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Born John Weir on July 2, 1984 in Coatesville, Pennsylvania the babyfaced athlete with the big fan following ("Johnny's Angels") is most noted for capturing the U.S. national champion in men's figure skating that led to his last appearance at the Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy.

Although he only took to the ice at a relatively late age (he was 12) Weir proved himself a skating prodigy when he quickly mastered the double Axel.

By 13, he had already landed his first triple jump, a Salchow.

By age 16, he was a junior world champion, and steadily progressed up the ranks of U.S. figure skating to take the national men's title in 2004.

A few months later, he placed fifth at the World Championships and rose to fourth position in world rankings in 2005, and again took the U.S.national.

Then, early in 2006, despite finishing third in the free skate, Johnny Weir took his third national title to automatically qualify for a berth at the Winter Olympics.

Although hopes were high for gold, Weir failed to medal. He later finished fifth overall at the 2008 U.S. championships. In 2010, he qualified for his final Olympic appearance in 2010 at Vancouver and finished sixth overall.

Meanwhile, Weir also took the cable television spotlight when he premiered in an eight-part documentary, BE GOOD JOHNNY WEIR, on the Sundance Channel that began January 18, 2010.

More about Johnny Weir around the Web:

Johnny Weir - the official site - Detailed bio, photo gallery, career highlights, log entries in his personal journey, fan Q&A, event calendar, related links.

Johnny Weir- Team USA - Good overview from the U.S. Olympic Committee with interesting facts, quotes, related stories and photo gallery.

Johnny Weir - Wikipedia - Complete bio including pictures, career stats, related links.

also see -> Ice Skating | Winter Olympics | Olympic Figure Skating

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