Word: slaloming
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...stardom in typical falling-off-the-planet fashion. During the super-G--the second fastest race after the downhill--Miller took a jump off-kilter at 65 m.p.h., struggled to stay on his skis and still won the race by a nail-biting margin. In the combined downhill and slalom, he lost a ski--and the race--at the top of the downhill course but amazed the crowd by running the gates on his remaining ski. In the downhill last Saturday, he kept both skis on and won a second gold, beating teammate Daron Rahlves by almost half a second...
...team to a level not seen since Phil and Steve Mahre topped the rankings in the early 1980s. Miller has posted wins in all four disciplines on the circuit: the high-speed events, which include the downhill and the super-G, as well as the more precision-oriented giant slalom and slalom events. The U.S. team has had 12 podium finishes this World Cup season. Miller owns 10 of them. (Rahlves got the other two.) Says U.S. head coach Phil McNichol: "He walks out the door, and he is good. He doesn't necessarily work harder; he's just naturally...
Arms windmilling, poles in the air, Miller often looks out of control--and often is. That's one reason why he has finished only one of seven slalom races this year. When showing videos of Miller to other racers, McNichol will cover up the volatile upper half of his skier's body and show just the feet to prove Miller is properly balanced over his skis. "It is not exactly ski-instructor style," says McNichol...
...supreme self-confidence; not a cockiness, just a deep rooted belief in himself and his ability." That may explain his popularity. A recent Swiss poll rated Miller the most popular skier on the mountain. He's even appreciated by his rivals. Writing in Sportwoche, an Austrian weekly, slalom ace Rainer Schoenfelder credited Miller and his versatility with keeping media attention on the old-fashioned finesse events like slalom in the X Games era. "Thank God for Bode Miller!" he said. Heading into next year's Olympics in Torino, the U.S. ski team feels exactly the same...
Sophomore co-captain Daniel Tsai took 38th in the men’s giant slalom with a time of 1:51.55, while freshman Matt Basilico marked his collegiate debut with a 37th place run in the slalom with a time...