“Johnny Weir” on The Daily Caller

Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir, the star of his own reality series, “Be Good Johnny Weir,” said Washington could use some style and edge during his visit to the nation’s capitol last week.  (more)

Kate Gosselin is being a “total diva” on the set of “Dancing With the Stars” — snubbing other contestants and behaving frostily to crew members, sources tell Page Six. The recently divorced mom of eight has been rehearsing for the ABC show, which starts its new season March 22. Her icy behavior also persuaded Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir to pull out of talks about being on the show because he didn’t want to work alongside Gosselin. (more)

Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir may have been left out in the cold from the “Stars on Ice” tour, but he’s not keeping quiet about the snub. (more)

UPDATE: Johnny Weir responds to ‘Stars on Ice’ tour snub: ‘It’s disappointing I can’t perform for my fans’ (more)

Talking to Alan Wurtzel, President of Research, NBC Universal from his Vancouver based “The Billion Dollar Lab Initiative” is very interesting. Wurtzel and his crew of world class numbers crunchers are tracking our Olympic viewing habits the same way The Elias Sports Bureau breaks down baseball stats. (more)

We’re nearly halfway through the 2010 Winter Olympics and we’ve seen some dazzling performances by Americans. (more)

So much for “being good.” (more)

Thank God that in a sports weekend almost ruined by four disappointing, mind-numblingly drama-free NFL playoff games, we had the epic clash that was played out at the US Nationals Men Figure Skating Finals in Spokane. Of course I’m sure most of you are saying “But Jerry, wasn’t it almost the exact same results as last year’s Nationals?” and you’d be right. But this year with three… count ‘em, three… spots on the Olympic teams at stake, the pressure was off the charts and virtually everyone of the top competitors rose to the occasion. (more)

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Those who can’t get enough of Johnny Weir and his antics, don’t worry. He’s not going to leave you hanging until the Vancouver Olympics. (more)

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Jeremy Abbott has won his second straight title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and is on his way to the Olympic Games. (more)

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett are the new U.S. champions and all but certain to be on their way to the Vancouver Olympics. (more)