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TheOldMole Jan 12 2006 11:25 AM

Will Bode Miller lose his place on the US Ski Team because of sponsor horror over his revelations of misconduct on 60 Minutes? According to one sponsor source, "What Miller revealed is not being a rebel; it's failing to live up to the responsibility that comes with being a public figure." What I want to know is: What's the difference?

metirish Jan 12 2006 11:27 AM

It'ss all such bullshit, I watched 60 minutes and found nothing really bad in what he said, what we learned was that Bode likes a drink and at times has been half drunk on the slopes, big deal.

MFS62 Jan 12 2006 11:32 AM

From my POV, if you're standing on top of a 5,000 foot mountain getting ready to slide down it at over 60 MPH, drinking is sound preparation. Later

Yancy Street Gang Jan 12 2006 11:33 AM

metirish wrote: It'ss all such bullshit, I watched 60 minutes and found nothing really bad in what he said, what we learned was that Bode likes a drink and at times has been half drunk on the slopes, big deal. He could write a book about that and get in the Oprah Book Club.

metirish Jan 12 2006 11:45 AM

Very true ' 62, I read that even if he were kicked of the US team he could go as an independent, is that true, is that even possible.

Edgy DC Jan 12 2006 12:10 PM

I thought Bode was the guy with the giant bee.

seawolf17 Jan 12 2006 12:14 PM

="Yancy Street Gang"] ="metirish"]It'ss all such bullshit, I watched 60 minutes and found nothing really bad in what he said, what we learned was that Bode likes a drink and at times has been half drunk on the slopes, big deal. He could write a book about that and get in the Oprah Book Club. Hell, I've never been on a ski slope in my life. I could write a book about that and get in the Oprah Book Club.

Willets Point Jan 12 2006 12:57 PM

Edgy DC wrote: I thought Bode was the guy with the giant bee. That's Blode.

soupcan Jan 12 2006 03:07 PM

metirish wrote: It'ss all such bullshit, I watched 60 minutes and found nothing really bad in what he said, what we learned was that Bode likes a drink and at times has been half drunk on the slopes, big deal. Well, skiing impaired is pretty friggin' dangerous in and of itself. The problem is that he's got a large following of kids especially in Europe who think he is just the dog's balls. If kids start thinking 'Geez, Bode skis drunk/stoned and he's fantastique!' that really would not be a good thing ya know? So I can see why there's been such an uproar. As I understand it though - and I didn't see the 60 minutes piece - he didn't admit to skiing drunk what he said was that he had partied late into the night and then had to get up and ski fairly early. Basically he admitted to skiing hungover. While that is also a form of impairment it ain't exactly the same as skiing drunk. As to what happens if he gets kicked off the team - he can still qualify and represent the U.S. he just won't have the financial backing and benefit of quality training that being on the U.S. ski team would afford him.

Yancy Street Gang Jan 12 2006 03:09 PM

="seawolf17"] I could write a book about that and get in the Oprah Book Club. Seawolf, write that book!

metirish Jan 12 2006 03:56 PM

All true soupcan but I don't think this is causing any stir in Europe, as for his training he doesn't train with the US team , he does his own thing.

TheOldMole Jan 12 2006 07:24 PM

Well,as Gene Hackman said in "Downhill Racer," "It's not really a team sport, is it?"

Vic Sage Feb 02 2006 04:49 PM

i thought this thread was about Vaughn Bode.

TheOldMole Feb 02 2006 09:01 PM

Well, Miller's parents were hippies. I've often wondered if they named him after Vaughan Bode.