Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir finished sixth in the most prestigious competition in his field
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Last week, Claude Mailhot and Alain Goldberg of French-language sports channel RDS in Quebec suggested that Weir's scores suffered due to overly-flamboyant costumes. "This may not be politically correct, but do you think he lost points due to his costume and his body language?" Mailhot asked.
Goldberg chimed in that he worried Weir's mannerisms would discourage parents from letting their little boys pick up the sport. "They'll think all the boys who skate will end up like him," he said. "It sets a bad example."
The broadcasters then joked that Weir, 25, should be forced to prove that he's really a man -- unfortunately
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"I'm not somebody to cry about something or to be weak about something," Weir said at a press conference in Vancouver. "I felt very defiant when I saw these comments."
"I had fun, showed my heart and smiled," told PEOPLE a week ealier. "I want to show my heart and take fans on a journey -- that's my goal here." Watch the video below
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