Training Update! Plus Random Russia Pics!

Johnny in Russia, December 2011. 

Exclusive photo 
© Tatiana Edrenkina.

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So you may be wondering why we're suddenly in Russia after rolling around for days in all the GLAAD Media Awards coverage from NYC, and in fact there is an actual train of thought that got us here but it's maybe not an express train cuz the stops along the way were slightly random, but here goes: First I started seeing this article being tweeted by various people, so I went to look at it and naturally it was in Russian, but I scrolled through it anyway and if there's one thing in Russian I recognize, it's this: "Джонни Вейр." And I was just about to annoy Alice with it since Google Translate was all "...so that the intentions of Weir's best that neither is..." (excuse me?), but then my dear friend Tatiana Edrenkina came to everyone's rescue with a tweeted translation! Which is this:

For Annie, With Love

Johnny with dear, lovely Ann Henriques 

at the Welcome to My World book signing in Clifton, NJ, 

on February 22, 2011. After she met him that night, 

Annie sent me an email and pictures, including this photo, 

to share her amazing experience with me. ♥

The subject line read simply, "OMG....!"

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Until We Meet Again...

Photo tweeted by Johnny 

after his Reborn Garden performance 

with this message: 

"Thank you @JpJweAngels!! 

It is my honor to be here!"

The response from his beloved Japanese Angels. ♥

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Artistry on Ice! Plus Random Japan Pics!

Big news!! Johnny will tour again 

with China's "Artistry on Ice" this June 

for the third year in a row!! 

Scheduled show dates for "Artistry on Ice: Red Temptation" 

are June 9 in Taipei, Taiwan; June 12 in Shanghai, China; 

June 15 in Shenzhen, China; and June 17 in Beijing, China. 

More info on his website! 

I love that the announcement of Johnny's return to the cast 

on the official Artistry on Ice Weibo page concludes 
with this phrase: "Let us look forward with screaming!" 

Yes, let's! And may the cavalcade of Weibo pics and vids 

be everything it was last year and more...

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Johnny in Japan: So Much Happy

Johnny is delighted to hug one of his many "beauties" 

who came to greet him upon his arrival 

at Narita airport in Tokyo last Thursday. ♥

Photo courtesy of Ineko Nakagawa, 

who captioned this, "Super close-up." Love it.

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Back to the Future. Again.

Johnny in Russia, December 2011. 

Absolutely stunning photo © Tatiana Edrenkina. 

Please click twice for full-size view. 

So beautiful. Thank you, Tanya, 

for sharing your gift with all of us!

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Kayso you may be wondering why we're featuring a (simply gorgeous) photo from December 11, 2011, when today is March 1, 2012....

Happy Blogoversary! (Again? Really?)

Or: My, How Time Flies When You're Busy... Aging. Which I Guess Is What Happens When Time Flies. All of a Sudden You Look Up from Your Blog and You're Like, "Eeeeeek!". And So You Soothe Yourself by Editing Pics of an Ageless Figure Skater Who Actually Seems to Be Glowing Even More in Recent Weeks, and Then You Write Really Long Dropheads About Said Skater, and the Next Thing You Know.... You're Even Older. OK, I Was Hoping This Drophead Was Going to Have a Happier Ending Than That, But Whatever. I'll Settle for More Pics. Here's One:

Johnny kindly and dutifully autographs 

a million things I brought to him at HDOI 

on behalf of fans around the world 

who could not be there. 

Because he's awesome like that. 

Photo © David Ingogly.

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"The Most Amazing Skater in the World." Yes. This.

Photo tweeted yesterday by Victor, 

who also wrote: 

"At the rink watching @JohnnyGWeir--

the most amazing skater in the world--practice. 

Getting chills, and not from the ice."
With bonus Galina in an awesome coat.

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Oh My Quad!

Special thanks to @TedFlett on Twitter 

for today's perfect headline. :D

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Wings

Johnny, December 2011.

Photo © David Ingogly.

Please click the photo twice for a larger view. 

Or click here for the stunning 

full-size version.

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My favorite moment of 2010, 

and of my life, really, 

was the final pose of my long program 

in the Vancouver Olympic Games. 

I had given up and gained so much 

to get to the point of total human oneness — 

an athlete, an artist, 

with my soul shining out 

of every pore of my body, 

with a world erupting all around me 

in applause, 

staring up to God — 

it was the moment of my life.

 — Johnny Weir

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NYFWhat? Nobody Brought a Camera? (Again?)

Well, at least Johnny did... 
Here he's taking a runway photo 

at the Libertine show Thursday, February 9 

(Victor is seated next to him). 

Photo tweeted by St. Louis Post-Dispatch fashion editor 

Debra Bass (thank you, Debra, for knowing 

what's REALLY important at these shows!).

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So apparently he IS doing some Fashion Week stuff, though not quite at the pace he did last February... 

And once again we are faced with an utter lack of understanding of Fashion Week priorities on the part of NYFW attendees, as in: Yes, yes, the clothes. The shoes. Whatever. DID YOU TAKE ANY PICS OF JOHNNY? (Andrew Werner? NealB? Hello? Where ARE you guys?)

Driven

My neck hurts, I'm tired 

and I need a manicure, 

but the music and the dream 

keep me rockin'...

Johnny, via Twitter, 02-07-2012.

HDOI photo © David Keyser.

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I can't even imagine how grueling it must be to return to the training regimen necessary for an elite athlete aiming for his third Olympics. Johnny, please know that we believe in you, we support you all the way, and we know you can do it. And we hope your neck feels better today. :)