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December 23, 2009, Wednesday
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BODE Miller will skip the upcoming downhill in Bormio and head back to the United States to let his sprained ankle heal and focus on his fitness.
"Bode will spend Christmas in the US with his daughter while allowing his ankle to heal and focusing on a conditioning program," US Ski Team spokesman Doug Haney said yesterday.
Miller sprained his ankle during a team volleyball game in Val d'Isere, France, on December 12 and is still regaining his fitness after cutting last season short and skipping summer training as he debated retirement.
The Bormio race is scheduled for December 29 and it is preceded by two days of downhill training.
Miller won gold medals in both downhill and super-G at the 2005 world championships in Bormio and also won the World Cup downhill on the Stelvio course in 2007. However, the Stelvio is considered one of the most physically demanding courses on the circuit, and the combination of Miller's ankle problem and fitness level may have played a role in his decision.
While he is still hasn't cracked the podium yet this season, Miller has shown improved form lately, registering one fourth-place finish and two fifths this month - including one in the super-G in Val Gardena on Friday.
Miller placed ninth in the traditional downhill in Val Gardena on Saturday but was slowed by a headwind. He failed to qualify for the second run of the giant slalom in Alta Badia on Sunday, then sat out Monday's slalom.
It's unclear when Miller will return to Europe. After Bormio, there is a slalom in Zagreb, Croatia, on January 6.
"Bode will spend Christmas in the US with his daughter while allowing his ankle to heal and focusing on a conditioning program," US Ski Team spokesman Doug Haney said yesterday.
Miller sprained his ankle during a team volleyball game in Val d'Isere, France, on December 12 and is still regaining his fitness after cutting last season short and skipping summer training as he debated retirement.
The Bormio race is scheduled for December 29 and it is preceded by two days of downhill training.
Miller won gold medals in both downhill and super-G at the 2005 world championships in Bormio and also won the World Cup downhill on the Stelvio course in 2007. However, the Stelvio is considered one of the most physically demanding courses on the circuit, and the combination of Miller's ankle problem and fitness level may have played a role in his decision.
While he is still hasn't cracked the podium yet this season, Miller has shown improved form lately, registering one fourth-place finish and two fifths this month - including one in the super-G in Val Gardena on Friday.
Miller placed ninth in the traditional downhill in Val Gardena on Saturday but was slowed by a headwind. He failed to qualify for the second run of the giant slalom in Alta Badia on Sunday, then sat out Monday's slalom.
It's unclear when Miller will return to Europe. After Bormio, there is a slalom in Zagreb, Croatia, on January 6.
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