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Johnny Weir on Fooling Around in the Olympic Village and Being Gay in Sochi

If you don't have a strong belief in yourself, you can very easily get sidetracked. So, from that first moment where I had this run-in with these judges, I knew that I had to be 10 times better than anybody else. And I pushed myself so I could be myself. Weir has long surrounded himself with a team of supportive coaches, co-workers and his mom.

Johnny Weir hopes people remember him for this — and it has nothing to do with ice skating

Sochi is a beautiful resort town that was made famous by Stalin and the elite from the Soviet Party. But second of all, Sochi enjoys a really temperate climate. The people most likely to be on that medal stand? I actually designed his costume for the free program. Johnny Weir Photograph by Jared Castaldi.

How Johnny Weir Made the Winter Olympics Must-See Fashion TV

LeDuc, who said he struggled with self-hatred for a long time, now embraces his role as trailblazer and role model for future generations. But I'm growing up in a different world. It's a little bit easier to be out and the reason for that is because of those people who came before me, and I stand on their shoulders.