In a memoir as candid and unconventional
as Johnny Weir himself, the three-time U.S. National
Champion figure skater who electrified the 2010 Winter
Olympics shares his glamorous, gritty, heartbreaking,
hopeful, and just plain fabulous life story. How does a boy
from rural Pennsylvania become an all-American original
style icon on the ice and off, adored by fans around the
world, and hailed as “The Lady Gaga of skating”? The answers are here, in his invigorating and thoroughly entertaining chronicle
of the emergence of his natural talents for skating and horseback riding; the physically and emotionally
grinding path to becoming a champion; a family who sacrificed everything to support his passions; an ability
to rise again after the most devastating defeats and never look back; an appreciation of style (from his mom)
and self-discipline (that would be from his dad); and a fearless confidence to say whatever’s on his mind.
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