Samuel Bode Miller (born October 12, 1977, in Easton, New Hampshire) is a champion alpine ski racer.
In 2008, Bode (pronounced /boʊˈdiː/) won his second overall World Cup title in four years, after also winning the title in 2005. This led the United States to sweep the men's and women's overall World Cup titles for the first time in 25 years, as Lindsey Vonn won the women's title.
In 2005, Bode became the first American in 22 years to win the ove...
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Samuel Bode Miller (born October 12, 1977, in Easton, New Hampshire) is a champion alpine ski racer.
In 2008, Bode (pronounced /boʊˈdiː/) won his second overall World Cup title in four years, after also winning the title in 2005. This led the United States to sweep the men's and women's overall World Cup titles for the first time in 25 years, as Lindsey Vonn won the women's title.
In 2005, Bode became the first American in 22 years to win the overall title, since Phil Mahre and Tamara McKinney in 1983. Earlier during his championship season, with a victory on November 28, 2004, he became only the fifth man to win World Cup races in all five disciplines: slalom, giant slalom, Super-G, downhill, and combined. With 31 World Cup victories, he is the most successful American alpine skier of all time.
He is also a four-time World Champion in four different disciplines and has a pair of silver medals from the 2002 Winter Olympics. On May 12, 2007, Miller announced that he would be leaving...
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