Background
Michael Weiss was born August 2, 1976 in Washington, District of Columbia. His father, Greg, was a gymnast on the 1964 Olympic team, and his mother, Margie, was also a gymnast and national champion.
Michael Weiss was born August 2, 1976 in Washington, District of Columbia. His father, Greg, was a gymnast on the 1964 Olympic team, and his mother, Margie, was also a gymnast and national champion.
Weiss graduated from Wilbert Tucker Woodson High School in Fairfax, Virginia.
Weiss began skating in 1985. Audrey Weisiger coached him from the age of nine. At the 1997 United States. Championships, Weiss attempted to become the first American to land the quad toe loop.
lieutenant was initially believed to have been successful but three hours after the competition, United States. Figure Skating ruled that the jump had been two-footed and decided not to ratify lieutenant
He pulled up from fifth after the short program to take the silver medal behind Todd Eldredge and was sent to Lausanne, Switzerland to compete at his first World Championships, where he finished seventh. The following month, he was awarded the bronze medal at the 1999 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland.
Weiss missed part of the 2000-2001 season due to a stress fracture in his foot. At the start of the 2002-2003 season, Don Laws filled in for Weisiger at the Campbell"s Classic.
On October 29, 2002, Weiss decided to leave Weisiger to train full-time with Laws.
Weiss competed 19 consecutive years at the United States. Championships. He was the first American to land a quadruple toe loop in competition. He invented the "Tornado", a backflip with a full twist, and debuted it at the Hallmark Skaters Championship in December 2002.
Though not allowed in competition, it is a crowd favorite in exhibitions.
Weiss turned professional in 2006. He toured with Stars On Ice and competed in Ice Wars.
Around 2012, he began teaching skating skills to hockey players. While still an eligible skater, Weiss started the, which gives scholarships to up-and-coming figure skaters.
Skaters who have received scholarships include Mirai Nagasu, Madison and Keiffer Hubbell, Daisuke Murakami, and Christine Zukowski.