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{{short description|American alpine skier}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2012}} {{Infobox alpine ski racer | name = Bode Miller | image = Bode Miller Hinterstoder 2011.jpg | image_size = 200 px | caption = Miller in February 2011 | disciplines = [[Downhill (ski competition)|Downhill]], [[super-G]], [[giant slalom]], [[Slalom skiing|slalom]], [[Alpine skiing combined|combined]] | club = Franconia Ski Club /<br />[[Carrabassett Valley Academy]] | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|10|12}} | birth_place = [[Easton, New Hampshire]], U.S. | height = 6 ft 2 in | wcdebut = November 20, [[1998 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1997]]<br />(age 20) | retired = 2017 | website = | olympicteams = 5 β ([[Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics|1998]]β[[Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics|2014]]) | olympicmedals = 6 | olympicgolds = 1 | worldsteams = 8 β ([[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1999|1999]]β[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2015|2015]]) | worldsmedals = 5 | worldsgolds = 4 | wcseasons = 16 β ([[1998 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1998]]β[[2012 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2012]], [[2014 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2014]])<!--out for entire 2013 season--> | wcwins = 33 <!--through 04 Jan 2018--> | wcpodiums = 79 <!--through 04 Jan 2018--> | wcoveralls = 2 β ([[2005 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2005]], [[2008 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2008]]) | wctitles = 6 β (2 [[Super-G|SG]], 1 [[Giant slalom|GS]], 3 [[Alpine skiing combined|K]]) | show-medals = yes | medals = {{MedalCompetition|International alpine ski competitions}} {{MedalCount| total = yes |[[Winter Olympics|Olympic Games]]|1|3|2 |[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships|World Championships]]|4|1|0 }} {{Medal|Competition|World Cup race podiums}} {{MedalCount | total = yes | Slalom | 5 | 5 | 2 | Giant | 9 | 7 | 5 | Super-G | 5 | 5 | 2 | Downhill | 8 | 9 | 3 | Combined | 6 | 3 | 4 | Parallel | 0 | 0 | 1 }} {{Medal|Competition|[[Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics|Olympic Games]]}} {{Medal|Gold|[[Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Vancouver]]|[[Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics β Men's combined|Super combined]]}} {{Medal|Silver|[[Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Salt Lake City]]|[[Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics β Men's giant slalom|Giant slalom]]}} {{Medal|Silver|[[Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Salt Lake City]]|[[Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics β Men's combined|Combined]]}} {{Medal|Silver|[[Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Vancouver]]|[[Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics β Men's super-G|Super-G]]}} {{Medal|Bronze|[[Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Vancouver]]|[[Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics β Men's downhill|Downhill]]}} {{Medal|Bronze| [[Winter Olympics 2014|2014 Sochi]] |[[Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics β Men's super-G|Super-G]]}} {{Medal|Competition|[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships|World Championships]]}} {{Medal|Gold|[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2003|2003 St. Moritz]]|Giant slalom}} {{Medal|Gold|[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2003|2003 St. Moritz]]|Combined}} {{Medal|Gold|[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2005|2005 Bormio]]|Downhill}} {{Medal|Gold|[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2005|2005 Bormio]]|Super-G}} {{Medal|Silver|[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2003|2003 St. Moritz]]|Super-G}} }} '''Samuel Bode Miller''' ({{IPAc-en|Λ|b|oΚ|d|i}} {{Respell|BOH|dee}}; born October 12, 1977) is an American former [[FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|World Cup]] [[Alpine skiing|alpine ski racer]]. He is an [[Winter Olympic Games|Olympic]] and [[List of Alpine Skiing world champions|World Championship]] gold medalist, a two-time overall World Cup champion in [[2005 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2005]] and [[2008 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2008]], and the most successful male American alpine ski racer of all time. He is also considered one of the greatest World Cup racers of all time with 33 race victories and being one of five men (and last to date) to win World Cup events in [[FIS Alpine Ski World Cup#All-event winners|all five disciplines]].<ref>{{Cite news | last = Futterman| first = Matthew| title = Bode Miller Wins Gold in Super Combined | newspaper = [[The Wall Street Journal]]| date = February 22, 2010| url = https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704751304575079810752278940?mod=WSJ_hpp_LEFTTopStories| access-date = March 14, 2010}}</ref> He is the only skier with five or more victories in each discipline. In [[2008 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2008]], Miller and [[Lindsey Vonn]] won the overall World Cup titles for the first U.S. sweep [[1983 Alpine Skiing World Cup|in 25 years]]. Miller won six medals in the [[Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics|Winter Olympics]], the most of any U.S. skier β two silvers ([[giant slalom]] and [[Alpine skiing combined|combined]]) in [[Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics|Salt Lake City 2002]], a gold ([[Alpine skiing combined|super combined]]), a silver (super-G) and a bronze (downhill) in [[Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics|Vancouver 2010]] and a bronze (super-G) in [[Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics|Sochi 2014]]. Miller is one of 5 skiers who have won Olympic medals in 4 different disciplines, matching the feats of [[Kjetil AndrΓ© Aamodt]] and female racers [[Anja PΓ€rson]], [[Janica KosteliΔ]] and [[Katja Seizinger]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sport.orf.at/vancouver2010/ticker/358990.html |title=Miller hat Olympiamedaillen in vier Disziplinen |publisher=ORF (Austria) |date=February 20, 2012 |access-date=2012-02-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100310235341/http://sport.orf.at/vancouver2010/ticker/358990.html |archive-date=March 10, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Miller ended his career with six discipline World Cup titles and also won four [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships|World Championships]] titles in four different disciplines ([[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2003|giant slalom]], [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2003|combined]], [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2005|super-G]] and [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2005|downhill]]) and one silver medal in [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2003|super-G]]. While his skiing career was coming to an end, Miller had switched his attention and investment to horse racing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/bode-miller-looks-to-revolutionize-training-horses/ |title=Bode Miller Hopes to Revolutionize Training |publisher=TDB |date=April 30, 2017|access-date=2018-02-15}}</ref> He officially retired from ski racing in October 2017. During and after his ski career, Miller has been involved in multiple businesses as a founder, strategic advisor and investor. During his career, Miller was the initial investor in lifestyle and nutrition brand Onnit in 2010, a company founded by his close friend [[Aubrey Marcus]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Odam|first=Matthew|title=Peak performance: Onnit strives for total human optimization|url=https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2016/09/04/peak-performance-onnit-strives-for-total-human-optimization/10152807007/|access-date=2022-01-18|website=Austin American-Statesman|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2020, Miller co-founded SKEO, a wearable ski tracking app company.<ref>{{Cite press release|last=Sports|first=Snowcookie|title=Bode Miller Teams Up with Snowcookie Sports to Introduce 'SKEO,' the World's Most Accessible Digital Ski Platform|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bode-miller-teams-up-with-snowcookie-sports-to-introduce-skeo-the-worlds-most-accessible-digital-ski-platform-301182535.html|access-date=2022-01-18|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en}}</ref> In January 2021, Miller joined the Board of Directors of Opex Technologies, an IT Technology company focused on advising, implementing, and supporting technology transformation projects. Most recently, in December 2021, Miller joined Alpine-X, developers of year-round indoor snowsports resorts, as an investor and Chief Innovation Officer, alongside his business partner [[Andrew Wirth]] who joined as a Strategic Advisor.<ref>{{Cite press release|last=Alpine-X|title=Bode Miller Backs Alpine-X on a Mission to Bring Snowsports to Everyone|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bode-miller-backs-alpine-x-on-a-mission-to-bring-snowsports-to-everyone-301439610.html|access-date=2022-01-18|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en}}</ref>
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