UPDATE 6/23/26 at 10:00 p.m. ET — Bode Miller has broken his silence over his Idaho arrest amid two misdemeanor drug charges.
“I was pulled over for accelerating while passing another vehicle on a highway in Idaho,” the former Olympic alpine skier, 48, wrote via Instagram on Tuesday, June 23. “My friend, who was traveling with me, had a small amount of cannabis and a cannabis pipe in his possession which I was unaware of.”
The post continued, “We fully cooperated with the officer. I am hopeful the misdemeanor charges will be dropped once the facts are reviewed.”
Original story below:
Bode Miller is in hot legal water.
The athlete was arrested and faces two misdemeanor drug charges stemming from an alleged incident on June 6, according to court records obtained by Us Weekly. TMZ was first to report news of his arrest.
Miller, 48, was charged with one count of possession of a controlled substance and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. He pleaded not guilty to both charges and was released on a $5,000 bond.
Miller is due back in court on Wednesday, July 29.
The former Olympic medalist retired from professional skiing in 2017 as one of the most decorated American skiers of all-time. In addition to the gold medal he earned at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Miller took home five more Olympic medals, four World Championship gold medals and won two World Cup titles.
Miller made waves during his career for his outspoken opposition to his sport’s anti-doping policies. He also alleged that his comments made him a target for additional testing.
“Since I started talking out about the idea, I’ve been randomly tested three times, and nobody else on my team has been tested more than once,” Miller said in 2005. “I missed one of those tests because I was about three hours down the road, driving to New York.”
A year later, Miller made headlines for admitting during a 60 Minutes appearance that he had competed in World Cup races while intoxicated.
Since his retirement, Miller has turned much of his attention to water safety education, in honor of his late daughter, Emmy, who died at 19 months old after drowning in a neighbor’s swimming pool. (He and his wife, former Olympic beach volleyball player Morgan Beck, share five additional children, and Miller has two more children from previous relationships.)
Miller spoke to Us Weekly in 2025, when he opened up about his grief while promoting Coverstar’s automatic pool covers.
“I don’t think it really necessarily heals, or it doesn’t really go away. It just normalizes to a degree,” Miller told Us. “It definitely is important, and it’s a way of honoring her as well — her sort of loss or sacrifices to try to prevent it from happening more.”
He added, “After losing a child, there are things I wish I’d known before. Partly to honor [Emmy]…it makes me feel compelled to share it with people so that they have the information, they know how to prioritize water safety.”
If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
For more vital, life-saving information on pool safety, see Bode Miller’s tips and visit Coverstar’s website.
