Yesterday we posted that American skater Johnny Weir was in fourth place after the short program competition at the World Figure Skating Championship in Tokyo. We've just learned that after the free skate program Weir ultimately finished in seventh place.

That's a bummer, as we were rooting for the flamboyant and oft-persecuted skater. But hey -- if you don't bring it, you don't bring it. French skater Brian Joubert (pictured), who was in the lead going into the second day, took the title. This gives him six wins this season and makes him the first Frenchman in 42 years to win the Worlds.

Reports noted that Joubert skated to "string renditions of heavy metal music", which sounds kind of like the Apocalyptica covers of Metallica songs that were used prominently in the film Your Friends and Neighbors.

If you're not familiar with Weir's work, here's a video of his short program from Wednesday (I love the "music from a diamond commercial circuit party megamix" soundtrack).

Johnny Weir -- who in recent months has been the target of some gay-related slurs from other members of the skating community -- is in fourth place at the World Figure Skating Championships. This placement stands after today's short program, which placed French skater Brian Joubert in the lead.

Weir could still take home a medal, depending on his performance in tomorrow's free skate. In speaking about his performance today (in which he stumbled on a triple-flip), he said:

"This wasn't as crummy as it could have been ... I knew Joubert had skated great and posted a high number. I wanted to keep the [energy] level in the building up."

We're rooting for Weir -- considering that he's never placed higher than fourth at Worlds, this could end up being a good year for him if he turns it out in tomorrow's program. We'll be back with the final results on Thursday!