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''Talent and Truth: the Bode Miller Story''; One Hour Special Offers a Candid Look at the Controversial Superstar With Exclusive Interviews From Torino; Premieres On VOOM's WORLDSPORT HD Monday, April 10th, 8PM ET.


NEW YORK New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 -- WORLDSPORT HD, a VOOM HD Network dedicated to global sports coverage, will premiere an up-close and candid special on Bode Miller Samuel Bode Miller (born October 12 1977), best known as Bode Miller (pronounced Bo-dee, in IPA [boʊˈdiː]), is an American alpine skier. , the charismatic champion whose skiing career to date has veered from stunning wins to shocking losses, and whose seemingly carefree attitude has earned him controversial headlines across the globe. This is the story of a great athlete who challenges us to redefine the meaning of winning. Talent and Truth: The Bode Miller Story premieres on April 10th at 8pm ET on WORLDPORT HD, available nationally on the DISH Network See DBS. , Channel 9477.

Shot in breathtaking 1080i high definition, Talent and Truth features exclusive interviews with Miller himself and with those closest to him--among them his agent, his coach, team members, Olympic medalist An Olympic medalist is the winner of a medal in one of the Olympic Games. There are three classes of medal: gold, silver and bronze. Some countries, besides supporting all their Olympic athletes, pay sums of money and gifts to medal winners depending on the classes and number of  Picabo Street Picabo Street (born April 3, 1971, in Triumph, Idaho) is an American skier, now retired and living in Park City, Utah. She was raised on a small farm in Triumph, several miles southeast of Sun Valley, Idaho, where she learned to ski and race. , his cousin and more--all captured during the drama of the 2006 Torino Olympics, where the hopes of the U.S. Olympic team, and the attention of the media, were all focused on Miller.

Some quotes from Talent and Truth: The Bode Miller Story:

On Miller's talent and growth, Phil McNichol, Head Coach, U.S. Ski Team: "He is already categorized, through his performances, with the truly best of the best...Similar athletes in their sport that have shown that level of greatness in terms of pure talent (are) Gretzky, Jordan, these types of individuals...The changes and maturation and the progress that he's made both as a person and athlete in the last six years has been staggering."

On Miller's treatment by the media, Curtis Graham, Nike: "We fully understand and support Bode's whole message...about how Olympic cherishable moments don't necessarily always correspond with standing on the podium. Bode is probably the most misinterpreted athlete in American history."

Miller on Miller: "What I feel obligated ob·li·gate  
tr.v. ob·li·gat·ed, ob·li·gat·ing, ob·li·gates
1. To bind, compel, or constrain by a social, legal, or moral tie. See Synonyms at force.

2. To cause to be grateful or indebted; oblige.
 to do is to make the effort on this end. That's all I care about...My responsibility is to say what I think the way that I think...The rest is sort of up to everybody else."

Miller on partying at the Olympics: "...I don't let other people define how I'm running my situation. I look at it from the objective perspective. I step back and say, what's the most kick ass time I can have here. Is it gonna' be if I sit in my motor home all day and all night and get really good food, tons of sleep, tons of rest...all that stuff? Or am I gonna' have more fun" Is it going to be a kick ass experience if I go out and rage it up, and party and come out one medal, or two medals or three medals or no goals or no medals at all? You gotta' think of the whole picture. Obviously, now I have no medals."

Since February, 2006, WORLSDPORT HD has been running the original series, The Alpine Chronicles, a never-before-seen glimpse into the daily lives and daring rides of some of the world's best skiers: America's Alpine teams. As part of the series, the production crew headed to the Torino Olympic Games Olympic games, premier athletic meeting of ancient Greece, and, in modern times, series of international sports contests. The Olympics of Ancient Greece


Although records cannot verify games earlier than 776 B.C.
, where they were granted unique and exclusive to the team's living quarters, and to interviews with members of the team, including Gold Medalist Julia Mancuso. This special evolved from that shoot. The Alpine Chronicles continues air in April, with new episodes premiering, Tuesdays at 8pm ET and 11pm ET.

Talent and Truth: The Bode Miller Story, and The Alpine Chronicles is a co-production of WorldSport HD and Jalbert Productions.

About WorldSport HD

WORLDSPORT HD delivers a wide variety of top sporting events from around the globe, including live HD coverage of the Spanish Premiere Soccer League featuring Real Madrid and sports superstar David Beckham.

About VOOM HD

VOOM HD Networks Voom HD Networks are a group of 15 original high-definition television channels that are owned by Rainbow Media, a subsidiary of Cablevision. The channels are produced in true High Definition with Dolby Digital 5.  is the largest suite of high-definition channels available anywhere, produced exclusively in high definition for distribution in the U.S. through satellite and cable operators. The VOOM HD Networks carry programming in categories as diverse as sports, movies, fashion, music and art. Today, the VOOM HD Networks are available nationally on Echostar's DISH Network. The VOOM HD Networks were developed by Rainbow Media to meet the growing demand for quality high-definition programming, building on Rainbow Media's history of original programming innovation.

About Rainbow Media Holdings LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

LLC - Logical Link Control
 

A leader in the entertainment industry, Rainbow Media Holdings LLC is a subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
: CVC See CSC. ). Rainbow creates and manages some of the country's most compelling and dynamic programming with linear networks including national networks - AMC (Advanced Mezzanine Card) See AdvancedTCA. , fuse, IFC (Internet Foundation Classes) A class library from Netscape that provides an application framework and graphical user interface (GUI) routines for Java programmers. IFC was later made part of the Java Foundation Classes (JFC). See JFC, AFC and AWT. See also ICF.  (The Independent Film Channel) and WE: Women's Entertainment; its regional programming service - Rainbow Sports Networks; on-demand networks including Mag Rack and sportskool; and the largest suite of high definition channels available anywhere - the VOOM HD Networks. Rainbow's other businesses include its film distribution, production and exhibition division - IFC Entertainment; in addition to its advertising sales division - Rainbow Advertising Sales Corporation - and its full service network programming origination and distribution company - Rainbow Network Communications.
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