Soon after, his family moved to Newark, Delaware, in early 1996, so he could be near his training rink and coach. He later said that horse riding had given him body awareness, preparing him for figure skating. His family moved to New Britain, Connecticut, so he could train. Weir was also an accomplished rider by the age of nine, he had won several equestrian competitions and competed in the Devon Horse Show with his Shetland pony, Shadow. His father had competed in English saddle events. Weir was raised in Quarryville, Pennsylvania, a rural town in Amish-dominated central Pennsylvania.
He is of Norwegian heritage, and has one brother, Brian "Boz" Weir, who is four years younger. Weir was born on Jin Coatesville, Pennsylvania, the eldest son of John Weir, a nuclear power plant engineer, and Patti Weir (née Moore), a nuclear power plant worker and home inspector. He came out in early 2011 and has been involved with LGBTQ activism. He was teamed with sports commentator Terry Gannon and fellow figure skater Tara Lipinski also in 2014, they became NBC's primary figure skating analysts, commentating for skating in two Olympics. He joined NBC as a commentator beginning at the Sochi Olympics in 2014. Weir retired from competitive figure skating in 2013. Figure Skating, the governing body of the sport in the U.S., throughout his skating career. His costume choices and outspokenness caused conflicts with U.S. Weir had a classical skating style and was known for being "a very lyrical skater" and "an entertaining artisan". Nationals three times in a row since Brian Boitano in the late 1980s and the first American to win Cup of Russia in 2007. National champion since 1991, in 2004 the first skater to win U.S. He began skating at the age of 12, two or three times older than when most elite skaters start training. He is a two-time Olympian (representing the United States in the 20 Winter Olympics, respectively), the 2008 World bronze medalist, a two-time Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, the 2001 World Junior Champion, and a three-time U.S. John Garvin Weir ( / ˈ w ɪər/ born July 2, 1984) is an American figure skater and television commentator.
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