Exclusive: Bode Miller Opens Up About "Brutal" Custody Battle for Son Nate, 9 Months
Olympic gold medalist Bode Miller opens up about the "brutal" custody battle (with former fling Sara McKenna) for his 9-month-old son, Nate, in the new issue of Us WeeklyCredit: Chip Kalback
As America's most decorated Alpine skier, Bode Miller has tackled some incredible heights and near-impossible terrain. But his steepest challenge yet is the one he faces now in court.
For the last year, the 36-year-old athlete and his wife, Morgan, have been fighting for joint custody of Nate, his 9-month-old son with ex-Marine Sara McKenna. Now, in the new issue of Us Weekly, he's opening up about the "brutal" battle for his little boy.
"Nate is such a cool kid," the San Diego-based dad tells Us. (He also has a 5-year-old daughter, Dace, from a previous relationship.) "He deserves every ounce of fight we have."
That said, it hasn't been easy. "It's been brutal," he shares. "It's so easy to get negative about it, but when you see him, everything shifts. I just want to make sure he has the opportunity to live a great life."
Miller -- who won Olympic gold at the 2010 Vancouver games -- has lived quite a life himself. And though he admits he has some regrets about his previously wild ways, he says his "mistakes" have made him a better person. He's currently training for the Sochi Olympic Games in 2014 and is in top form again.
Read more: Bode Miller Talks Custody Battle for Son Nate, Olympics Comeback - Us Weekly
Bode Miller in custody battle over infant son
A short-live romance has led to a custody battle for US ski star Bode Miller.
Bode Miller lost temporary custody of his infant son Monday, but holds out hope he'll get permission to bring the 9-month-old to Sochi in February for the Winter Olympics.
A Manhattan family court ordered the champion skier and five-time Olympic medalist to hand over Samuel Bode Miller McKenna to Sara McKenna, whom Miller briefly dated last year in California.
McKenna lost custody in September when a court ruled she should not have left California while pregnant, but an appeals court overturned that decision last month, leading to Monday's reunion.
The reunion was emotional for mother and son, according to the New York Post, which says McKenna told Samuel "I missed you!" The tyke then reportedly grabbed her hair and said "Ma ma."
"I'm happy to have him back now. He's got a tooth and he can crawl. I didn'€™t know," McKenna went on to say.
Monday's ruling gives McKenna custody until at least Dec. 9, the next court date for the pair in the ongoing battle.
Speaking of battles, not only can they not agree on custody, but they can't even agree on a name -- with Miller calling him Nathaniel.
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this poor baby! each of the parents call him something different. i hope they figure this out before they royally screw him up.
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