Miller disqualified from Alpine combined
February 14th, 2006U.S. skier Bode Miller was disqualified from the Alpine combined event today for straddling a gate in his first slalom run. Miller held a commanding lead in the event at the time of his disqualification.
Doesn’t suprise me at all…. This is the second time in two months that he has been dq’d for “straddling” a gate…the other was last month in Austria.
Oh well, we still got gold. GO USA!!!
Does having a unusual first name acutally help you become a winter olympian? Bode? Apolo? Tanith? Or is it just something that helps you get endorsements?
Last names help too. Teeter, Ono, etc.
My favorite one is Peekabo…
Picabo….Picabo Street.
She’s done a good job commenting on the games.
Thanks, Bob…. I nevr claimed to be a good speler…:)
I just loved the way Picabo called out Bode Miller last night. She rightly said that he needs to “grow up.” You won’t find many commentators saying that about a competitor.
Disqualified for straddling a gate….in other words if you want to be victorious in this event, you have to be squarely on the proper side of the issues that you are forced to navigate/negotiate. There’s got to be a sermon illustration in there somewhere.
I’d never really heard of Bode Miller until he put himself in the news leading up to the games. He seems like a frat boy who was wealthy enough to ski a lot as a kid and got good at it.