Miller lures McBride, Carey as personal coaches

Bode Miller’s search for personal coaches has landed him two of the most logical choices – former U.S. Ski Team coaches Johno McBride and Forest Carey.
    Miller helped lure McBride out of retirement last season for the position of World Cup men’s combined coach, and Miller has been a longtime friend of Carey.

BODE MILLER'S SEARCH for personal coaches has landed him two of the most logical choices – former U.S. Ski Team coaches Johno McBride and Forest Carey.
    Miller helped lure McBride out of retirement last season for the position of World Cup men’s combined coach, and Miller has been a longtime friend of Carey.
    After three seasons at the coaching helm of Middlebury College in Vermont, Carey joined the U.S. men’s program in May 2006 as a World Cup slalom/GS coach. A 2000 graduate of Middlebury, where he was a three-time All-American, Carey attended and later coached at Carrabassett Valley Academy in Maine, where Miller raced.
    Carey finished on the podium three times at NCAA championships and earned junior national champion honors. He was a member of the U.S. Ski Team from 1994-97.
    McBride had resigned from the U.S. Ski Team in spring 2006 after 10 seasons as a coach, the previous four as men’s downhill/super G coach. Under head coach Phil McNichol, McBride served as combined coach.
    “We’ve wanted to expand our versatility on the World Cup outside of just speed, just tech, and wanted to provide more support for multiple-event skiers,” McNichol said last August. “Johno’s the best guy to bring in. This should give that support to our top multiple-event guys.”
    While McBride was speed head coach, the U.S. men had their greatest string of success, including Miller's world titles and Daron Rahlves becoming the most successful American male downhiller in U.S. history with nine World Cup downhill wins plus three super G victories. Rahlves and Miller finished 1-2 in World Cup races six times in 15 months, including the 2005 worlds downhill, which Miller won.
    Miller also clinched the World Cup super G crystal globe last season.