U.S. Figure Skating and SKATING magazine announced today that 2010 U.S. bronze medalist Johnny Weir has won the 2010 Readers’ Choice Award for Skater of the Year (Michelle Kwan Trophy). Weir also won the award in 2008, making him the only two-time winner other than Kwan herself.

April 29 performance will be followed by a Cocktail Reception with the performers.

The 2010 Olympic and Paralympic athletes of Team USA have received an invitation to visit the White House by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, and they will have the honor of meeting the first couple on Wednesday, April 21. Nearly 225 of the total 264 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic athletes will visit the nation’s capital where they will come together for one last time to celebrate their great achievements.

The 2010 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams that competed in Vancouver this February and March are coming together once again for a three-day visit to Washington, D.C., April 20-22. Nearly 225 athletes will participate in a variety of functions and activities in and around the nation’s capital, highlighted by the time-honored White House visit to meet President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama.

Johnny Weir nominated for a ‘NewNowNext Award” in the “Most Addictive Reality Star” category. The “NewNowNext Awards” gathers icons and stars-on-the-rise to crown the next “big things” in TV, music, film, print and new media long before they hit the mainstream.

For Evan Lysacek, keeping up with his grueling travel schedule has become an Olympic feat in and of itself. Through a new alliance with Flexjet, the 2010 Winter Games figure skating gold medalist and emerging ballroom dancer can more easily balance his demanding, cross-country commitments. From practices and performances with his “Dancing with the Stars” partner Anna Trebunskaya to his role as a featured skater in “Smucker’s Stars on Ice” national tour, Lysacek will now benefit from Flexjet’s award-winning private aviation services when traveling to hard-to-reach destinations.

While his contemporaries may be dancing with stars, doing “family” ice shows or just trying to catch their breath after the Vancouver Winter Olympics, Johnny Weir is using his heightened celebrity status to get behind a diversified list of charities and causes. “It’s just what I was taught by my parents,” Weir says. “When you’re in a position to help people, you should do it,” he added.

U.S. Figure Skating announced today the selection of Portland, Ore., as the host city for 2010 Skate America. The competition, presented by U.S. Figure Skating, the Oregon Sports Authority and the Rose Garden, with support from Travel Portland, will take place Nov. 11-14 at the Rose Garden Arena, which also served as the site of the 2005 State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

Naperville, Ill., is proud to announce “Evan Lysacek Day” on March 26, 2010, when Evan Lysacek, the 2010 Olympic gold medalist in men’s figure skating, will be visiting his hometown of Naperville. Lysacek is also the 2009 world champion, two-time U.S. champion and the Grand Prix Final champion.

Eighteen of the United States’ best junior skaters will compete March 8-14 at the 2010 ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships in The Hague, Netherlands. Competition begins Tuesday with the compulsory dance and pairs short program events. All but one of the U.S. entries is making their first appearance at the competition. More than 200 athletes from 53 countries will compete at De Uithof for World Junior titles in ladies, men’s, pairs and ice dancing. Among the competitors in the Netherlands are Kiri Baga, Grant Hochstein and Armin Mahbanoozadeh.