Johnny Weir Olympics luggage moment: the suitcases, the gala and a Gaga echo
At the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina, johnny weir olympics coverage included a wave of viral footage showing how much on-air talent and celebrities packed as the games wound down. The luggage reveal — and a series of Exhibition Gala highlights — offered a human, behind-the-scenes coda to the competition.
Johnny Weir Olympics luggage reveal
Both Johnny Weir and Martha Stewart showed off an extraordinary number of suitcases, garment bags and duffel bags after multiple Milan Cortina flights, with videos capturing the volume as the closing days of the 2026 Winter Olympics approached. One clip shows Weir lying down on a large stack of suitcases; Stewart quipped that Weir and possibly Snoop Dogg brought more luggage than she did. Weir said his biggest concern was fitting all of his things in the car for the trip to and from the airport, and commentators noted that a figure skating choreographer had to travel with gear for 13 different countries.
Exhibition Gala hat moment and commentary highlights
The figure skating Exhibition Gala, which aired on NBC and was available to Peacock subscribers, produced at least one memorable exchange: Lee Hae-in began her gala skate dressed in a long robe and a stiff black hat, and Weir told cohost Tara Lipinski they needed to find out how the skater had packed the oversized hat. Weir’s fashion-minded commentary and wardrobe choices during the games were repeatedly called out as standout moments during broadcasts across the skating schedule.
Amber Glenn’s Gaga routine and echoes of Weir’s shows
On Saturday, February 21, Amber Glenn skated a gala program to Lady Gaga’s cover of Frank Sinatra’s "That's Life, " moving through jumps and a striking cantilever that drew attention. Glenn placed 5th overall in the 2026 Winter Games competition and later said she would reevaluate after the season is over, leaving open the possibility of another competitive season. Her gala performance recalled the theatricality of Johnny Weir’s post-Olympic exhibition routines to Lady Gaga songs like "Poker Face" and "Bad Romance, " including a noted 2011 Fashion on Ice appearance where Weir performed in a fishnet shirt, suspenders and a feather skirt.
Weir himself was an Olympic competitor who placed 6th at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics when he was 25, and in the years after he leaned into exhibition skating and television commentary. During the 2026 skating broadcasts, his commentary alongside other hosts was highlighted as one of the engaging non-competitive threads of the Olympics coverage.
Fans and fellow skaters also weighed in publicly: fellow figure skater Danny O’Shea joked in Weir’s comments that he wasn’t bringing enough luggage, to which Weir replied that he was "learning restraint. " That back-and-forth underscored how visible the packing frenzy became for personalities traveling with Team USA and celebrity guests.
The luggage clips, the Exhibition Gala moments and the echoes between Amber Glenn’s Feb. 21 performance and Weir’s earlier Gaga routines helped shape one of the lighter, human chapters of the Milan Cortina schedule. Broadcasters and Peacock viewers saw those moments play out as the games wrapped, and fans will next see this commentary team in four years when Weir, Terry Gannon and Tara Lipinski are scheduled to return to primetime for the next Winter Olympics.
