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...Flowers' was only one of many feel-good stories in Salt Lake City. Chris Klug, liver transplant recipient, won a bronze medal in giant slalom snowboarding. Bode Miller, with his ferocious final runs in event after event, established himself as the most exciting comeback kid in skiing history. Parra, separated for much of the last year from his wife, who was back home in Miami giving birth to their first-born while he was training with the team in Utah, said he hoped his dedication would inspire kids of Latin heritage. Cuban American speed skater Jen Rodriguez...
...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...
...Bode Miller cranked one. He poured himself down the course in his inimitable second-run fashion (if they ever turn slalom and GS into one-lap events, Miller wins 'em all), and he led until the first-run leader and ultimate champ, Stephan Eberharter of Switzerland, nipped by, sending Bode home with another silver...
...thought that we were insulated from [the recession],’’ said Miller. “The bottom line is, you do have to face this. The general student sentiment here is, ‘isn’t this a mess...