Just a month before the opening of the Winter Olympics, reigning overall World Cup champion skier Bode Miller finds himself in hot water over remarks that aired Sunday night on '60 Minutes'.

Miller told the CBS Sunday night program, which released written excerpts Thursday, that "there have been times when I've been in really tough shape at the top of the course."

"Talk about a hard challenge right there. ... If you ever tried to ski when you're wasted, it's not easy," Miller said. "Try and ski a slalom when ... you hit a gate less than every one second, so it's risky. You're putting your life at risk. ... It's like driving drunk, only there are no rules about it in ski racing."

Asked if the risk meant he would never ski drunk again, the 28-year-old Miller replied, "No, I'm not saying that."

U-S-A!! U-S-A!! U-S-A!!

*UPDATE* 01/12/06 3:40pm EST
Bode apologizes.

Bode Miller apologized Thursday for his comments about skiing and drinking during a televised interview, regretting the "confusion and pain" he caused.

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"To the people who I don't have any direct interaction with: fans, just people, parents who are trying to put all athletes up on a pedestal and show their kids what they're supposed to be like," Miller said. "Obviously, the message that came through was not something that I would promote or (what) I'm about in any aspect of my sporting career."

"I think the people who have watched me through my career can say I don't ... put anything in front of, my sporting career and in front of taking ski racing and sports seriously," he added. "Those are the most important things. And then on top of that I'd like to apologize to the media because I've been not speaking with you guys very much."

Argene

Pittsburgh, PA

June 2004

JAN 09, 2006 09:02 AM

God, I hope everyone on the ski team this year isn't a sorry sack like this guy.

MightyTick

Albany, NY

December 2005

JAN 09, 2006 09:04 AM

Don't worry,L_aerophile the rest are stoned

jstone

Victoria, BC

November 2004

JAN 09, 2006 09:07 AM

Ahhh... good to see. Sounds like most ice climbers I know.

Telltale

USA

May 2004

JAN 09, 2006 10:05 AM

Hey, at least we've got Seth Wescott for snowboarding. He's one of my professor's son and trained right here at Sugarloaf.

lamdalamdalamda

Chicago, IL

February 2003

JAN 09, 2006 10:11 AM

is'nt everything better when you're drunk?

Tangus

Chicago, IL

November 2005

JAN 09, 2006 10:53 AM

ah the Winter Olympics.

different countries coming together to fuck each other.

[Edited on Jan 09, 2006 1:58PM]

DeusExMachina

Berkeley, CA

August 2004

JAN 09, 2006 11:04 AM

TehAngus said:
ah the Winter Olympics.

different countries coming together to fuck each other.

[Edited on Jan 09, 2006 1:58PM]

...and get wasted together.

figmentation

I'm lost

December 2003

JAN 09, 2006 12:02 PM

yea. so whatelse is new among skibunnies?

August_Rain

Rome, GA

January 2006

JAN 09, 2006 12:32 PM

sometimes people wouldn't be as great if they were clean!

if

Providence, RI

April 2005

JAN 09, 2006 01:13 PM

I competed for my college ski team (club, not ncaa) and I don't think anyone was sober at any point during those weekends.