Hmmmm….
This writer is giving credit to Bode for designing the K2 Four.
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Miller, who grew up skiing and snowboarding in the mountains of New Hampshire, began learning about ski design at the age of 15. Taking the knowledge he gained from cutting a snowboard in half to better understand the concept of sidecut,
he drafted the legendary K2 Four, the ski that helped him win the Junior Olympics and propelled him to the 1998 Winter Olympics team.
Those boards shocked the ski world and provided an opportunity for Miller to influence the revolution in shaped skis. The following year, every other ski company copied the K2 Four model and improved upon it sending Miller back to the drawing board and an ongoing learning process that carried him through his career.
“I was witness to how impactful equipment or innovation is to the sport, and I saw how little of that made it to the consumer market,” he said.
A long-term goal of Miller’s has always been to bring to the consumer market the technical innovations he’s had access to as an elite racer. In the past, he even had it added to his contract that brands had to sell race skis on the open market.
“He’s got this Mensa-level intellect when it comes to design and engineering that many folks don’t have a view into,” said Wirth, adding that Miller might as well have a master’s degree in engineering.
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Former Olympian Bode Miller and ski industry guru Andy Wirth bring Peak Skis to market By Gabrielle Gasser ASSOCIATE EDITOR BOZEMAN –Bode Miller, the winningest male alpine skier in U.S.... READ MORE
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