• Commentary   • By After winning bronze in the men’s super-G,
Olympian Bode Miller cries during an interview.   In this latest
installment, the poet looks at the tearful interview Olympian
Bode Miller gave after winning a bronze in the men’s super-G in
which he was asked repeatedly by NBC’s Christin Cooper about his
brother, Chelone, a snowboarder who died last year at age 29.
The interview drew widespread criticism on social media. A note
was later posted on Miller’s Twitter saying ‘‘Please be gentle w
christin cooper, it was crazy emotional and not all her fault.
#heatofthemoment’’ According to the Associated Press, NBC said
in a statement “”We understand how some viewers thought the line
of questioning went too far, but it was our judgment that his
answers were a necessary part of the story.”     Hey, Christin
Cooper, you nailed it, you nailed it!  And it was close—good
have been a bust,  because I could see you about to walk away
with just that beautiful man giving his half smile,  and maybe
people woul