I just forced myself to open the papers lying on my breakfast table. Both the Boston Globe and the NY Times have long feature articles about Johnny, and they're quite kind and complimentary. They both say he's still the star of the Games and that he's got a great future. So here
they are.


select.nytimes.com/2006/0...%20Roberts

With Candor, Character Is Divulged

"... He blamed himself in the end. In the month since he won the United States nationals, Weir had been nothing but perky, a joy. Last night he was refreshing even in his dark moment.

He was still the same, still a standup comedian and standup guy the perfect foil for a bully."



www.boston.com/sports/oth...om_get_go/


"Excuse me, a bus? Where was the limo? Where was the rickshaw? Where were the imported Greco-Roman heavyweight wrestlers carrying him in on a pallet? In the past week, Johnny Weir had jumped up front and center as
the No. 1 American Olympic celebrity, the kind of quick-witted, irreverent, spotlight-loving athlete with enormous crossover appeal to the pop culture sort who is only mildly interested in sport. You'd think the US Olympic Committee would have done everything in its power to
maximize his emotional state on this most important of evenings. Johnny Weir shouldn't have been hailing an Olympic volunteer van just to get to the competition.
...

"...He is a breath of athletic fresh air. His wit never goes on leave. Here he was, maybe 15 minutes after his great disappointment, explaining how his life has changed since arriving in Turin and becoming a media star...he's Johnny Weir, and skating needs him. Sure, everyone likes Scott Hamilton, but Sarajevo was a long time ago. The men need a Star, not just a champion, and if not Johnny Weir, who?"