The Best of Binky's Johnny Weir Blog: Incomparable

A celebration in brief picspam

of the artist and athlete

whose presence is deeply missed

at this year's US National Championships

and still hoped-for at next year's;

whose boundary-smashing influence is seen

in programs and costumes in rinks around the world;

who, each time he steps onto the ice,

takes his audience on a journey of

fierce elegance, grace, and expressiveness,
in which we leave the world behind

and are spellbound by something

more like performance art

than an ice-skating program;

and whose tremendous natural talent—

Dick Button once described his skating as "liquid gold"—

remains a still-marvelled-at phenomenon

in the fickle world of competitive figure skating:

The one and only

Johnny Weir.

Exclusive photos © David Ingogly.
Please click any photo twice
for glorious larger view.

Bonus pics!! Photo tweeted by Victor:

"Father-Son match day." Adorable IMO,

but apparently Johnny cast a too-imposing figure

for one little person yesterday.

Photo tweeted by Johnny:

"Max, Ira and Tanya circa 2005, SpB.

#throwbackthursday"

Bonus video!! New promo for this Sunday's

Rachael vs. Guy episode. Although I have no idea

what he's talking about when he says,

"In general, kids don't like me...."

Plenty of evidence to the contrary here and here. ♥
Video link.

More Celeb Cook-Off: Vote totals

as of about 9 am EST today.

Yay!! We moved Johnny up another percentage point!

For a discussion of these... interesting numbers,

please see Thursday's post.

Yes, my captain—we're still on it!

It's an uphill battle against those

Steelers fans, but we love a challenge!

So please VOTE VOTE VOTE 10x a day for Johnny

from every available device / browser /

strangers' laptops in Starbucks / whatever it takes...

Auction update: This gorgeous leather jacket
by Ralph Lauren, seen here on Johnny
at the annual Figure Skating in Harlem
benefit in 2007, is available!

A number of Johnny's auction items have been relisted,

which means if you missed out the first time around,

you're in luck: It's not too late to own a piece of Weir Gear!

Go check it out and see what treasures you could take home!

NEW at the Team Weir-Voronov fan store!!

"A Mighty Dream" calendars for 2013,

in both 12-month and 18-month designs!

Order yours today! All proceeds donated to

Johnny's Comeback Gift Fund,

administered by the lovely Patti Weir.

New episode THIS SUNDAY!

January 27, 9 pm EST & PST / 8 pm CST,

only on Food Network!
Please watch and vote for Johnny as your fan fav!

Patti has posted a new message

on Johnny's Comeback Gift Fund website,

with her thoughts on 2012
and what lies ahead.
Please go read it now!

Johnny's a regular columnist now

for the Falls Church News-Press!
His columns are published every Thursday
in the "National Commentary"
section—don't miss a single one!

Please alert absolutely everyone you've ever met

to "like" and follow the new

Johnny Weir To Host SNL! (Yes Please) campaign

on Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr.

Because he should be on all the things.

With or without ice.

But definitely with Viacheslav.

Yep, I'm still promoting this silly poll,
in which you can vote at least once a day.

Please vote for Johnny!!

Need to see Season 2 all over again?
Watch episodes online anytime on Logo!

Please be sure to check in with GetGlue
anytime you're watching the show...
or thinking about watching the show....
or wishing you were watching the show....

HE REALLY, REALLY IS!!
Landing quads and kicking ass!
Read his comeback statement
and the update on his website!

Yes, YOU can be a part of Johnny's comeback!

Please visit Johnny's Comeback Gift Fund today

and chip in as little as $1 via PayPal.

Our small gifts can help make his dream of competing
in his third Olympic Games come true!
And now you can leave a message
of support for Johnny, too!