I wish I would have kept my Stefan Lambiel gush posts from the last two years. This guy was a dancer's skater from the first time I saw him, which was at '02 Euros--take out the jumping and even the spinning and he's still a joy to watch.
I haven't seen the men's SP, but I've always loved Plush and Joubert; Lindeman I'm not familiar enough with to have an opinion, though great for him for being the home-town boy done good; am a big Klimkin fan but I know inconsistency is his Achille's heel, and speaking of achille's, he's had injury problems; and am glad to hear Weiss had a good short--he may have skate-in-mouth disease but it's what his skates do on the ice that counts.
As for Weir, based on Nationals, I think what we're seeing is simply a strong lyrical male skater. It's very common to see such men in dance, but rare in skating, even ice dance, but especially singles.
As for movements being masculine or feminine, I think there is no such thing. There's only the gender assumptions we have about people. Except for breasts and different genitals, we all have the same basic anatomy. The Biellmann position is certainly more difficult for most men than it is for most women, but I don't think it makes it a feminine position anymore than pointed toes are feminine or big jumps are masculine.
I'm not getting on anybody's case. It took a male instructor making the point in a choreography class when I was 18 for me to even think about it. In the movie "Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior" there's a beautiful ritual dance where the warrior wears gown-like robes and uses a fan, which most would consider feminine. My point is that ideas about what is masculine and feminine have as much to do with the culture as anything.
Whatever anybody feels, I really fell in love with Weir's skating at this year's Nationals and even if he doesn't medal at Worlds this year, I hope he makes his mark on the international scene. He is sumthin'!
Rgirl
I haven't seen the men's SP, but I've always loved Plush and Joubert; Lindeman I'm not familiar enough with to have an opinion, though great for him for being the home-town boy done good; am a big Klimkin fan but I know inconsistency is his Achille's heel, and speaking of achille's, he's had injury problems; and am glad to hear Weiss had a good short--he may have skate-in-mouth disease but it's what his skates do on the ice that counts.
As for Weir, based on Nationals, I think what we're seeing is simply a strong lyrical male skater. It's very common to see such men in dance, but rare in skating, even ice dance, but especially singles.
As for movements being masculine or feminine, I think there is no such thing. There's only the gender assumptions we have about people. Except for breasts and different genitals, we all have the same basic anatomy. The Biellmann position is certainly more difficult for most men than it is for most women, but I don't think it makes it a feminine position anymore than pointed toes are feminine or big jumps are masculine.
I'm not getting on anybody's case. It took a male instructor making the point in a choreography class when I was 18 for me to even think about it. In the movie "Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior" there's a beautiful ritual dance where the warrior wears gown-like robes and uses a fan, which most would consider feminine. My point is that ideas about what is masculine and feminine have as much to do with the culture as anything.
Whatever anybody feels, I really fell in love with Weir's skating at this year's Nationals and even if he doesn't medal at Worlds this year, I hope he makes his mark on the international scene. He is sumthin'!
Rgirl
And OH I'm glad I don't have daughters watching him!!
But seriously, there is real life to get to...later. 
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