I had crashes when I was small and Gumby-like that would have killed me now. I would just fly off jumps and go 40 or 50 meters when I was 6 years old - break skis, smash my goggles and get a bloody nose and go crawl inside for a little while and then come back out and ski more in the afternoon.

in all three events at the World Ski Championships at Beaver Creek with a best finish of 8th in slalom. Miller suffered a torn ligament in his left ankle in a December fall at Beaver Creek which may have been a factor in his performance. This allowed him more control of his training equipment staff and sponsors.

In 2008 Miller and Lindsey Vonn won the overall World Cup titles for the first U. Samuel Bode Miller (/ˈboʊdiː/; born October 12 1977) is an American World Cup alpine ski racer with the U. S.