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Figure Skating Coach Sued Over Alleged Sexual Molestation
A former USA National Team figure skater has filed a lawsuit alleging a coach sexually assaulted him on numerous occasions, including at a U.S. Figure Skating event in San Diego.
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A Star Is Born: Alysa Liu, 13, Becomes Youngest US Women's Figure Skating Champion
The figure skating world has a new star this weekend and she’s from the East Bay. Alysa Liu, 13, won the U.S. National Seniors Championship, the youngest in history.
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Johnny Weir Rocks Attention-Grabbing Kentucky Derby Hat on “Today”
Johnny Weir grabbed attention Friday with his massive Kentucky Derby hat that Al Roker said resembled a “direct TV dish.”
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Johnny Weir Dons Kentucky Derby “Mohawk” Hat
Johnny Weir’s choice of flashy hats usually grabs as much attention as the Kentucky Derby favorite.
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Tara Lipinski, Johnny Weir to Host Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony
Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir’s broadcast booth fashions and fiery figure skating commentary has delighted Olympic viewers with their larger-than-life personalities. And when the last figure skating event of the Pyeonchang Games ends on Friday (Thursday night in the U.S), fans won’t have to say goodbye to the duo, or their no-holds-barred approach to commentating, just yet.
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In Photos: Johnny Weir And Tara Lipinski's Style in Pyeongchang
NBC’s primetime figure skating announcers Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski promised to wear lots of bling and high heels at the 2018 Olympics Winter Games. Oh, how they’ve delivered. Halfway through the Pyeongchang Games the former Olympians have dazzled the audience with their sparkly and coordinating outfits, courtesty of their many suitcases. Weir debut ensemble in the commentator’s booth last...
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‘I Want to Be Like Them': Pride for Asian-American Skaters as They Take to Olympic Ice
Ten-year-old U.S. Figure Skating juvenile boys champion Keita Horiko and his brother have Olympic-size dreams, and when they watch figure skating at the Pyeongchang Games, they’ve got plenty of role models — a history-making U.S. figure skating team where half of the 14 members are Asian-American.
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Road to No. 100: A History of US Winter Olympic Gold Medals
Shaun White made history for Team USA on Tuesday night when he captured the 100th all-time Winter Olympic gold medal for the United States, winning his third career gold medal in the men’s snowboard halfpipe. Here’s a look at the United States’ gold medal history at the Winter Olympics, and Team USA’s road to No. 100.
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Leslie Jones, Tara Lipinski, and Johnny Weir Are ‘Crazy in Love' With the Olympics
The Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang are so crazy right now — and people are loving it. Most incredibly, it’s your girls Leslie Jones and Tara Lipinski and your boy, Johnny Weir in an epic “Crazy in Love” parody video. NBC commentator and “SNL” comedian Jones joined Olympians-turned-figure skating analysts Lipinkski and Weir for a fierce strut to Beyoncé’s 2003...
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Johnny Weir's ‘Hunger Games' Coif Sets Twitter Alight
During Sunday’s figure skating team event coverage, Weir’s over-the-top pompadour worn with a sequin-fitted blazer, black button down shirt and a chunky embellished necklace had many on Twitter wondering if he should be hosting the “Hunger Games.”
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Lipinski's Former Skating Coach Suspended 20 Years After Sex Misconduct Claims
A celebrated figure-skating coach has been suspended nearly 20 years after male skaters first leveled sexual misconduct allegations against him, NBC News reported. Richard Callaghan, who coached Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinski, was suspended by the U.S. Figure Skating Committee and the watchdog group U.S. Center for SafeSport amid a new investigation. Callaghan did not immediately respond to a request...
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Weir Chooses Leather Again for Day 2 of Figure Skating Event
Athletes at the 2018 PyeongChang Games might have some of the most technologically advanced competition suits in the world, but two-time Olympian-turned-NBC figure skating analyst Johnny Weir might have the sharpest duds in the Olympic Village. Weir, who represented the U.S. in figure skating at the 2006 Torino Games and the 2010 Vancouver Games, previewed his “look of the day”...
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Why Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir Are so Excited for the 2018 Olympics
Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir have been to the “Happiest Place on Earth,” but for one month, every four years, another city can say they too own that title. This year, that city is PyeongChang, South Korea – home of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games and a place where many athletes are hoping to make their dreams come true. The...