The Best of Binky's Johnny Weir Blog: A Weibundance of Weir

Johnny at the Beijing airport this morning,

with literal armloads of flowers

from his wonderful Chinese Pandas.
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Exclusive photo © Joveta Leo.

40+ more pics below!
And NEW UPDATES!!

And look who’s already there!

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of our favorite pair, courtesy of Joveta Leo.

NEW: Fan poll

on Johnny’s official website!!

Voting continues through August 5.

More details below!

Yes!! Summer touring continues!

Johnny just finished his Fantasy on Ice tour
performances, so get ready: the Weibocalypse
of Artistry on Ice is happening now!
Please see Johnny’s official website for all
his performance dates this summer!

Johnny’s ONLY US performance

this summer will be in Sun Valley, ID, August 16.

Tickets on sale now.

Don’t miss this chance to see him skate live!!

Dear Johnny,

we believe in you,

we support you, and
we love you always. ♥

http://bit.ly/WeLoveYouJW

Note: Candles last only 48 hours, so please visit often

to keep the love and light shining...

Exclusive photo © David Ingogly.

Yes, Johnny arrived safely in China early this morning, after a lengthy flight delay out of New Jersey that I’m sure added just the right touch of arghhhhhhh to his already slightly torturous 12-hour flight across half the world, although said delay also seems like just the sort of thing to put his faithful traveling companion, Jet Lag, in a really bubbly mood, so yay for that.

At any rate, he and Jet stepped off the plane to a truly lovely welcome from Chinese fans, who showered him with stunning bouquets and fun gifts while photographing and videoing his every move, which personally is just how I like my Johnny arrivals: every. single. moment. painstakingly and thoroughly captured for posterity. And then they uploaded it all to Weibo, and thus here we are, me babbling away and you drumming your fingers ever more loudly on your desk....

But wait! Before you scroll down to the delicious Weirbosity, Johnny would like to invite you to help him decide what show program he should create next via the fan poll posted today on his official website!

Vote on my next show program! Every vote counts! I am so excited to take my fans suggestions and have some fun! http://t.co/CDA0ez883L
— Johnny Weir (@JohnnyGWeir) July 22, 2014

Please click the image to vote!

Choices are:

“Chandelier” by Sia
“Gypsy/Americano” mashup by Lady Gaga
“I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston
“Carmen” by George Bizet
“Cease Fire” by Christina Aguilera
“The Story” by Brandi Carlile
“Buttons” by The Pussycat Dolls

Both Whitney and “Carmen” have already seen some heavy campaigning on Twitter, so it’ll be interesting to see how this turns out. I personally would loooooove to see his interpretation of “Buttons,” especially after he posted this snippet to his Instagram last week:

Via Johnny: “The White Boy Wiggle...
A.K.A, Buttons.”

As noted on his website, you may only vote for one song at a time, but you can vote as many times as you like until voting closes upon Johnny’s return from China August 5. So please feel free to vote often for all your favorites until he gets back!

OK! Now FINALLY let’s scroll on to the picspam....

Photos below credited per Weibo stamp on each image unless otherwise noted. Please click any photo for the full-size image. Some are pleasantly huge, as we all prefer.

Our story begins in Newark, New Jersey,

where Johnny waits to board his flight...

...while nearly 7,000 miles away, his Chinese Pandas
are deeply involved in Johnny preparations,

including picking up these gorgeous bouquets

to present to him upon his arrival.

All flower pics via Karen Wolffy.

I believe they also chose at least one fan to give him,

because as we know from the past four years of AOI tours,

he’s always way way too hot in China...

Please feel free to interpret that any way you wish.

Via Chinese Panda Haohewuyin.

More than 12 hours later.
Waiting for Johnny...

...and here he is at last!

Flowers!

Exclusive photo © Joveta Leo.

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Exclusive photo © Joveta Leo.

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Note Starbucks bag.

Selfies with Johnny!

Via @hsinyichi.

Via @sarah0707wsy:

“Me&Johnny! I love you!”

Heading for the transport to the hotel.

This series of photos is courtesy of Haohewuyin, and is actually a set of screencaps from video that she took of Johnny at the airport. She said she won’t be able to post the video until she returns home, but for now we can enjoy a hilarious glimpse through these pics.

Yay! A fan!

IDK but he seems delighted with it.

Mmmmm... flowers. ♥

This whole car scene kills me....

...no captions needed.

UPDATES!!

New from @Karen_Wolffy: more flower pics!

And more of the gift with which he is delighted!

After Johnny was on his way,

fans enjoyed dinner together!

Meanwhile,

Back at the Hotel...

Via Johnny: “I’m so happy to be back in China!

Thank you to my amazing fans who greeted me

at the airport. 我愛你！”

On June 17, Johnny Instagrammed this illustration of
the costume he’ll be wearing for the special boundary-breaking

male-male pairs program he’s slated to perform
during the AOI tour, skated to “When Love Is Gone,”
the theme from “Farewell My Concubine.”

Johnny will skate the role of the King’s Consort,
and a Chinese male pairs star—one rumor has it
as legendary Zhao Hongbo—will skate as the King.

And here’s a look at the Consort’s

finished costume today, via Johnny:

“I love my job.”

UPDATE!! Via Johnny’s Weibo:

“I’m so excited to be in China!

Costuming by @姿zi-studio and

hair and make-up by @造型师石耀!”

UPDATE!! Via Johnny’s Weibo.

Bonus video!! Via Johnny: “Practice with the lovely

Zhang Hao [his other rumored pairs partner]!

@ Capital Indoor Stadium”

One more from the airport.

I often think he’s still the boy who was amazed

that anyone would travel and/or wait hours
to greet him at an airport when, as he wrote in
WTMW, his own mother wouldn’t wait
30 minutes in the car for him.

Exclusive photo © Joveta Leo.

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Bonus gif!! Via @chinaicebbs:

from a previous AOI.

Very special thanks to Joveta Leo

for the exclusive pics!!

ICYMI: Johnny with the birthday gift from fans

that we managed to keep a surprise for weeks:

a vintage Trifari brooch!

Via his Instagram: “Thank you to my beautiful, incredible

and wonderful fans for your birthday gifts!

This Trifari dragon is magnificent!”

Thank YOU for this fabulous pic!
Happy birthday all month long, Johnny!

Read all about our birthday fan project
and see exclusive pics in this post:
“Here Be Dragons”!

Johnny stars in To Russia With Love,
a new documentary about LGBT athletes, portions of which
were filmed in secret during his time in Sochi as an NBC figure
skating commentator. He also is an executive producer for the film,
a project of Robert Redford’s Sundance Productions,
which will premiere October 22.

More info here and on the EPIX website.

Johnny and Tara’s brilliant commentary

segment from Late Night With Seth Meyers!
Video link.
Watch their interview with Seth here.

Johnny and Dora!!

Watch his spot over and over again
here, here, or here!

On Johnny’s website,

linked to his retirement statement.

Thank YOU, Johnny!

ICYMI: Johnny plans to discuss his personal difficulties just once,

in an exclusive interview with Access Hollywood’s Billy Bush.

The three-part interview is available at these links:

Johnny Weir Opens Up On Dramatic Divorce, Part 1
Transcript here.

Johnny Weir Opens Up On Dramatic Divorce, Part 2
Transcript here.

Johnny Weir: Why He Went Public With His Divorce
UPDATE: Transcript here.

Johnny Weir & Victor Voronov: No Reconciliation!

UPDATE: In response to a rash of erroneous reports in the media,

Johnny spoke briefly with Access Hollywood again

to set the record straight.

Before you point your finger at me, try to do some fact checking. Speaking for myself, I keep my private struggles private. #ArmyofOne
— Johnny Weir (@JohnnyGWeir) May 20, 2014

Also on the blog:
“Rise Like a Phoenix”
An exquisite black-and-white series
of Johnny at rehearsal.
Exclusive photo © David Ingogly.