After the olympic let down i don't think most of the general public thinks much of Bode anymore. I mean, as far as the mass audience knows, he goes to races hungover, does not care about winning, and didn't win any olympic medals.
And whats with him and making a lot of excuses? He came to the olympics unprepared intentionally to be an underdog? That is the most wack excuse ever.
http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/torino2006/alpine_skiing/news?slug=ap-ski-jimlitke&prov=ap&type=lgns