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Johnny Weir

American figure skater
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    …himself after Plushchenko and American Johnny Weir, eventually mastered such difficult elements as the Biellmann spin (he was one of the relatively few male skaters who performed the move) and the quadruple jump. At the end of 2009, Hanyu won the gold medal at the Junior Grand Prix final in…

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    …himself after Plushchenko and American Johnny Weir, eventually mastered such difficult elements as the Biellmann spin (he was one of the relatively few male skaters who performed the move) and the quadruple jump. At the end of 2009, Hanyu won the gold medal at the Junior Grand Prix final in…

    Read More