Cue the Training Montage: Johnny Weir is Coming Back
by LauraS on Jan 19, 2012 5:21 PM EST
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PrintNews outlets are reporting that three-time U.S. champion Johnny Weir is going to make a competitive skating comeback. And his goal is to compete at the Sochi Olympics in 2014.
According to The Associated Press:
The three-time U.S. champion said Thursday he still has the drive to compete and that this "isn't a publicity stunt." Weir hasn't competed since finishing sixth at the Vancouver Olympics, spending the last two years doing ice shows, a reality TV show and making personal appearances. He also came out in autobiography, "Welcome to My World," and last month married Victor Voronov.
But Weir, one of skating's most popular figures, had never ruled out coming back for Sochi and is training again with coach Galina Zmievskaya.
I'd be excited to see Weir back in action but he'll have to get a quad going in order to be competitive. Let's just hope Weir's comeback goes a little bit better than Evan Lysacek's aborted 2011-2012 season.
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Too late!
If Weir’s serious, he should have been preparing for US Nationals this season — it’s a wide-open field, and without Evan, his best chance at getting a medal. Plus, based on how he left things, no way can he come back during an Olympic year, out of nowhere and without a quad, and make the Sochi team. ESPECIALLY if we still only have two spots for the men next year.
He (or Evan) should have made good on their comebacks this year to help us get those three spots back – it’ll be their own fault if they end up in third place next year and therefore don’t make the cut, a la Sasha Cohen last time around. Grrrr.
Then again, I also wish he would get a real agent and do some amazing ice shows, then retire gracefully and get into fashion design. No more of this C-list reality TV shtick.
by Nicole Neroulias Gupte on Jan 19, 2012 5:41 PM EST reply actions
Miscalculated, but probably still too late
Whoops — next year isn’t the Olympic year yet, so Weir and Lysacek have two years to get their acts together and make the Sochi team. Theoretically, it could happen, especially if the other US men continue to be wildly inconsistent. But realistically, given their ages, years since competition, iffy quads, ruined reputations, Chanflation, etc., it’s still highly unlikely. And Lysacek is probably in better shape than Weir, due to his work ethic and Stars on Ice regimen.
by Nicole Neroulias Gupte on Jan 19, 2012 5:49 PM EST reply actions
good point...
This would have been a very good opportunity to come in with a weak field and get a worlds bid. We’ll see if he participates i the Grand Pris.
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