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Johnny Weir

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John Garvin Weir (; born July 2, 1984) is an American television commentator and retired figure skater. He is a two-time Olympian (2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics), the 2008 World bronze medalist, a two-time Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, the 2001 World Junior Champion, and a three-time U.S. National champion (2004–2006). He was the youngest U.S. National champion since 1991, in 2006 the first skater to win U.S. Nationals three times in a row since Brian Boitano in the late 1980s, and the first American to win Cup of Russia in 2007. Weir was raised in Quarryville, Pennsylvania, winning several equestrian competitions before switching to figure skating at the age of 12. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Johnny Weir is the 398th most popular skater (down from 379th in 2024), the 18,824th most popular biography from United States (down from 18,327th in 2019) and the 47th most popular American Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Johnny Weir ranks 396 out of 483. Before him are Sarah Meier, Matteo Anesi, Alena Leonova, and Luca Lanotte. After him are Toshiyuki Kuroiwa, Alysa Liu, François-Louis Tremblay, Irene Schouten, Han Cong, Jorrit Bergsma, Bart Swings, and Renate Groenewold.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Johnny Weir ranks 1,071. Before him are Rubens Sambueza, Martina Stella, Miroslav Radović, Luis Ángel Maté, Marko Perović, and Angelique Widjaja. After him are Jonathan Bornstein, Trey Songz, Laura Pous Tió, Simon Mathew, Iván Ramis, and Park Won-jae.

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Among SKATERS In United States

Among skaters born in United States, Johnny Weir ranks 47. Before him are Ilia Malinin (2004), Nathan Chen (1999), Cathy Turner (1962), Chris Witty (1975), Casey FitzRandolph (1975), and Bryce Davison (1986). After him are Alysa Liu (2005), Sarah Hughes (1985), Joey Cheek (1979), Meryl Davis (1987), Timothy Goebel (1980), and Danny Way (1974).

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