US skiing star Bode Miller is not planning to trade in his skis for a bike, but he did recently receive a new BMC Superstroke 01 mountain bike for use when cross training off the slopes.
Miller became a household name after he won two silver medals in the Giant Slalom and Combined events at the 2002 Winter Olympics. As a teenager, Miller shaved seconds off his World Cup times by using what were then innovative hourglass-shaped ("parabolic") skis. He drew attention to himself in the 2002 Olympic Slalom race, during which he hiked back up the course and then finished anyway after missing a gate.
