Johnny Weir News

Without a doubt, this year's figure skating season -- just on the domestic side alone -- has produced more questions than answers.

Some of the world's best figure skaters will compete in Tokyo next week at the Grand Prix Final, a key event as the Vancouver Winter Games draw near.

Five-time U.S. ice dancing champions Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto announced today they will not compete at the 2009 International Skating Union Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Tokyo, Japan, Dec.

Jeremy Abbott won the gold medal and Alissa Czisny took the silver Saturday at Skate Canada in Kitchener, Ontario.

Skating to Stravinski and wearing Vera Wang, world champion Evan Lysacek embodied both athlete and artist at Skate America.

Just when you thought the sport had passed him by ... Just when you thought he was a creature of the new scoring system, the first to exploit its emphasis on the complete game over the huge tricks, and now the rest of the world had caught on and left him behind ... Canada's Jeff Buttle turned conventional wisdom on its ear on Friday at the world ...

Ten things I have learned after three days at Skate America: 1. Vera Wang designed the costume that reigning world champion Evan Lysacek is wearing while performing his short program to Stravinsky's ``Firebird.'' Lysacek was skeptical about the feathers Wanghung from the glovedwrists when he first saw them but nowthinks ofthem as a good fit with ...

When the tall, dark and talented figure skater Evan Lysacek glided by a crowd of fans at Skate America during practice Friday, eyes and cheers followed him.

Joubert wins NHK TrophyBrian Joubert won the NHK Trophy on Saturday in Nagano, Japan, finishing with 232.70 points for a 15-point margin over skater Johnny Weir of the United States.

The 2009 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series continues this week with 2009 Cancer.Net Skate America in Lake Placid, N.Y. Athletes from the United States will compete against skaters from 18 other countries, all vying for points and prize money in this fifth of six events in the series.

Brian Joubert of France won the NHK Trophy on Saturday in Nagano, Japan, earning his first Grand Prix title of the season with a strong performance in the free skate.

Miki Ando continued her resurgence by capturing her second Grand Prix title of the season on Saturday night at Big Hat.

Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier of Canada performs in the Ice Dance Compulsory Dance on the day one of ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating NHK Trophy at M Wave on November 6, 2009 in Nagano, Japan.

Brian Joubert of France finished first in the men's short program at the NHK Trophy on Friday, edging Jeremy Abbott of the United States.

On the day Yuka Sato received a career-changing phone call last spring, she was sitting in her hairstylist's chair in Birmingham with a head full of foil highlights.

When Miki Ando takes the ice at the Big Hat in Nagano on Friday she will be looking to notch a Grand Prix victory for Nikolai Morozov's stable of skaters for the fourth straight weekend.

Skaters who are selected by the International Committee , International Committee Management Subcommittee and/or International Skating Union to represent the United States in ISU events including, but not limited to, spring internationals, Junior Grand Prix, Senior Grand Prix, Senior B internationals and ISU championships.

Pairs competition will be featured this weekend on NBC from Moscow NBC Sports and Universal Sports present 11 hours coverage this weekend of the second stop of the 2009 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series this Sunday from Moscow, Russia.

Miki Ando took third place but compatriot Mao Asada delivered a subpar performance and was a distant sixth after the women's short program at the Rostelecom Cup on Friday night.

Evgeni Plushenko won gold at the Rostelecom Cup on Saturday after a soaring free skate in his first international event since becoming Olympic champion at the 2006 Turin Games.