
38-year-old Bode Miller has officially announced that he will not be ski racing on the World Cup circuit this season. Instead, Bode will be focusing all his energy on his new race horse training operation, spending time with his family, and testing a new line of ski equipment.Bode is not saying heโs retiring, though he has stated that itโs โreally unlikelyโ that heโll be ski racing in the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.
โBut it would be a cool thing to share with your kids, competing at a high level. And fitness-wise, my body feels excellent. You never know, but I would say itโs really unlikely Iโd go in โ18.โ โ Bode Told the AP
Bode mentioned that skiing has not been as big a focus for him since he and his wife, pro beach volleyball player Morgan Beck Miller, just had a son this year. Bode also has two other children from previous relationships.
โI havenโt slept in 4 1/2 months. My priorities are so focused on the baby and family stuff. Itโs really hard to manage all the other stuff.โ โ Bode Miller
Bode new passion will be horse training. Bode and his business partner own 15 thoroughbred horses and a barn in Maryland.
Bode Miller has won 33 World Cup races, 2 Overall Titles, 3 Olympic silver medals, 2 Olympic bronze medals, and 1 Olympic gold medal.

Bode says that his fitness โfeels excellentโ despite surgery last November to fix a herniated disk in his back and surgery to his hamstring last winter. Bode skied in Chile and Europe over the summer with no pain.
โMy hamstring seems to have no real impact on my ability to ski and my body feels great. My back feels fine. In terms of that, everything feels great.โ โ Bode Miller
Bode dropped his sponsor Head and began working with Bomber Ski, an Italian ski company that makes handcrafted skis.
US Ski Team menโs coach Sasha Rearick thinks that Bode will race on the World Cup tour again:
โHeโs Bode Miller. He loves it. He loves expressing himself on snow. He loves pushing the limits. If heโs got a new challenge, find something fun for him, heโs going to go full at it.โ โ Sasha Rearick
Will Bode race again? Heโs not sure:
โThe way it works in ski racing โ you just donโt show up anymore.โ
โI would tell people, โLook, Iโm not going to do this anymore,โ and lay it out my plans. I havenโt drafted that up yet. As of now, itโs not the likely outcome. But you never know.
โIโm juggling a lot of different things and my family is my top priority. It comes down to whether or not we can manage (ski racing) with my family.โ โ Bode Miller