Pop Star on Ice

International Premiere

Pop Star on Ice is an unprecedented behindthe-scenes portrait of outspoken Olympian and three-time US Figure Skating National Champion Johnny Weir. When he fails to win a medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics, the media turns on him and he feels the backlash.

Love him or hate him, Johnny is one of the most talented skaters of all time, but talent alone does not make a champion.

His flamboyant, provocative personality and lithe grace both dazzle and scandalize the image-obsessed figure skating world. Over two years, the filmmakers follow Weir’s uneven trajectory toward top skating honours as he ricochets between flawless performances and absolute failures, his antics and his dedication, his tantrums and his brilliance along with his struggle to harness his immense natural talent. His antics both on and off the ice are hard to ignore.

What makes Weir so beloved and controversial? What Olympic athlete would be filmed in a bubble bath and blonde wig gleefully play-acting the Russian interviewer to another naked man?
Ultimately, Weir refuses to answer the question dogging all male skaters — well, is he or isn’t he? But his uncompromising, passionate life makes the question irrelevant.

Johnny Weir is simply himself — world-class athlete, diva, fashionista, superstar.