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The season 6 winner of 'American Idol' is now the host of new roller skating reality show 'Roller Jam' with judges Johnny Weir and Terrell Ferguson. Courtesy of Magnolia Network.
Teams will be judged by two-time U.S. Olympian and national figure skating champion Johnny Weir, roller-skating legend Terrell Ferguson and a celebrity guest judge, including Michelle Williams ...
John Garvin Weir [1] (/ ˈ w ɪər /; born July 2, 1984) [2] is an American television commentator and retired figure skater.He is a two-time Olympian (2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics), the 2008 World bronze medalist, a two-time Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, the 2001 World Junior Champion, and a three-time U.S. National champion (2004–2006).
RollerJam was the brainchild of Knoxville, Tennessee-based television writers Ross K. Bagwell Sr. and Stephen Land.Land, a boyhood fan of roller derby, was inspired to bring the sport back to television by an obituary for roller derby legend Joan Weston that he had read in The New York Times in May 1997, and shared his idea with Bagwell, his mentor, who gave him a positive response. [2]
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Johnny Weir's first coach, Priscilla Hill, unlike many figure skating coaches, was "nurturing and gentle". [1] She became "a second mom" to him in Delaware. [4] At the beginning of Weir's career, "all [he] wanted to do was jump; [5] as sports writer Philip Hersh stated, jumping had always "come ridiculously easy to Weir". [6]
Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski. American Airlines flight 5342 collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River in the Washington, D.C. area on Wednesday, Jan. 29.
Skating with the Stars is an American reality competition series that aired on ABC from November 22 to December 21, 2010. A spin-off of Dancing with the Stars hosted by British television personality Vernon Kay, it featured celebrities paired with professionals from the world of figure skating.