First, big congratulations to American Evan Lysacek for winning the Olympic Gold Medal in mens figure skating. His skating was beautiful and the medal was well deserved.

However, Johnny Weir was robbed.

Although not as technically advanced as Evan or Plushenko, Johnny’s performance was by far my favorite of the evening.

It was nearly flawless – and was the most artistic and moving of any of the skaters. His music choice was perfect. His costume was beautiful.

His program was personal – titled “Fallen Angel” to represent his personal journey through skating.

I was simply appalled at the low marks he received both for his short program (watch here) and for his even more amazing free skate tonight (hopefully video will be posted soon). I think he deserved the bronze medal.

I have to wonder how much the judges let his his outrageous personality (I love that he is always ‘himself’ – including wearing a hat of red roses while awaiting his marks) factored into their scoring.

Did you watch men’s figure skating? What were your favorite performances?  And what did you think of the results?

While you’re considering your answer, here are a few fun Johnny Weir facts:

• He’s kind of a big fan of Russia. And “kind of” is a colossal understatement.
• Watching Oksana Baiul in the 1994 Olympics inspired him to try figure skating. (He found Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan “terribly boring.”)
• He started skating on a cornfield.
• He landed an axel in his first skating lesson (a jump that typically takes skaters a few years to master).
• He designs many of his own costumes – and wants to launch a career in fashion.
• He’d also like to try his hand at politics as an ambassador to South Korea or Russia.
• He brought a poster of Lady Gaga with him to the Olympic Village so that she “could watch over us”. LOL.
• He also brought along pink bathmats.