<P> Weir began the 2006--2007 competitive season at Skate Canada, where he placed third, then went on to Cup of Russia and won the silver medal, his third consecutive medal at that event . He placed second at the 2006 Marshall's Figure Skating Challenge with his performance to The Swan, an exhibition version of his Olympic program, and Weir's signature piece . </P> <P> Weir withdrew from the 2006--2007 Grand Prix Final before the free skate due to a hip injury he sustained in a freak fall during the short program . At the 2007 U.S. Championships, Weir was in second place after the short program, less than a point behind Evan Lysacek . In the free program, he was unable to complete his triple axel combination, fell on a triple loop and doubled several of his planned combinations . He attempted a quadruple toe loop but it was heavily two - footed on the landing . Weir lost his national title and finished in third place . At the 2007 World Championships, Weir placed eighth . </P> <P> After the disappointments of the 2006--2007 season, Weir made the decision to shake up his training regimen by leaving the only coach he had ever had, Priscilla Hill, moving out of his family home and moving on his own to New Jersey to train with Ukrainian coach Galina Zmievskaya . He subsequently had a great start to his 2007--2008 season at the Cup of China where he skated two clean and strong programs, achieving new personal best scores for both his free skate and overall score and winning the gold medal over fellow American Evan Lysacek . He then went on to Cup of Russia and took the gold medal there, as well . The two first - place finishes secured him a spot at the 2007--2008 Grand Prix Final, where Weir competed with a recurring injury in his landing foot and stumbled in both his short and long programs but still managed to place 4th overall . </P> <P> At the 2008 U.S. Championships, Weir won the short program over Evan Lysacek by 1.35 points but Lysacek won the long program by exactly the same amount, resulting in a tie . Weir completed a slightly two - footed quadruple toe loop in his long program and scored more points on his jumps and in the program components than Lysacek but Lysacek scored more points for his spins and footwork . Under ISU rules, in the event of a tie the winner of the long program is awarded the gold medal, so Weir received the silver . </P>

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