ST. LOUIS - Johnny Weir, U.S. Figure Skating would like a word with you.

Executive director David Raith said officials will talk to the two-time U.S. men’s champion after he used drug references to describe the tempo of his and another competitor’s short programs.

“We have talked to Johnny in the past,” Raith said Friday. “Johnny is a flamboyant guy, and he makes different analogies. There are certain analogies that are better than others. At the right moment, we will certainly address that with him.”

It’s no secret Weir can be on the eccentric side. Calling his costumes garish or ostentatious doesn’t do them justice, and he has a refreshing way of saying anything and everything that pops into his mind. After winning the short program Thursday, he was careful to point out that the accessory around his neck was a scarf, not a boa.

But occasionally he goes overboard.

In the last two years, he’s likened his costumes to “an icicle on coke” and “a Care Bear on acid.” On Thursday, he compared the fans’ reaction to his slower program and another skater’s more lively one by saying, “This one they kind of sat back and had their cognac and cigarettes and relax. His was more like a vodka shot, let’s snort coke kind of thing.”

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“It’s not an analogy that I like to hear. But Johnny is outspoken. He is free to state his mind,” said Ron Hershberger, president of U.S. Figure Skating. “Again, we provide a forum for athletes to compete at the highest level. Primarily what we ask for them to do is to be superb athletes and compete.

“If they can do that and do it successfully, they are rewarded. I’ll leave it at that.”

Skier Bode Miller caused an uproar with ski officials, team staff and sponsors when he said during an interview on “60 Minutes” that “there’s been times when I’ve been in really tough shape at the top of the course.” He later apologized.

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While Weir’s comments weren’t at that level, he did seem to realize he’d crossed a line, immediately saying, “Sorry about the drug references.”

A call by The Associated Press to Weir’s representative, Rocky Marval, was not immediately returned.