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  A busy springtime for Bode Miller - News - Ski World Cup - ski2b.com
Miller decision is not a total surprise even though the skier from Franconia always said in past years that he enjoyed training and racing with his colleagues from the national ski team.
It was seen as a consequence of Miller’s sometimes provocative behaviour during the Turin 2006 Olympics when he was seen drinking beer in bars and clubs late in the night in company of models.
It’s possible that Bode, who always said that he can decide at any time to pull out ski racing if he finds himself competing without pleasure, decided to choose this difficult solution to get back some momentum before retiring in 2008.
www.worldskinews.com /1018-A_busy_springtime_for_Bode_Miller-,e_146237,r_18441.htm   (811 words)

  
  Bode Miller - MSN Encarta
Bode Miller, born in 1977, United States ski racer, known for his unorthodox style and candid personality.
Bode (pronounced BO-dee) Miller was born near Easton, New Hampshire, in a rural cabin that lacked electricity or running water.
The outspoken Miller caused controversy in January 2006 when he admitted in a nationally televised interview that he had competed under the influence of alcohol in the past and refused to disavow the practice.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_701766327/Bode_Miller.html   (394 words)

  
 Bode Miller , Celebrity profile, bio, biography
Miller saw the skis as perfect for his unusual racing style; using them, Bode Miller won the Junior Olympics Super G and giant slalom and, despite falling three times, finished second in the slalom.
Bode Miller skied oddly as a kid, sitting far back (it's best to stay centered over the skis), keeping his hands low (they're supposed to be out in front) and dangling his poles in the snow (rather than planting them with each turn).
Bode began training at Bretton Woods, another ski area, and, because Bode Miller allegedly missed a gate, was disqualified from a race by his Cannon coaches, leaving him ineligible for the 1990 Junior Olympics.
www.starglimpse.com /celebs/pages/bode_miller/bode_miller.shtml   (2252 words)

  
 FACTION: Ask Bode Miller
Bode: I don't regret talking to the press, I think there are some important things to talk about, and I think that the way the press and media operates right now needs to be recognized.
Bode: Yeah the world is pretty crazy, I think its a bummer that people think they have all this spare energy and time to spend thinking and talking about me or all these other people in the press, when they don't spend it on their own lives, its not a good plan.
Bode: I had some input in the controls and stuff, they are pretty hard, but I think that's a good way for those kinds of games to be, it takes time to get your guy and your skills good enough to really go fast.
radiofaction.com /ask_bode/bode_email-splashpg.htm   (1838 words)

  
 Bode Miller on MountainZone.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
MZ: Bode's been referred to all over the media as skiing's “bad boy,” but knowing what he's done for the sport (introducing shaped skis, talking about the inequities of the World Cup circuit), he could also be described as a maverick.
Bode's a made-for-movie character—a work of fiction, And when I say he's a work of fiction I don't mean he's lying in any way.
Bode's the guy who made the coaches really rethink the way they coach and everybody is coming out better for it.
ski.mountainzone.com /2006/barcott/index.html   (976 words)

  
 JockBio: Bode Miller Biography
Bode was obsessed with learning all he could about everything that went into winning a race, from equipment to physiology to how the brain worked, to looking especially closely at the things other skiers ignored.
Bode explained that there were elements of board racing that translated to skiing—particularly when it came to making small adjustments on the fly—then went out and showed him.
Bode walked out of CVA with a Certificate of Attendance instead of a diploma, but that was cool as far as he was concerned.
www.jockbio.com /Bios/Bmiller/Bmiller_bio.html   (2422 words)

  
 Bode Miller - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Miller also won the 2005 FIS World Cup title in Super-G and was second in both Downhill and Giant Slalom.
Miller accomplished the feat in less time than any previous skier, male or female; the victory was his sixth of the season after only ten races.
Miller was subsequently vilified in the American and international media; editorials focused mostly on his attitude, accusing him of simply not caring about the Olympics or about his performance.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bode_Miller   (1101 words)

  
 Rolling Stone : Bode Miller: Speed Freak
Miller is Johnny Knoxville as a rosy-cheeked Ski God, a sexy redneck addicted to DIY fun, adrenaline highs and stupid amounts of beer.
Miller has spent an unusual amount of effort developing specialized gear, a unique training regimen (unicycling, tightrope walking, jumping from stone to stone in the river) and an experimental ski style of sharp-radius turns, a crouching stance and radical boot-leaning-back.
Miller was in top physical shape as a teenage tennis state champion and star soccer player when he was sent to Carrabassett Valley Academy, a Maine racing school where the coaches did not consider him one of the more promising students.
www.rollingstone.com /news/story/9183150/bode_miller_speed_freak   (2744 words)

  
 On slippery slope, Bode Miller apologizes - Sports - International Herald Tribune
Miller, known for his swashbuckling style on the slopes and his outspoken demeanor off them, said during a television interview this week that "there's been times when I've been in really tough shape at the top of the course" because of drinking.
Miller, who was home schooled in the forests of New Hampshire without electricity or running water, now travels the World Cup circuit in his own motor home.
Miller said then that he was afraid, as the most prominent American Olympian of the Winter Games, that stardom would turn his life asunder.
www.iht.com /articles/2006/01/12/sports/miller.php   (1305 words)

  
 BODE MILLER: He's the biggest bust in Olympic history
Bode Miller hasn't been a genuine Olympian since Salt Lake City, where he won two silver medals and finished a grand 25th place in the slalom, 11 seconds off the lead.
Miller, close to the lead after his first run, missed a gate on the second, destroying his chance for the win.
That Bode Miller understood what was expected of him: effort and passion first, speed and medals a distant second.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/02/26/BODE.TMP   (778 words)

  
 Bode Miller
But the true story is more complex and richer as we see what makes Bode go so fast and see if he can bring his great speed to the bottom of the course, through ALL the gates, in one piece.
Bode Miller is on a quest to be the best ski racer in the world.
Bode is a voice of a young, restless, channel-surfing audience: generation-X. His is also the voice of a prior generation.
www.mv.com /ipusers/coruway/BODE.HTM   (296 words)

  
 Bode Miller Pictures, News, Photos, Video, Bio, Wallpapers, Fan Sites
A natural sportsman and risk-taker, Miller soon began turning his attention to the ski slopes of his home state of New Hampshire where he was born on October 22, 1977 in the rural town of Easton.
One of skiing's most notorious party animals, Miller appeared typically unphased by the possibility of a big win in the 2006 Winter Olympics and made tabloid headlines when he admitted - in a January 2006 60 Minutes interview - to heavy drinking and occasionally "being wasted" while on the course.
To end the year, Miller exhibited a major comeback with three downhill victories on the Birds of Prey course in Beaver Creek, Colorado as well as multiple victories at the World Cup standings in Hinterstoder, Austria.
www.chiff.com /recreation/sports/sports-stars/bode-miller.htm   (583 words)

  
 Bode Miller Bio | Skiing | Pictures | Photos | Girlfriend | 2006 Winter Olympics | US Ski Team   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Bode Miller was born in New Hampshire and grew up in a very unconventional, hippy household.
Miller learned to ski when he was three years old and began entering competitive ski races when he turned 11.
Miller won two silver medals for skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics and in 2005 he became the first American skier in 22 years to win the World Cup overall title in alpine skiing.
www.kidzworld.com /site/p6369.htm   (347 words)

  
 Bode, Bob Simon Profiles America's Top-Ranked Skier - CBS News
Bode may not have made it to the podium in Torino, he may have been castigated in the press for partying too much, for skiing under the influence.
Bode Miller is one of the few world class skiers to ski in all five disciplines, from the lightning speed of the downhill, that's the 90-mile an hour race, to the intricate ballet of the slalom.
In a famous and, at the same time, infamous downhill race, Miller lost one of his skis when he was going 80 mph, and continued down the course on one ski.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/01/05/60minutes/main1182654.shtml   (862 words)

  
 Amazon.fr : Bode: Go Fast, be Good, Have Fun: Livres en anglais: Bode Miller,Jack McEnany   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
In Miller's case, it's a life lived far beyond what his 28 years would imply, and the frequently reported fact that Miller doesn't seek approval for much-in sport or in life.
The American press, as unfamiliar with his sport as they seem to be with his back story, often paints Miller as a home-schooled hippie raised in the wild woods of New Hampshire who calls his parents by their first names and is more concerned with having a good time than being a good sport.
Both Bode and coauthor McEnany hail from the hills of New Hampshire, where Bode won his first race at age 10 and where he grew up with parents who combined a traditional belief in family with a hippie lifestyle (living in a cabin without indoor plumbing or electricity) and a commitment to individualism and self--exploration.
www.amazon.fr /Bode-Fast-Good-Have-Fun/dp/1400062357   (562 words)

  
 Bode Miller - Picture - MSN Encarta
American skier Bode Miller is known for his daring style and blazing speed.
He won the overall World Cup downhill title in 2005, the first American to accomplish that feat since 1983.
Miller is shown here competing in the 2002 Olympic Games, in which he captured two silver medals.
encarta.msn.com /media_701766329_761574346_-1_1/Bode_Miller.html   (49 words)

  
 SI.com - 2006 Winter Olympics - Tim Layden: The case behind Bode Miller's fifth-place finish - Monday February 13, 2006 ...
Bode Miller finished fifth in Sunday's Olympic downhill race, which was won by Antoine Deneriaz of France.
Using Atomic's new capped skis that carried him to a scorching training run on the day before the race, Miller was fast on three early intervals, but 25th or worse on the bottom two.
Back during the 60 Minutes brouhaha in January, Miller's uncle and former coach, Mike Kenney, told me that the single biggest factor in Miller's struggles this year was a lack of base training.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2006/olympics/2006/writers/02/13/bode.react   (628 words)

  
 TIME.com: Bode Miller: Our Hero -- Page 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Bode Miller grew up in Franconia in a cabin without plumbing or heating, so we might say that his family was arguably taking this Old Man thing to an extreme.
Miller arrived in Salt Lake in the midst of a terrific campaign, but carrying the well-earned reputation as one who either won thrillingly or crashed and burned.
Miller didn't care when he was mocked for using the shaped skis usually reserved for beginners.
www.time.com /time/olympics2002/article/0,8599,212621,00.html   (1548 words)

  
 Bode Miller | Ados.fr
Bode Miller est un des rares skieurs à participer aux cinq disciplines du ski moderne.
Bode Miller remporte deux titres aux championnats du monde et remporte sa première coupe du monde avec le combiné.
Aujourd’hui quadruple champion du monde, Bode Miller veut retrouver les sommets et sa "bataille" avec Benjamin Raich promet d’être serrée cette saison.
sport.ados.fr /Bode-Miller.html   (497 words)

  
 Bode DQ'd in combined, loses shot at medal - Alpine skiing - MSNBC.com
Kevin Frayer / AP Bode Miller of the United States straddles a gate during the first run of the slalom portion of the Men's Combined at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Sestriere Colle, Italy.
Bode Miller” was gone completely, replaced at the top with Raich.
Miller was the 2002 Olympic silver medalist in the event and the reigning World Cup circuit champion.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/11324753   (660 words)

  
 SeacoastNH.com - Bode Miller Flying Downhill   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Bode Miller trusts Bill Rogers and that faith has been returned in this professional, yet candid look at an irreverent NH figure, who just happens to among the fastest humans on earth.
It was when Bode returned as a young ski talent from the Olympics in Japan that the project was born.
Bode, growing up without electricity and plumbing, but coming to challenge the very center of a sport, was a perfect Coruway subject.
seacoastnh.com /The_Arts/Film/Bode_Miller_Flying_Downhill   (1453 words)

  
 Not-so-golden gate: Bode Miller DQ'd from combined
Miller indeed had been disqualified, for straddling a gate.
Pushed on the subject, Miller added, "The only time it makes sense is probably in the bottom flushes because it would have either had to have been a flush or a hairpin, because I didn't feel a thing.
Additional replays showed that on the 42nd of the 56 gates, Miller pinned the gate with his left ski and it popped up between his legs.
seattlepi.nwsource.com /olympics/259519_bode15.html   (806 words)

  
 Skiing: News, Live Events, Video, Schedules, Results, Photos and more - WCSN
Bode Miller battled through thick fog in the giant slalom at Hinterstoder, but finished fourth behind Norwegian Aksel Lund Svindal, who reclaimed his spot at the top of the standings.
Bode Miller tamed the "bumpy and wild" super-G course at Hinterstoder to win his third World Cup this year and jump ahead of Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal.
Bode Miller tamed the "bumpy and wild" super-G course at Hinterstoder to win his third World Cup this year and jump ahead of Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal in the standings.
www.wcsn.com /sport/index.jsp?id=34032   (2029 words)

  
 Bode Miller News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Bode Miller of the United States powers down the course in a men's alpine skiing men's super-G race in Hinterstoder.
Bode Miller of the United States speeds down the course on his way to winning an Alpine ski World Cup men's super-G race, in Val Gardena, Italy, Friday, Dec.
Bode Miller is four World Cup victories from tying the American career record of 27.
www.topix.net /winter-sports/bode-miller   (752 words)

  
 Bodelicious.Net ... Goodybe
We have spent amazing 8 years together, supporting Bode Miller and the entire US Ski Team but all good things come to an end and so is this one.
All the creators of the website still support Bode but we simply don't have time to run the website anymore.
I would especially like to mention our Message Forums where you are all still welcome to join because we are not going anywhere =) You will still be able to find all the latest news and photos, not only about Bode but also about World Cup, skiing and skiers in general.
www.bodelicious.net   (201 words)

  
 Bode Miller Apologizes For Comments , Ski Champ's Comments On 60 Minutes Stirred Up Controversy - CBS News
Miller angered ski officials, team staff and sponsors when he told Simon that "there's been times when I've been in really tough shape at the top of the course."
Miller is currently in Switzerland to take part in the Lauberhorn weekend, the longest-running Alpine ski event.
World Cup ski champion Bode Miller apologized for comments he made about skiing and drinking during a "60 Minutes" interview that aired Jan. 8.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/01/12/60minutes/main1203734.shtml   (619 words)

  
 U.S. Ski Team on MountainZone.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
With the Miller and Rahlves holding positions three and five, respectively, in the overall World Cup Standings and the Winter Olympics set to start at the end of the week in Torino, Italy, glory and gold finally seem attainable.
"Bode Miller is a firecracker on the hill.
Born and raised in New Hampshire, Miller is painted as the bad-boy of U.S. skiing, the sport's Dennis Rodman, if you will, with as foul a mouth but more interesting things to say.
ski.mountainzone.com /2006/Ski_Team/index.html   (700 words)

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