Bode Miller defends NBC for airing interview

Bode Miller's bronze medal Sunday brought the spotlight on him in a much more feel-good way than his early struggles in Sochi had. But it also brought out his emotions and shined light on his personal hardships. Specifically Miller's younger brother Chelone, who died last year after suffering a seizure. Like Miller, Chelone wanted to be an Olympian. When that was brought up in an interview with NBC's Christin Cooper, Miller got emotional. Then he cried. And the NBC cameras kept rolling.Bode Miller, 36, the oldest person to win an alpine media at the Olympic Games and the most medalled skier in history, was brought to tears post-race, after former Olympic racer Cooper fired countless invasive questions at him regarding the death of his brother until he crouched to the ground, unable to finish the interview. Although Miller started the discussion about his brother, Chilly, a professional snowboarder who died of an apparent seizure reportedly related to a brain injury from an old motorcycle accident, Cooper continued with the questions and the camera zoomed in tight as tears were rolling down Bode Miller’s cheeks.“With my brother passing away, I really wanted to come back here and race the way he sends it. So this was a little different,” Bode said. When asked if the race was for him, he responded with “I mean, I don’t know it’s really for him. But I wanted to come here and uh — I don’t know, I guess make my self proud.”The reporter has been receiving a ton of criticism on social media for badgering Bode into answering questions about his brother when he clearly was having an emotional moment.