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...Yesterday morning, Miller stood seventh after the first run of the Giant Slalom, not his best event. Even those of us who are big Bode fans figured his chances were slim for ore of any shade...
...thought about this a bit more yesterday morning while watching the men's giant slalom. As a bit of background: Last week, in the men's combined, the dashing alpinist from Franconia, N.H., Bode Miller, had bounced off his butt in the downhill portion and then messed up his first slalom run pretty good. With a single chance left, he found himself well and truly buried. Then he cranked the most sensational slalom run since Phil Mahre and Alberto Tomba hung 'em up, and wound up with silver. Sportswriters, who are metaphor lovers beyond the pale, likened Miller's charge...
That did not bode well for the Crimson (10-11-4, 9-6-3 ECAC), who had won just once in 11 games this season when trailing after two periods and was a dismal 1-5-0 since the exam break...
...word from Bode Miller's coach this year is that Miller has finally matured as a ski racer. Found the brake pedal. The guy was always as fast as an avalanche, but just as wild. He would occasionally show up on the winners' podium, but that seemed purely accidental. The rest of the time Bullet Bode (it's pronounced Bo-dee) would be so far off the course you would need a GPS to find him. This season, though, Miller has been a fixture on the winners' stand of the World Cup tour, Europe's glamorous winter circuit...
That might have something to do with his carefully uncontrolled childhood. The Millers chose to live slightly off the grid in Franconia, N.H., in what Bode calls an "awesome" cabin. It had no plumbing or electricity and was miles from any road. His parents "are both of the minimalist mentality, where less is more," says Miller. Young Bode spent summers building his athletic ability at his grandfather's tennis camp at Tamarack Camp, also in Franconia...