简介：Lights,camera,axel!Theeight-partSundanceChanneloriginaldocumentaryseries,BEGOODJOHNNYWEIRexploresthelifeofoneofAmerica'smostoutspokenandcolorfulsportsfigures,three-timeU.S.NationalFigureSkatingChampionandWorldMedalistJohnnyWeir.TheseriesairsMondaysat10:30pme/pbeginningJanuary18. BEGOODJOHNNYWEIRdeliversanabsorbingportraitofanathletewhosepersonalityisasbigashistalent.Bright,quick-wittedandextroverted,WeirisascomfortablewalkinginadowntownNewYorkfashionshowasheisontheice,andheisknownforgivingcandid,irreverent,responsesatpressevents.Atthesametime,Weirhastheathleticprowesstobackuphispopculturestardom,demonstratingbothbreathtakinggraceandsupremetechnicalskill.Healsoinjectshislarger-than-lifepersonaintohisroutines--wearingsparklyself-designed"onesie"costumesportrayingbothmaleandfemalecharactersinhiscontroversialroutine"TheSwan."Weirwasheavilyfavoredgoingintothe2006TorinoWinterOlympics,butfinishedadisappointingfifth. Now24,theskaterhaslearnedthattalentalonedoesnotmakeachampion-andheknowshemustdigdeepifheistosecurewhatmaybehislastchanceataplaceonaU.S.Olympicteam.BEGOODJOHNNYWEIRfollowsWeirashecompetesallovertheglobe,culminatinginhisappearanceattheU.S.Men'sNationalsinJanuary,theresultsofwhichdeterminewhetherornothewillvieforthegoldinVancouver.ItisherethatWeirwilllearnwhetherornothewillbeabletofulfillhisdreamofOlympicgloryontheworldstage. BEGOODJOHNNYWEIRkicksoffonJanuary18withaspecial90-minuteepisode,"PopStaronIce." BEGOODJOHNNYWEIRisdirectedandproducedbyJamesPelleritoandDavidBarba,whowillalsoserveasExecutiveProducers.Theseriesisdirected,producedandco-financedbyOriginalMedia.ExecutiveProducersforSundanceChannelareSarahBarnett,LynneKirbyandAnnRose.…