Honored Coach of the USSR Tatiana Tarasova told that his student, an American figure skater Johnny Weir He loved Russia so much that he didn’t want to leave the country.
Weir retired from the game in 2013. The American considers himself a Russophile, regularly participates in tournaments in Russia and considers Moscow his favorite city. Weir studied Russian literature and collected Cheburashkas.
— Everyone loves Russia. I worked with John Weir. He came to me here, and I came to him in the United States, we had a great job. Djonik absolutely loved Russia and never wanted to leave here, “Tarasova told .
Weir is a three-time U.S. figure skating champion and a bronze medalist at the 2008 World Championships in Gothenburg.
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