American skiing celebrity Bode Miller hoped his right ankle, which he injured in December, would make it through the the World Cup season.
Even with his injuries, Miller won gold in the “super combined”, silver in the “super-G”, and bronze in the “downhill” events and became the most victorious American skier. Except, Miller will not finish the World Cup schedule according to a broadcast on Tuesday. Miller will skip the rest of the season due to the lasting injury.
Miller who is 32, sustained a serious sprain while playing volleyball on his spare time and unfortunately the ankle has not fully healed.
“My ankle is still bothering me, so I am going to stay home and get treatment,” Miller said, then stated, “My goal at the beginning of the season was to get ready for the Olympics and to win races in February. I just focused on that and I did that. If I wasn’t injured, I would have a made a separate decision about going to World Cup Finals, but that’s not the case.I feel like I accomplished everything I wanted to this season so it’s nice to just be able to relax.”
Since Miller’s injury, he is not in a position to win a World Cup points title because of his injury. Miller is still trying to beat his rival, Benjamin Raich of Austria.
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