In December of 2011, while Johnny was still actively competing, he married his partner Victor Voronov in New York City. Victor is a law school graduate, and he is originally from Russia. 

Their relationship soon soured, and they briefly split before reconciling. During their brief reunion, in 2014, Victor filed a police report and he alleged that Johnny had bitten him. He later asked the judge to throw out the case.

By March of 2014, Johnny announced that the two were ending their marriage. 

The Olympian began alleging that Victor had been emotionally abusive toward him during their marriage, and that he had not gotten a job. Victor asserted that he was blindsided by the divorce news, and that he had to give up his legal work in order to travel with Johnny for his commentating career. 

The divorce was finalized in 2015, and Victor later got engaged to ice dancer Joti Polizoakis in December of that year. The two split the following year.