And the Andersoning of Johnny Weir Commences
The front page of today's Times sports section carries news of the hottest Olympics party in Turin (or are we calling it Torino around here?), at the Russia House. And of course there's no better way to prove a venue's hotness than to demonstrate how much the hottest athletes in town enjoy it:
Weir, who finished fifth last week in the men's figure skating competition, showed up at the Russia House after midnight Tuesday, for his second consecutive night of partying with his favorite comrades....
In minutes, he had a leggy Russian woman in stilettos on each of his arms. The trio giggled as they skipped past the hors d'oeuvres....
The women interrupt him: "C'mon, Johnny," one brunette said, in a heavy Russian accent. "We want to dance."
"Dve minuti!" he yelled out in Russian, telling them to wait two minutes before running off....
"Isn't it obvious why this is so much more fun than U.S.A. House?" Weir said, as one of those brunettes grabbed his hand.
"The whole thing about being a figure skater," Weir later explained, "is that you're supposed to be an observer and to be able to adapt with any group you're in, and I don't want to do anything that threatens that."
