"It's beautiful. There are aromatic candles, and he had Audrey Hepburn posters and motivational quotes on the wall. And in the bedroom, he put away all my clothes."
The two skaters, who have Philadelphia-area connections - Belbin trains in Aston, and Weir was born in Coatesville - became an Olympic odd couple when they and defending world champion Evan Lysacek all requested single rooms. (Lysacek is both Weir's nemesis and a former boyfriend of Belbin's.)
The U.S. team, however, had only one single and one two-bedroom unit left in the athletes' village.
"I never room with anyone at competitions, and I asked that, if possible, I could have a single room," Belbin said. "Johnny and Evan were both in the same boat. It was just the three of us, and there was one room with two single bedrooms.
"And if you take Johnny and myself and Evan and do the math, the only logical answer was me and Johnny."
The flamboyant Weir, who likes to wear garish costumes and has posed bare-chested in three-inch spiked heels, had promised a day earlier to beautify the suite for Belbin, an old friend who, like him, sometimes is labeled a prima donna.
"If you didn't know, I'm a bit of a diva when it comes to my living situation," Weir said Thursday. "I think she's the best roommate I could ask for. It's going to be easy. I definitely couldn't room with one of the boys."
Belbin said she was looking forward to the experience since she had already shared a residence with Weir, who grew up in Quarryville, Pa., and trains in Wayne, N.J. When they were teenagers, he stayed with the Belbins in Detroit during a competition there.
