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WHISTLER, B.C American Bode Miller finally fulfilled his expectations and won an Olympic gold medal Sunday, using a blistering slalom run to complete a super-combined victory. After placing seventh in the downhill run, Miller skied the third-fastest slalom leg for a two-run combined time of two minutes 44.92 seconds Sunday. Having skipped off-season training while he debated retiring, Miller nearly didn’t have enough energy to hold on as he came over the final pitch of the slalom course.