How Old Is Johnny Weir? Johnny Weir Birthday
Johnny Weir was born on July 2, 1984 and is 39 years old now.
Birthday: July 2, 1984
How Old - Age: 39
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Johnny Weir - Biography
John Garvin "Johnny" Weir (born July 2, 1984) is an American figure skater. He is 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).
From the beginning of his career at age twelve, Weir trained under coach Priscilla Hill. They worked together first at the University of Delaware in Newark and after the 2002/2003 season moved to the Pond Ice Arena, also in Newark. Weir also spent part of each summer between 2003 and 2005 working with Russian coach Tatiana Tarasova at the International Skating Center of Connecticut in Simsbury, Connecticut. In the summer of 2007 when he moved to the Ice Vault Arena in Wayne, New Jersey, Weir was coached instead by Galina Zmievskaya, who previously coached Weir's idol Oksana Baiul. Zmievskaya's son-in-law and Olympic gold medallist Viktor Petrenko acted as Weir's assistant coach, and her daughter Nina Petrenko was one of his choreographers.
In 2013, Weir became involved in the discussion of whether the United States should boycott the Sochi Olympics because of Russia's anti-gay laws. After publicly expressing his opinion, he received personal threats. He was picketed by Queer Nation outside an appearance at Barnard College in December for his position that "the Olympics are not the place to make a political statement" about Russia's anti-gay laws and "you have to respect the culture of a country you are visiting". Weir called the experience "eye-opening", and went on to respond through further media interviews. Subsequently, NBC named Weir and Tara Lipinski to its figure skating coverage team in Sochi. Weir commented, "I'm a gay American...I plan to be there in full support of our brothers and sisters there and not be afraid."
In 2011, Weir married Victor Voronov (b. 1984), a Georgetown Law graduate of Russian-Jewish descent, in a civil ceremony on New Year's Eve in New York City. The couple divorced in 2015, citing domestic difficulties.
