Статья в журнале People. Осторожно, спойлер к книге
http://community.livejournal.com/weirsjohnny/138656....
It's not exactly a shocker. Figure skater Johnny Weir--he of the swan costume, Lady Gaga routines and broad hints (he's called himself "an effeminate person" who "likes sparkly things")--admits in his new memoir, Welcome to My World, that he is gay. But why now, when the 26-year-old Weir, who finished sixth at last year's Olympics, has for so long resisted defining his sexuality? "I've never felt the need before," he tells PEOPLE's Rennie Dyball. "Why come out of the closet when you've never really lived in one? But I didn't want a reporter to do it for me." Currently taking a year off from competing (but still eyeing the 2014 Olympics), he says he also wrote his book partly to help others: "With people killing themselves and being scared into the closet, I hope that even just one person can gain strength from my story." In an exclusive excerpt, Weir describes his journey from "very weird" kid growing up in Quarryville, Pa., to gender-bending skating phenom.
When I was little people often mistook me for a girl because I liked to wear my hair long. But if anyone suggested I cut it, my mom always replied, "If that's how Johnny likes his hair, that's all that matters."
My mother loved fashion. She taught me about style, Dad about effort. What they gave me together was respect--for other people but also for myself. My parents never made me feel odd, even though I definitely didn't act like all the other kids. That's why I believed in myself.
Weir's first love was horses, but after a couple of years as a competitive equestrian, he became interested in skating.
My parents bought me a pair of beat-up black skates from our local used sporting goods store, after the images of Kristi Yamaguchi winning gold in the 1992 Winter Olympics sparked my fancy. My family always got Olympic fever during the winter games. That year Kristi was a revelation, all steely confidence and extravagant costumes.
Once he hit the ice, he was hooked, and when he was 11 the Weir family moved to Delaware to support his training.
The ice rink was a haven where I made friends who made me feel comfortable. It stood in stark contrast to life outside. It didn't take long for the other middle school students to find out that I was a skater and begin calling me "homo" or "faggot." But I was strong enough to take that sort of thing.
Watching Richard Gere in Pretty Woman at the tender age of six was when I had first realized there was something different about me. I wanted to be Julia Roberts so badly. Kissing seemed like a weird thing to do, but I knew if I was going to do it, it would be with Richard Gere.
By puberty, I knew that I was gay. But I didn't worry about it much. As a serious skater, I was way too busy. Then, when I was 16, I had my first kiss with a boy.
He and the boy, a fellow skater, began a casual, clandestine relationship. Soon after his 18th birthday, Weir decided to come out to his mom.
I waited until one night after my dad had gone to sleep (my dad is a cool guy but homosexuality is completely foreign to him and not something I was ready to throw in his face).
"Mom, adult to adult, I need to tell you something. I'm gay." Suddenly it felt like I was sitting in the room with a stranger, and this was my mom, my best friend. She started to cry. I wasn't angry. No mother wants to hear her son say he's gay. Those two words rip the picture of a daughter-in-law and grandchildren into pieces. I felt sorry for my mom and wanted her to know that everything was going to be all right.
"I don't really care, Johnny, as long as I know that you are going to be happy," she said. Suddenly I felt this great freedom. It's not an issue for the rest of my family and they don't ask any questions, which I consider a blessing.
It's not exactly a shocker. Figure skater Johnny Weir--he of the swan costume, Lady Gaga routines and broad hints (he's called himself "an effeminate person" who "likes sparkly things")--admits in his new memoir, Welcome to My World, that he is gay. But why now, when the 26-year-old Weir, who finished sixth at last year's Olympics, has for so long resisted defining his sexuality? "I've never felt the need before," he tells PEOPLE's Rennie Dyball. "Why come out of the closet when you've never really lived in one? But I didn't want a reporter to do it for me." Currently taking a year off from competing (but still eyeing the 2014 Olympics), he says he also wrote his book partly to help others: "With people killing themselves and being scared into the closet, I hope that even just one person can gain strength from my story." In an exclusive excerpt, Weir describes his journey from "very weird" kid growing up in Quarryville, Pa., to gender-bending skating phenom.
When I was little people often mistook me for a girl because I liked to wear my hair long. But if anyone suggested I cut it, my mom always replied, "If that's how Johnny likes his hair, that's all that matters."
My mother loved fashion. She taught me about style, Dad about effort. What they gave me together was respect--for other people but also for myself. My parents never made me feel odd, even though I definitely didn't act like all the other kids. That's why I believed in myself.
Weir's first love was horses, but after a couple of years as a competitive equestrian, he became interested in skating.
My parents bought me a pair of beat-up black skates from our local used sporting goods store, after the images of Kristi Yamaguchi winning gold in the 1992 Winter Olympics sparked my fancy. My family always got Olympic fever during the winter games. That year Kristi was a revelation, all steely confidence and extravagant costumes.
Once he hit the ice, he was hooked, and when he was 11 the Weir family moved to Delaware to support his training.
The ice rink was a haven where I made friends who made me feel comfortable. It stood in stark contrast to life outside. It didn't take long for the other middle school students to find out that I was a skater and begin calling me "homo" or "faggot." But I was strong enough to take that sort of thing.
Watching Richard Gere in Pretty Woman at the tender age of six was when I had first realized there was something different about me. I wanted to be Julia Roberts so badly. Kissing seemed like a weird thing to do, but I knew if I was going to do it, it would be with Richard Gere.
By puberty, I knew that I was gay. But I didn't worry about it much. As a serious skater, I was way too busy. Then, when I was 16, I had my first kiss with a boy.
He and the boy, a fellow skater, began a casual, clandestine relationship. Soon after his 18th birthday, Weir decided to come out to his mom.
I waited until one night after my dad had gone to sleep (my dad is a cool guy but homosexuality is completely foreign to him and not something I was ready to throw in his face).
"Mom, adult to adult, I need to tell you something. I'm gay." Suddenly it felt like I was sitting in the room with a stranger, and this was my mom, my best friend. She started to cry. I wasn't angry. No mother wants to hear her son say he's gay. Those two words rip the picture of a daughter-in-law and grandchildren into pieces. I felt sorry for my mom and wanted her to know that everything was going to be all right.
"I don't really care, Johnny, as long as I know that you are going to be happy," she said. Suddenly I felt this great freedom. It's not an issue for the rest of my family and they don't ask any questions, which I consider a blessing.
*бьется в истерике*
Даже сострить нечего, не переплюнеш)))
нэ ну а чего я такого сказала интересно б было почитать мысли такого "умного и интересного" человека как Лайс
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открыл марку своего автозагара
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упала со стула..аха
или запустил свою линию автозагара...
А еще согласна с тем, что после такого признания в спорт он не вернется. А я верила и надеялась и не разрешала даже себе думать по-другому.
Мне уже почти не верится :(
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откуда новость
После того как фигурист Евгений Плющенко, который, по его собственному мнению, незаслуженно остался без золота Игр-2010, заявил о желании подать протест на решение судей, разразился настоящий скандал. Россиянина обвинили в нетерпимости к секс-меньшинствам, а также хотят запретить въезд в США.
Напомним, Евгения поставили на второе место, отдав золото Игр-2010 американцу Эвану Лайсачеку. Плющенко же уверен, что победа должна была достаться ему, так как он выполнял более сложные элементы - четверные прыжки.
"Теперь я хочу отстаивать ту медаль, которую заработал, за которую бился и получал травмы. Вообще то у нас есть профессионалы, которые создавали эту систему судейства и прекрасно знают, что и как работает, ведь уже после короткой программы надо было подавать протест. Тогда три судьи поставили меня на 21-22 места, наверно стоило сразу задуматься", - цитирует слова Плющенко РИА Новости.
Евгений также добавил, что планирует написать письмо в соответствующие инстанции, но подчеркнул, что "один в поле не воин". Ведь Олимпийский комитет России протест подавать не планирует.
Но даже в России не все разделяют точку зрения Плющенко. Авторитетный специалист в мире фигурного катания, председатель техкома ISU, известный российский рефери Александр Лакерник убежден, если бы Евгений Плющенко выполнил в каскаде третий прыжок, как значилось в заявке, он бы обошел Лайсачека по оценкам за технику.
"На сегодняшний день "стоимость" четверного прыжка не столь уж высока. Возможно, в будущем она и поднимется, но на данный момент система судейства поощряет чистоту исполнения элементов. У Плющенко были мелкие ошибки, которые в сумме и не дали возможности выиграть у безукоризненно исполнившего все элементы американца", - объясняет известный российский рефери Александр Лакерник.
Напомним, за программные компоненты в произвольном катании соперники получили одинаковые оценки - по 82,80. Сумма баллов за выполненные элементы (у Плющенко был четверной, а у Лайсачека нет) у россиянина оказалась выше, но всего на 0,1. В итоге все решили судейские надбавки за элементы. Лайсачеку судьи добавили 9,64 балла, а чемпиону олимпийских Игр-2006 - 7,68.
Тем временем новоиспеченный чемпион Эван Лайсачек расстроился из-за реакции Евгения на его победу.
"Плющенко был моим кумиром, и я разочарован, что он обрушил на меня волну критики в самый счастливый день моей жизни".
По мнению Эвана, даже если бы он сделал четверной прыжок в произвольной программе, Евгений все равно бы нашел повод для критики.
Сам Плющенко считает, что ничем чемпиона не обидел: "Я его и не думал оскорблять. Сказал, что он хороший спортсмен, но олимпийский чемпион обязан прыгать четверные прыжки. Пусть даже не вставлять их в короткую программу, но в произвольную - обязательно. Если он оскорбляется на правду, это его право, его позиция. С моей точки зрения, откатался он достойно, с хорошей хореографией.
Что же по поводу недовольства с американской стороны, то я уже в курсе, даже слышал, что какие-то американцы хотят подавать протест, чтобы Плющенко в Америку не въезжал", - заявил фигурист.
Евгений также прокомментировал мнение о том, что некоторые его высказывания истолкованы, как оскорбительные, вызвав обвинение в нетерпимости россиянина к секс-меньшинствам.
"Мне совершенно все равно, кто там какой ориентации. Мне эти вопросы вообще не интересно обсуждать. Я просто сказал, что мужское фигурное катание превращается в балет на льду, а там уж кто как понял. Хотя знаете, каждый судит сам по себе", - добавил Плющенко.
ето ти об етом
как в воду глядит
а что, народ тут еще не в курсе, что Лайсачек гей?
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век живи - век учись) столько люди нового узнали за последние несколько дней..)
"а что, народ тут еще не в курсе, что Лайсачек гей?
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если так,то почему меня это не удивляет?)))
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да.все в этом мире повторяется.что поделать.)