I’m not a figure skating fan. When I see Johnny Weir, I find it difficult to get past his appearance.
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It’s too extreme. My inclination is not to watch him skate. I assume he’s more flamboyant style than substance.
And his antics play into many of the stereotypes about male figure skaters. Even gay pundits are asking: Is Johnny Weir “Too Gay” For Figure Skating? (VIDEO)
My respect for Weir climbed a notch or two after hearing him fire back at broadcasters Claude Mailhot and Alain Goldberg of RDS, a French-language sports channel in Quebec. Here’s that interview.
U.S. men’s figure skater Johnny Weir says he was ‘frankly, pissed’ upon learning that the two French-language commentators questioned his gender and made other jibes during his Olympic skating performances last week. (Feb. 24)
Click PLAY or watch his interview on YouTube.
Still, I’m more inclined to cheer (or at least smirk at) the macho antics of Silver medalist, Russia’s Yevgeny Plushenko.
Plushenko and his coach want his competitors to man up and throw quad twists. I agree.
Comments? … Should I simply give up on Figure Skating completely?
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