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Being in the public eye is part of what I do, and taking on a multitude of different projects - television, radio, fashion, writing or deep-sea diving - is a blessing. It is also how I pay my bills and fund my own skating, as I don't have a sponsor or financial help from my federation.
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Masculinity is what you believe it to be. I think masculinity and femininity is something that's very old-fashioned. There's a whole new generation of people who aren't defined by their sex or race or who they like to sleep with.
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