Editing Bode Miller (section)

===Becoming a World Cup Champion (2003–2005)===
Miller challenged for the [[2003 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2003 World Cup]] overall title but fell just short, finishing second to [[Stephan Eberharter]] of Austria.
At the [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2003|2003 World Championships]] in [[St. Moritz]], Switzerland, Miller won three medals: gold in [[giant slalom]] and combined, and silver in [[super-G]]. He also won two other giant slaloms during the season.

In the [[2004 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2004]] season, Miller won World Cup titles in two disciplines: [[giant slalom]] and [[Alpine skiing combined|combined]], but placed fourth in the competition for the overall title. He won six World Cup races: three giant slaloms, two combineds and one slalom. After the season, Miller switched to [[Atomic Skis|Atomic skis]].

Miller won his first overall World Cup title in [[2005 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2005]], defeating Austrians [[Benjamin Raich]] and [[Hermann Maier]]. He made history early in the season by winning at least one race in each of the four standard World Cup disciplines: [[Slalom skiing|slalom]], [[giant slalom]], [[super-G]] and [[Downhill (ski competition)|downhill]]. In winning a slalom in [[Sestriere]] on December 13, he joined [[Marc Girardelli]] of Luxembourg, who had been the first man to accomplish this feat in [[1989 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1989]]. Miller accomplished the feat in less time than any previous ski racer, male or female; the victory was his sixth of the season after only ten races. At the [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2005|2005 World Championships]] in [[Bormio]], Italy, he won two gold medals, in [[super-G]] and [[Downhill (ski competition)|downhill]]. In the downhill portion of the combined, he lost a ski 16 seconds into the race, but decided to continue down the course nevertheless at speeds up to 83&nbsp;km/h on one ski, before sliding out near the bottom nearly two minutes later.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LatVt6F8whQ  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/LatVt6F8whQ |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Bode miller one ski 2005 |website=[[YouTube]] |date=April 12, 2009 |access-date=2012-08-16}}{{cbignore}}</ref>