Cup of Russia: Johnny Returns to the Grand Prix

Johnny this morning
at the men's short program practice 

for Rostelecom Cup / Cup of Russia. 

Exclusive photo © Elena Vasileva.

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Good luck, Johnny!! 

We love you and believe in you! 

GANBATTE!!

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Random Friday Roundup

Johnny in the kiss-and-cry with flowers from fans 

after his short program performance at Finlandia Trophy. 

Photo © Elena Vasileva / Elle-velle.

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OK! So much to catch up on this week! Here's all the exciting stuff that's been happening in Johnny world whilst I was busy doing boring things interrupted by frequent bouts of cleaning up cat vomit.... #whatismylife

In the Spirit of the Day

It's Spirit Day. Wear purple. 

Say something nice to someone 

you wouldn't usually talk to. 

Stop attacking people 

for being different. 

#love

— Johnny Weir

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"The Moment When We First Saw His New Costume"

Johnny at Finlandia Trophy practice on
Friday, October 5—the first time he unveiled 
his new Poker Face costume. 

Photo © Tatiana Edrenkina.

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Finlandia: The Phoenix

Johnny at his free skate practice this morning. 

Photo tweeted by @ESJW.

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UPDATE: 

Congratulations, Johnny, 

on an amazing and powerful 

comeback to competition!! 

Poker Face 2.0: First Look!

Photo posted to Facebook by Absolute Skating: 

"'Finlandia Trophy flash': Long awaited! Johnny Weir 

in his gorgeous Lady Gaga program costume." 

From this morning's short program practice in Espoo.

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Dreaming in Darkness

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A man must dream a long time 

in order to act with grandeur, 

and dreaming is nursed 

in darkness.

— Jean Genet

Family-Friendly Friday: Going Home

A pensive Johnny gazes out the window 

on the way to his hometown book signing 

in Lancaster, PA, January 14, 2011. 

Moments before, Tara had explained to him 

that 11-year-old Michelle Babineau, diagnosed with 

an incurable brain tumor, would be coming to the signing 

to fulfill a dying wish: to meet him. 

Michelle had been offered the chance to either 

go to Disneyland or to see Johnny. 

She chose Johnny.

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On a wintry Friday evening in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, two families and their extraordinary children came together for a brief but heartfelt moment in the name of love.

BGJW2 Screencapalooza!

Johnny listens intently during BGJW2, episode 4, 

as Ice Theatre of New York executive director 

and event producer Jirina Ribbens offers her advice 

on getting his "Spectacular" off the ground.

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Today's Action Items:

(1) Freak out that Finlandia is a week from tomorrow. #flail Pester every single fan in the world one more time to PLEASE. FIND. A. LIVESTREAM.

Flashback Friday: Flint Revisited

Johnny performs "Dirty Love" for the first time 

at Holiday Dreams on Ice, Flint, Michigan, December 2010. 

Love the way his costume is reflected in the ice. 

I know he said on Monday's BGJW2 episode, 

"That was horrifying ... We all know it wasn't good"—

but the big crowd in Flint (yes! People came! 

Probably more than one gay even!) loved him, 

as you'll see in the video below... ♥

Please click twice for larger view.

Photo © David Ingogly.

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"I'm Here. I'm Weir. Get Into It."

Logo's new profile pic 

for Twitter and Facebook! Love!

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So yesterday was an explosion of Be Good Johnny Weir Season 2 fabulosity beginning with the promo video that actually was released Tuesday and that I think has been running on Logo for some time now but which I never seemed to catch but now it's available on YouTube for endless repeat viewing and also here it is again in case you missed it!

"Johnny Weir is here, and I'm going beyond the ice. 

I need to find my next career. I'm trying out a few new routines. 

I want to try out for a movie, model, design a fashion thing. 
I want to sing, I want to write my memoirs, 

I want to make my own Spectacular ice show: 

I want to bring together all of the freaks, 

Lady Gaga, purple ponies. 

I'm afraid of not being good at anything else 

aside from my skating. 

I'm here. I'm Weir. Get into it."

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Flashback Friday: Japan, Beijing, Butt Waxing...

Johnny in Fukuoka last week, 

modeling a gift from a fan. 

Exclusive photo courtesy of the fabulous Junko Mi. 

Please click twice for larger view, 

or here for stunning full-size image.

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Finlandia Trophy begins exactly four weeks from today.

O.O