(Refiled to remove stray word in headline)By Amy Tennery Alpine skiing Olympic gold medalist Bode Miller believes nobody in his lifetime will match fellow American Mikaela Shiffrin's extraordinary leap into the World Cup record books, saying she is a 'once in a millennium' athlete.Shiffrin,
Alpine skiing Olympic gold medalist Bode Miller believes nobody in his lifetime will match fellow American Mikaela Shiffrin's extraordinary leap into the World Cup record books, saying she is a"once in a millennium" athlete.
" all want it - it's an incredible record. They all want to have their athletes do it. It's just she's a once in a century or once a millennium type athlete," Miller told Reuters in a telephone interview. Months after being left in tears after skiing out of the slalom in Beijing, Shiffrin opened the World Cup season with her 75th win.
The 45-year-old six-time Olympic medallist knows well the challenges of recovering from setbacks after picking up bronze at the 2014 Games in a late-career comeback after a 2012 knee surgery led to an extended absence. He predicts no such issues for Shiffrin, who already boasts her own lengthy roster of sponsors despite a clear uphill battle in a country where alpine skiing trails in popularity behind other sports.
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