Snow King 2 Rehearsals Revisited

Beautiful Johnny at Snow King 2 rehearsal. Exclusive photo © Elena Vasileva. A zillion more of these gorgeous pics below!

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The lovely Elena Vasileva sent me two new exclusive black-and-white Snow King 2 photo series (which, as you all know, is my absolute fav style of photography), both of which are spectacular.

Bonus Dress Rehearsal Gallery

Johnny as enchanted Kai at the final Snow King 2 dress rehearsal on December 26, 2015. Exclusive photo © Elena Vasileva.

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Yes, yes, I said we were wrapping up Snow King 2 coverage last week, but that’s before I knew there was a whole slew of practice photos to be had...

Fan Meeting and Fond Farewells

Beautiful Johnny as Kai, poised beneath the Snow King’s carriage, in Evgeni Plushenko’s magical ‘Snow King 2.’ The show ended its run in Moscow with a final performance on January 7, Orthodox Christmas Day. Exclusive photo © Elena Vasileva.

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And so, with 15 performances finished, we have come to the end of our glorious coverage of Johnny as Kai in Snow King 2.

'Endless Perfection on Ice'

Johnny as Enchanted Kai with Evgeni Plushenko as the Snow King. Exclusive photo © Elena Vasileva. For cheeky video of this moment, scroll down (through all the gorgeous picspam) to the end of the post!

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The Moscow leg of the Snow King 2 tour has nearly drawn to a close, with one final performance to go of the fifteen that began just after Christmas (please see all the previous amazing photos and videos here and here).

Beautiful Kai Is Back and as Magical as Ever

Johnny as Enchanted Kai in Evgeni Plushenko’s Snow King 2. Exclusive photo © Elena Vasileva.

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Snow King 2, Evgeni Plushenko’s sequel to his 2014 smash hit Snow King, premiered in Moscow over the weekend to sellout crowds for a 15-show run throughout the holiday season.

Johnny at Practice Is Perfect

Johnny at Snow King 2 rehearsal on December 25. Exclusive photo © Elena Vasileva.

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Before the perfection of performance, first there are hours and hours and HOURS of grueling practices.

Johnny Returns to His Beloved Russia

Johnny chats with fans after arriving at Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow, Russia, on Monday. Exclusive photo © Elena Vasileva. Gorgeous peonies—his favorite and a rare find in Moscow in December!—also from Elena. More exclusives below!

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Johnny is back in beautiful Mother Russia this week to reprise his role as Kai in Evgeni Plushenko’s Snow King - 2, the follow-up to last year’s wildly successful Snow King.

’Tis the Season . . .

...to take a closer look at Johnny clad in sheer red lace. Fortunately we have lots of new pics to enable us to do just that. Exclusive photo © David Keyser.

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Yes, ’tis the season indeed. For those of us who couldn’t get enough of this costume from Johnny’s Bryant Park tree-lighting performance — or weren’t aware until that moment just how sheer it actually is, which apparently includes Johnny himself — behold, we have a whole new series of picspam to help clarify things. So to speak.

Count Weircula Plays in Peoria

Johnny as Dracula in Nancy Kerrigan’s Halloween on Ice during the tour’s stop in my hometown: Peoria, IL. It was his twelfth performance in three weeks, with a not-fully-healed right ankle, and he was, as always, absolutely amazing. Exclusive photo © David Keyser.

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Yes, there's more Halloween on Ice tour picspam! And video! Because who doesn’t want a gazillion new pics of Johnny skating in (a) a sheer red lace bodysuit or (b) a dramatic silken cloak, portraying the Vampire King as only he can? (Haha wait is that even a question...?)

Halloween on Ice: Spellbound

Johnny during his grand entrance as Dracula at the end of Act I in Nancy Kerrigan’s Halloween on Ice, flying around the arena with the help of John Coughlin and Brent Bommentre. Exclusive photo © David Keyser. 40+ amazing photos plus exclusive video below!

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Today’s picspam offers an unparalleled compilation of fabulousness in vampirism.

Johnny Weir: The Vampire King

Johnny in his starring role as ‘Dracula, King of the Vampires,’ in Nancy Kerrigan’s Halloween on Ice, from the performance in Syracuse, NY. Detail of an exclusive photo © David Keyser. Full image below!

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Yes, I realize that we just want to GET TO THE PHOTOS, so let me be brief: Halloween on Ice is AMAZING.

Hauntingly Beautiful Creep

Johnny near the end of his stunning performance to Kim Nicky’s ‘Creep’ at an Evening With Champions. Exclusive photo © David Keyser. Please click to see the huge full-size image in all its breathtaking detail.

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Like 2014’s ‘Human,’ Johnny’s ‘Creep’ seems deeply personal, a theme for a lifetime of skating and living to his own beat, leading with his heart, without apology, and answering to no one.