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Samuel Bode Miller is an American former World Cup alpine ski racer. He is an Olympic and World Championship gold medalist, a two-time overall World Cup champion in 2005 and 2008, and the most successful male American alpine ski racer of all time.
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Samuel Bode Milleris an American former World Cup alpine ski racer. He is an Olympic and World Championship gold medalist, a two-time overall World Cup champion in 2005 and 2008, and the most successful male American alpine ski racer of all time. He is also considered one of the greatest World Cup racers of all time with 33 race victories and being one of five mento win World Cup events in all five disciplines. He is the only skier with five or more victories in each discipline. In 2008, Miller and Lindsey Vonn won the overall World Cup titles for the first U.S. sweep in 25 years.
Miller won six medals in the Winter Olympics, the most of any U.S. skier – two silversin Salt Lake City 2002, a goldand a bronzein Vancouver 2010 and a bronzein Sochi 2014. Miller is one of 5 skiers who have won Olympic medals in 4 different disciplines, matching the feats of Kjetil Andre Aamodt and female racers Anja Parson, Janica Kostelic and Katja Seizinger.
Miller ended his career with six discipline World Cup titles and also won four World Championships titles in four different disciplinesand one silver medal in super-G. While his skiing career was coming to an end, Miller had switched his attention and investment to horse racing. He officially retired from ski racing in October 2017.
During and after his ski career, Miller has been involved in multiple businesses as a founder, strategic advisor and investor. During his career, Miller was the initial investor in lifestyle and nutrition brand Onnit in 2010, a company founded by his close friend Aubrey Marcus. In 2020, Miller co-founded SKEO, a wearable ski tracking app company. In January 2021, Miller joined the Board of Directors of Opex Technologies, an IT Technology company focused on advising, implementing, and supporting technology transformation projects. Most recently, in December 2021, Miller joined Alpine-X, developers of year-round indoor snowsports resorts, as an investor and Chief Innovation Officer, alongside his business partner Andrew Wirth who joined as a Strategic Advisor.
9 Quotes by Bode Miller
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When you back off, it’s easier to do mistakes. For me it’s better to ski fast.
Bode MillerAmerican alpine ski racer
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That feeling is the same whether you’re on either side of the hundredths. Obviously, it’s great to win the world championship, but if you put down that kind of skiing, it’s awesome either way.
Bode MillerAmerican alpine ski racer
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It’s not quite as important who you beat as that you end up on top.
Bode MillerAmerican alpine ski racer
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But there was no question in my mind that I was gonna still go for it. I was still going for the win. I wasn’t skiing for second or third place today, and in the end I think that’s probably what got me there.
Bode MillerAmerican alpine ski racer
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People in the U.S. will watch anything if it’s put in front of their face over and over again. I like to see what’s possible, more than anything.
Bode MillerAmerican alpine ski racer
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In some ways, that’s the story of my season – when I wasn’t making big mistakes, I was winning races and being on the podium. And when I made mistakes I was still fourth or fifth, just off the podium.
Bode MillerAmerican alpine ski racer
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My goal is the same as every year – to not hurt myself.
Bode MillerAmerican alpine ski racer
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I always do the contrary of what my coaches tell me.
Bode MillerAmerican alpine ski racer
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Once the season starts for me, there isn’t a change in my focus, just a change in my tactics and strategies.
Bode MillerAmerican alpine ski racer