Johnny Weir

"I'm married," Johnny Weir tweeted New Year's Eve. The Coatesville-born skating champ, who trained in Wilmington, tied the knot Friday with Jersey boyfriend Victor Voronov. "Wedding in summer! But all the official stuff is done now! No more livin' in sin!" was Weir's follow-up tweet. Voronov, a Georgetown Law School grad, is "prepping for the Jersey Bar in 2012," according to his Twitter profile. "Ringing in the New Year with my new hubby @JohnnyGWeir! #ELATED," Voronov tweeted.

Ever since he won his third straight national figure skating championship in 2006, Johnny Weir's career has played out like one of those dark Russian novels he enjoys. The Chester County native missed a bus and an Olympic medal in Turin, Italy, last year. He was seventh at the World Championships a month later. This year, he stumbled through a new long program at both the U.S. and World Championships, finishing third and eighth, respectively. Now, even though he's weary and frustrated and figure skating is in its off-season, Weir can't retreat to New York or St. Petersburg (Russia)

Johnny Weir didn't realize he had so many friends. Since he won the men's title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Atlanta on Jan. 10, it seems he has heard from just about everybody he knows - and even a few people he had completely forgotten about. "I'm still suffering from the aftermath of it all," Weir said from Newark, Del., shortly after his victory. "Text messages, voice mails, e-mails. Everything is going crazy. I'm just trying to fit in sleeping, laundry - normal things like that.

With Johnny Weir, it's easy to forget. The boas and bangles, the easy charm and wince-provoking candor, the elegance and egotism, the Russian obsession and the reality show, the over-the-top theatricality and the understated grace, they all combine to obscure the reality that deep down - admittedly a little deeper than usual - the Chester County-born figure skater is an athlete. Weir has the fire. He loves to compete. And no grizzled hockey player likes winning any better.

10 tonight BRAVO As Season 3 opens, Rachel (right) parts ways with a longtime employee and welcomes a new one. As her business expands, her dream of becoming a household name turns into a reality. Star power this season includes Gwen Stefani, Demi Moore and Johnny Weir.

Switzerland's Stephane Lambiel won the men's world figure skating gold medal yesterday in Moscow, impressing judges with his imaginative spins and solid jumps. He finished ahead of Canada's Jeffrey Buttle while American Evan Lysacek, at the worlds for the first time, won the bronze. U.S. champion Johnny Weir, his foot ailing, entered the free skate in seventh place and rallied to fourth.

Figure skater Christine Zukowski has been invited to skate during the Champions on Ice show to be held Sunday at the Wachovia Center at 3 p.m., her father, Chet Zukowski, said yesterday. Zukowski, 16, is a native of Philadelphia who lives in Newark and trains at the University of Delaware. She finished sixth at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in January in St. Louis and won the bronze medal at the World Junior Championships last month in Slovenia. Kimmie Meissner, Michelle Kwan, Sasha Cohen, Irina Slutskaya and Johnny Weir are among the other skaters scheduled to perform Sunday.

Prince Philip , 90, made his first public appearance Sunday at Sandringham estate after undergoing an emergency coronary procedure two days before Christmas. The estate, in rural Norfolk, housed Philip, wife Queen Elizabeth II , and the rest of the royal family during the holidays. The otherwise quiet area was swarmed with media Tuesday after news broke that a woman's body was found Sunday in a remote part of the estate. Police are treating the case as a murder, but had yet to reveal any details.

From: Gonzalez, John We're one week into the Winter Olympics and all sorts of stuff has happened. Excluding the tragic death of the young Georgian luger, what's been the biggest story line so far? Very likely it's the fact that the Dutch speedskating fans in our hotel have not yet done irreparable damage to the adjacent Fogg 'n Suds. . . . Aside from that, I'd say it's either Johnny Weir's outfit or  the fact that most of the U.S. stars have come through in the clutch - Shaun White, Lindsey Vonn, Shani Davis, even Evan Lysacek.

ATTEMPTS TO CONVINCE a few of us here that curling is a legitimate sport haven't succeeded - and the latest news out of Vancouver isn't helping the cause. Kristie Moore, an alternate on the Canadian women's Olympic curling team, is 5 months pregnant, becoming the third athlete in the history of the Winter Games to compete with a bun in the oven. Swedish figure skater Madga Julin took gold at the Games in Antwerp 90 years ago while in her first trimester, and Germany's Diana Sartor took fourth in the skeleton at the 2006 Winter Games in Torino.

NEW YORK - Johnny Weir is ready to give up the fashion shows and the red carpet for another shot at the Olympics. The popular figure skater from Coatesville said Thursday he was returning to competition with hopes of taking the ice at the 2014 Games in Sochi, Russia. Even if it means living what he describes as a "monk"-like life of an elite athlete in training. "I wanted to do this while I still have the time," the three-time U.S. champion said at a news conference in Manhattan.

Prince Philip , 90, made his first public appearance Sunday at Sandringham estate after undergoing an emergency coronary procedure two days before Christmas. The estate, in rural Norfolk, housed Philip, wife Queen Elizabeth II , and the rest of the royal family during the holidays. The otherwise quiet area was swarmed with media Tuesday after news broke that a woman's body was found Sunday in a remote part of the estate. Police are treating the case as a murder, but had yet to reveal any details.

"I'm married," Johnny Weir tweeted New Year's Eve. The Coatesville-born skating champ, who trained in Wilmington, tied the knot Friday with Jersey boyfriend Victor Voronov. "Wedding in summer! But all the official stuff is done now! No more livin' in sin!" was Weir's follow-up tweet. Voronov, a Georgetown Law School grad, is "prepping for the Jersey Bar in 2012," according to his Twitter profile. "Ringing in the New Year with my new hubby @JohnnyGWeir! #ELATED," Voronov tweeted.

What happens on a subatomic level when one is crowned People's sexiest man in the universe? How did homeboy Bradley Cooper feel when he found out he had been thus anointed? What did he say? "My mother is going to be so happy," Cooper, 36, said, according to People. The mag says it chose the Hangover star not for looks alone, but also because he's smart (he conquered Germantown Academy, then Georgetown University), he's an amateur chef who can throw down a mean homemade pasta dish, he's fluent in French, and he rides motorcycles.

L INDSAY LOHAN : The gift that keeps on giving. Yesterday, Tattle reported that police were investigating LiLo for battery after an alleged altercation with Betty Ford Clinic technician Dawn Holland . While anyone with a decent grasp of recent pop-culture history would put this on Lohan, it looks like Lindsay's cries of victimization may be true. The Betty Ford Clinic fired Holland for giving an interview and allegedly handing over confidential documents to TMZ. RadarOnline.

10 tonight BRAVO As Season 3 opens, Rachel (right) parts ways with a longtime employee and welcomes a new one. As her business expands, her dream of becoming a household name turns into a reality. Star power this season includes Gwen Stefani, Demi Moore and Johnny Weir.

U.S. figure skater Johnny Weir is skipping the 2010-11 season. A three-time U.S. champion (2004-06) and two-time Olympian, Weir is known as much for his outlandish costumes and frank comments as his short and long programs. "My decision comes after months of weighing the pros and cons of competing this season, and I have decided that I need a year to explore and reinvent myself as an athlete and artist," the 26-year-old Weir said yesterday. "There are many projects that I'm currently working on and that I want to devote my time to. " Weir will concentrate on careers in fashion and singing, and has a memoir that will soon be published.

It's all over. The 2010 Winter Olympics end today. There's a 50-kilometer men's cross-country race this afternoon, and the men's gold-medal hockey game will be held shortly thereafter. Then they'll have the closing ceremony and snuff out the flame, and Vancouver will go back to doing whatever it is Vancouver does when the five-ring circus isn't in town. It was a good run. I've spent the last two-plus weeks following the media's endless coverage of the Games. Some of it has been good, most of it has been entertaining for various reasons.

THE QUEBEC GAY AND LESBIAN Council is demanding that two broadcasters from the French-language cable station RDS publicly apologize for comments about American figure skater Johnny Weir that were "outrageous" and "homophobic. " One of the commentators said Weir's flamboyant style hurt the sport's image. The other said Weir should be forced to take a gender test. Not to be outdone, two talking heads from Australia's Channel Nine joked about the masculinity of Weir and other male figure skaters.

From: Gonzalez, John We're one week into the Winter Olympics and all sorts of stuff has happened. Excluding the tragic death of the young Georgian luger, what's been the biggest story line so far? Very likely it's the fact that the Dutch speedskating fans in our hotel have not yet done irreparable damage to the adjacent Fogg 'n Suds. . . . Aside from that, I'd say it's either Johnny Weir's outfit or  the fact that most of the U.S. stars have come through in the clutch - Shaun White, Lindsey Vonn, Shani Davis, even Evan Lysacek.