Bode Miller Says He won't Compete in 2010

TUESDAY, 17 APRIL 2007

Skiing champion Bode Miller recently said that he will not be competing in the Vancouver Olympic Games in 2010. He stated that his experience in last year's Olympic Games in Turin, Italy as the reason behind his decision. The silver medallist in the 2002 Games in Utah said that the quadrennial event put too much emphasis on winning.

Miller was highly-criticized for his disappointing showing in Turin wherein he didn't win in any of his five medal bids. He finished 5th in the downhill event, disqualified in the combination and slalom events, didn't finish the Super G and was tied at 6th in the Giant Slalom. Many people attributed it to his hard partying during the games, but he replied that everyone did that anyway.

Current disappointing performances aside, it is undeniable that he's one of the best skiers to have competed in the game in the past decade. Being currently only two World Cup victories away from Phil Mahre as the winningest American skier is enough proof of that.

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