Bode Miller Wins Gold

Bode Miller Wins Gold. Yes, finally, he got his first Olympic Gold medal in the Men's Super Combined. It can be remembered that Miller came out as a big disappointment four years ago at the Turin Games. Here is a part of a report about his win from Huffington Post:

WHISTLER, British Columbia — Bode Miller finally won his elusive gold medal, using a blistering slalom run Sunday to complete one of the most unlikely Olympic comebacks ever.

Four years after bombing out amid lofty expectations at the Turin Games and a year after practically walking away from the sport, Miller won the super-combined for his third medal in as many events at Vancouver.

Seventh after the morning downhill run, Miller skied the third-fastest afternoon slalom leg for a two-run time of 2 minutes, 44.92 seconds – a comfortable 0.33 ahead of Ivica Kostelic of Croatia, who matched his silver medal at Turin. Silvan Zurbriggen of Switzerland claimed bronze, 0.40 back.

For a guy who has insisted that medals aren't important, this one clearly was special.

"The way I executed, the way I skied, is something I'll be proud of the rest of my life," Miller said.

For a guy who almost quit the sport three years ago because of the disappointment he got, this is something really great, congratulations Bode Miller!