Let’s face it: figure skating is not the most masculine sport. Unlike all the rest of the Olympic skaters, Johnny Weir acknowledges this fact. Men’s figure skating should be campy. Johnny might be the first major skater to take the sport ironically, the way that Lady Gaga takes her music.

As to the obvious question of his (and every other figure skater’s) sexuality, Johnny responds: “There are some things I keep sacred. My middle name. Who I sleep with. And what kind of hand moisturizer I use.”

Johnny designs his own costumes (just like Lady Gaga) and is going to be retiring from figure skating to pursue a fashion career. I was particularly amused by his short program costume:

Unfortunately, Johnny doesn’t have the technical ability to get an Olympic medal. (Although Elvis Stojko thinks Evan Lysacek doesn’t either.) I wish there was more of a market for this kind of performance: