Bode Miller ready for return: he will start at Soelden!

"Being a skier racing is risky - said the 35 year-old Miller in the conference in Park City by U.S. athletes of Olympic sports - . Wizened but I'm not entirely rotten... at least not yet." During his recovery he spent much of his time on the beaches of Southern California with his wife Morgan Beck, doing many exercises to lose weight and now, since the last times in which he competed , is thinner than a dozen pounds. More importantly, the knee does not hurt anymore , and despite training in Portillo were not exhausting , the results are promising. "I did not take any risks - he says - . Ahead of Olympic season is important to calculate the risks and do stupid mistakes during the pre-season . In structural terms, the knee is perfect and the ligaments are in great shape. My body responds well, I'm ready. my fitness will be a great resource for me and that I missed in the last few years, so my plan is to kick ass." The U.S. Olympic Committee announced that Miller will be the first athlete ambassador of a project to introduce Paralympic sports to people with physical disabilities and visual and identify those who may participate in the Paralympics in the team with stars and stripes . "It's a philosophy that needs an audience and a wider visibility. People inspired to do amazing things in watching these people deal with very difficult situations . I myself would not be here if I had not had to face the adversity I've had. It's something of which I have benefited and it's really important. I'm happy to be part of this project and to be able to help out, " Miller said. But Bode has also attacked the anti-gay law in Russia, the very country which will host the next Winter Olympics: "I think it's absolutely embarrassing that there are countries and that there are people so intolerant and so ignorant. But it's not the first time. We had to deal with human rights issues likely since there were human beings." On the same position as Miller also figure skater Ashley Wagner: "I have gay friends and family members, I strongly believe that sexual preferences are not the ones that define a person. It's uncomfortable talking about this but it is something that is very at heart."