Editing Bode Miller (section)

==Early years==
Born in Easton, New Hampshire, to Jo Kenney and Woody Miller, Miller grew up in nearby [[Franconia, New Hampshire|Franconia]], a small community in the heart of New Hampshire's White Mountains that comprises the [[Cannon Mountain Ski Area]]. His family, including older sister Kyla, and younger brother Chelone,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spectator.org/archives/2010/02/23/bode-millers-life-lesson|title=Bode Miller's Life Lesson|last=Cline|first=Andrew|date=February 23, 2010|website=[[The American Spectator]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100226082703/http://spectator.org/archives/2010/02/23/bode-millers-life-lesson|archive-date=February 26, 2010|url-status=dead|access-date=March 1, 2010}}</ref> lived on {{convert|450|acre|km2}} of land in a forest, where his parents celebrated [[solstice]]s, in a log cabin without [[electricity]] or [[domestic water system|indoor plumbing]]. He was raised a [[vegetarian]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2012/jul/30/lizzie-armitstead-vegetarian-athletes-olympics-2012|title=Olympic vegetarians: the elite athletes who shun meat|last=Finn|first=Adharanand|date=July 30, 2012|work=[[The Guardian]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203135841/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2012/jul/30/lizzie-armitstead-vegetarian-athletes-olympics-2012|archive-date=February 3, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> He was [[homeschooling|homeschooled]] until the third grade, but after his parents divorced, he began attending public school.{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}} He applied for and got a scholarship to the [[Carrabassett Valley Academy]], a ski racing academy in [[Maine]]. His mother's parents owned and started the Tamarack Tennis Camp, and he has played [[tennis]] and [[football (soccer)|soccer]] since childhood.{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}}

Miller first gained widespread recognition after winning two silver medals at the [[Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics]] in the [[giant slalom]] and [[Alpine skiing combined|combined]] events, though he had been known to skiing fans since he burst onto the international scene as an 18-year-old in 1996. Miller is known for his reckless style, often risking crashes to increase his chances of winning a given race; in his book, ''Bode: Go Fast, Be Good, Have Fun,'' Miller stated that his goal as a skier was not to win medals, but rather to ski "as fast as the natural universe will allow." In 2006, Miller also became famous for his reclusive (but outspoken) personality and his attention-getting statements.{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}}