Talk:Johnny Weir

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Error in Detailed Results section

The detailed results row for the 2005 US Championships is currently incorrect, and displays 2006 US Championship scores instead of the correct numbers from the 2005 event. Q26443 (talk) 13:55, 25 June 2023 (UTC)

:Thank you for bringing that to our attention. I have corrected the scores (the U.S. Championships still used ranked-choice placements that year) and removed the source which was not for the men’s event anyway. Bgsu98 (Talk) 14:54, 25 June 2023 (UTC)

Edit Request: grammatical typo

In the section #Skating technique and influence, this:

who was, unlike many figure skating coaches, was "nurturing and gentle"

should be replaced with

who, unlike many figure skating coaches, was "nurturing and gentle"

99.146.242.37 (talk) 02:35, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

:99.146.242.37, thanks for the grammar error catch, but you could've just done it yourself. We're all here to build an encyclopedia, so if you see something like this, it's okay to fix it. So please, go ahead! ;) Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 16:55, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

Update of the first sentence in the lead section

{{ping|Figureskatingfan}} I just realized that the first sentence of the lead does not mention Weir's retirement from figure skating yet. To clarify that he is no longer active as a skater (neither as a competitor nor professional), my suggestion is the following:

:John Garvin Weir ({{IPAc-en|'|w|ɪər}}; born July 2, 1984) is an American television commentator and retired figure skater. [He competed in the men's singles discipline from 1996 to 2013 and continued skating as a professional in ice shows until 2023].

The addition in brackets is optional, but I think it's a very useful information for casual readers before advancing to the list of medals and titles. What do you think? Henni147 (talk) 11:38, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

:@Henni147, it's true the the first sentence doesn't mention Weir's retirement, but it and his broadcasting career is mentioned later on in the lead. Your addition, IMO, would be redundant. We can add, like you've done, that he's retired from competitive skating, so the sentence would read: "John Garvin Weir (/ˈwɪər/; born July 2, 1984) is an American television commentator and retired competitive figure skater." Would that work? Thanks for bringing this to discussion. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 16:44, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

::{{ping|Figureskatingfan}} Yes, that should definitely do. Thanks for your reply! Henni147 (talk) 16:47, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

:::Done. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 18:23, 11 April 2024 (UTC)