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Considering The Failure Of 'Miller Time'

Skier Bodie Miller didn't just disappoint his country and his team with his lousy Olympic performance (no medals, way-too-carefree attitude); he also embarrassed the media, notes Jon Friedman in MarketWatch. Newsweek, Time and "60 Minutes" all featured Miller and played up strong medal expectations. "By the end of the Turin Games, the media representatives were backpedaling more furiously than a hockey defenseman facing a three-on-one rush by the opposing team," writes Friedman. "Perhaps magazines need to insert warning labels on their lofty predictions."

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