Although he may be an unusual person, Johnny Weir has always been my idol. Born in a small town in Pennsylvania, it wasn't until johnny was 12 did he experience the wonderful world of figure skating. Only four years after teaching himself how to skate on a frozen pond in his backyard did he win the gold medal at the 2001 World Junior Championships. Johnny Weir won his first senior US national championship in 2004 and defended that title until 2006 earning him a spot on the US Olympic team. In his first Olympic appearance he placed second on his short program and landed in an overall place of fifth! Johnny has been extremely successful since then even going to the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. Johnny Weir has won many more titles and has been awarded the Reader's Choice Award for Skater of the Year twice, the only other skater to win this more than once aside from Michelle Kwan. Figure skating has been a huge part of my life since I was seven and Johnny Weir has become my favorite skater of them all. I love how he becomes a character when he is performing and is his own unique person. My favorite performance of Johnny's was his short program skate at the 2010 US Championship. Here is the video of his performance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ4atQjCSHI Something that I am excited about for this school year: having the opportunity to meet new people and make new friends.
Something that I am not excited about for this school year: the amount of time I will spend on homework.
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