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Bode Miller: Biography

Bode Miller
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  • Birth Name: Samuel Bode Miller
  • Birth Place: Easton, NH
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 10/12/1977, Libra
  • Profession: Skiier
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Bode Miller Fast Facts:
  • Grew up in a cabin on a 500-acre plot within the White Mountains of New Hampshire with no electricity or running water; was home-schooled until third grade.
  • Began skiing at the age of 3; first started competing at 11.
  • Worked as a counselor for Tamarack Tennis Camp, which was founded, owned and operated by his grandparents in Easton, NH.  
  • Spearheaded the use of parabolic (hour-glass shaped) skis in competition.
  • Silver medalist at the 2002 Winter Olympics in the giant slalom and alpine combined events; gained even more notoriety after hiking back up the course to complete a slalom run because of a missed gate. He finished in 25th place.
  • Co-authored his autobiography, Bode: Go Fast, Be Good, Have Fun, in 2005.
  • Subject of the 2006 documentary film Flying Downhill, which focuses on his earlier life and personal philosophy.
  • Played baseball for the Nashua Pride of the Canadian-American League after signing a one-day contract in 2006; $5,000 was donated from ticket sales to Miller's Turtle Ridge Foundation.
  • Holds the U.S. record with 31 World Cup victories; won the overall title in 2005 and in 2008; and was the first American to hold that title since 1983.
  • Took a hiatus from skiing for much of the 2009 World Cup season, but returned in 2010 to make his fourth Olympic team.
  • Bode Miller Relationships:
  • Woody Miller - Father
  • Joanne Miller - Mother
  • Wren Miller - Sister
  • Chelone Miller - Brother
  • Kyla Miller - Sister
  • Neesyn Dacey Miller - Daughter

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2010 Winter Olympics - Bode Miller Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images
The Superstars, Jeff Kent, Ali Landry, Brandi Chastain, Julio Iglesias Jr, Paige Hemmis, Bode Miller, Kristi Leskinen, Maksim Chmerkovskiy Adam Larkey/ABC
The Superstars, Dan Cortese, Lisa Leslie, Jeff Kent, Ali Landry, Brandi Chastain, Julio Iglesias Jr, Paige Hemmis, Bode Miller, Leskinen, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Joanna Krupa, Terrell Owens, Estella Warren, Robert Horry, Jennifer Capriati, David Charvet Adam Larkey/ABC
The Superstars, PAIGE HEMMIS, BODE MILLER, KRISTI LESKINEN, MAKSIM CHMERKOVSKIY, ALI LANDRY, JEFF KENT, LISA LESLIE, DAN CORTESE, ROBERT HORRY, ESTELLA WARREN, JENNIFER CAPRIATI, DAVID CHARVET, TERRELL OWENS, JOANNA KRUPA, BRANDI CHASTAIN, JULIO IGLESIAS JR. Adam Larkey/ABC
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