Johnny's had an extremely crappy start to his year, which is weird normally he is great early in the season peaking at nationals and then "bombs" (though his bomb normally isn't an average bomb lol) come Worlds... I hope he figures out the magic combo soon, if not just for himself but for the state of US mens figure skating, with Weir and Lysacek possibly out our world team could be in serious trouble!
Could you explain to me how it is Weir is considered to have had an "extremely crappy" start to his year? He was 3rd at Skate Canada behind Lambiel and Takahashi, and 2nd at Cup of Russian behind Joubert. He has not lost to anybody he wasnt supposed to lose to really. He did not finish the GP final so one cant evaluate him there, Oda passed the French skater and Weir probably would have as well, if he had finished 4th in that field it would have been where he is supposed to finish vs Joubert, Takahashi, and Oda.
I dont understand why some of you people seem to regard Weir as a frontrunner who is supposed to be winning events, and should be on the podium at each major event. He has lost to Joubert every single time Joubert has even skated decently, every time he beat Joubert Joubert bombed out his performances, now that Joubert is rejuvenated and back stronger then ever after 2 inconsistent seasons Weir should never be expected to beat him right now. I dont remember the last time Weir beat Lambiel, maybe when they were juniors? I also dont remember the last time Weir beat Buttle, again maybe when they were juniors? Weir has only beaten Lysacek at U.S Nationals once in the last 2 years, every other time he lost. Weir has lost most of his meetings to Takahashi and Oda since the start of last season, and they are younger and improving quickly.
People seem to have unrealistic expectations of Weir. He is not one of the very best, he is a good second tier skater and his results are exactly what people should expect of him. To expect more is to be expect more then is realistic for him perhaps. Lambiel, Joubert, Takahashi, Oda, Buttle, and maybe Lysacek are simply better skaters and stronger competitors then him and he is a good skater who trails behind that group in the top of the next group.
