Bode Miller

Bode Miller
Miller in February 2011
Personal information
Born (1977-10-12) October 12, 1977 (age 47)
Easton, New Hampshire, U.S.
OccupationAlpine skier
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom, combined
ClubFranconia Ski Club /
Carrabassett Valley Academy
World Cup debutNovember 20, 1997
(age 20)
Retired2017
Olympics
Teams5 – (19982014)
Medals6 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams8 – (19992015)
Medals5 (4 gold)
World Cup
Seasons16 – (19982012, 2014)
Wins33
Podiums79
Overall titles2 – (2005, 2008)
Discipline titles6 – (2 SG, 1 GS, 3 K)
Medal record
International alpine ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 3 2
World Championships 4 1 0
Total 5 4 2
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 5 5 2
Giant 9 7 5
Super-G 5 5 2
Downhill 8 9 3
Combined 6 3 4
Parallel 0 0 1
Total 33 29 17
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver Super combined
Silver medal – second place 2002 Salt Lake City Giant slalom
Silver medal – second place 2002 Salt Lake City Combined
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver Super-G
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver Downhill
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi Super-G
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 St. Moritz Giant slalom
Gold medal – first place 2003 St. Moritz Combined
Gold medal – first place 2005 Bormio Downhill
Gold medal – first place 2005 Bormio Super-G
Silver medal – second place 2003 St. Moritz Super-G

Samuel Bode Miller (/ˈbdi/ BOH-dee; born October 12, 1977) 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. He is also considered one of the greatest World Cup racers of all time with 33 race victories and being one of five men (and last to date) to win World Cup events in all five disciplines.[1] 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 silvers (giant slalom and combined) in Salt Lake City 2002, a gold (super combined), a silver (super-G) and a bronze (downhill) in Vancouver 2010 and a bronze (super-G) in Sochi 2014. Miller is one of 5 skiers who have won Olympic medals in 4 different disciplines, matching the feats of Kjetil André Aamodt and female racers Anja Pärson, Janica Kostelić and Katja Seizinger.[2]

Miller ended his career with six discipline World Cup titles and also won four World Championships titles in four different disciplines (giant slalom, combined, super-G and downhill) and 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.[3] 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.[4] In 2020, Miller co-founded SKEO, a wearable ski tracking app company.[5] 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.[6]

  1. ^ Futterman, Matthew (February 22, 2010). "Bode Miller Wins Gold in Super Combined". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
  2. ^ "Miller hat Olympiamedaillen in vier Disziplinen". ORF (Austria). February 20, 2012. Archived from the original on March 10, 2010. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  3. ^ "Bode Miller Hopes to Revolutionize Training". TDB. April 30, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  4. ^ Odam, Matthew. "Peak performance: Onnit strives for total human optimization". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  5. ^ Sports, Snowcookie. "Bode Miller Teams Up with Snowcookie Sports to Introduce 'SKEO,' the World's Most Accessible Digital Ski Platform". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  6. ^ Alpine-X. "Bode Miller Backs Alpine-X on a Mission to Bring Snowsports to Everyone". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved January 18, 2022.