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LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland -- Bode Miller wants to continue racing next season at the age of 37, even if this campaign left him disappointed. A third-place run in a World Cup super-G on Thursday typified Millers season: Fast and crowd-pleasing, but errors cost him victory. "Im frustrated and worn out right now but I think I have more to do in the sport," Miller said. "I definitely am still competitive. If I can keep my body healthy then I think the plan is to race next year." Millers racing skills were clear when he became the oldest-ever Olympic Alpine medallist last month, taking bronze in super-G at Sochi. On a steep and technically demanding slope Thursday, no one was faster than Millers speed check of 101.9 kph (63.3 mph). Still, he came down 0.57 seconds behind surprise winner Alexis Pinturault, with another Frenchman, Thomas Mermillod Blondin, edging him by one-hundredth. "I had probably two and half seconds, three seconds, worth of mistakes, in that run," Miller insisted. "That is the way my season has been. I have had to deal with that." Miller took full responsibility for his race, and a World Cup season that has brought him four podium finishes but no addition to his 33 career victories. "It has been such a frustrating time of so many near-misses and so many really bad, stupid mistakes that I cant blame anyone but myself for," he said. That list includes his top priority races: The classic World Cup downhill at Kitzbuehel, Austria, in January and the Olympic downhill last month. Miller finished third and eighth, respectively, when the best of his skiing was good enough to win, and his practice runs left some racers awe-struck. Here on Wednesday, Millers final downhill performance this season followed the same pattern. He led at the final time split -- 0.30 faster than eventual winner Matthias Mayer of Austria, the Olympic champion -- yet a mistake near the end took him wide into rough snow which slowed him. "These errors arent little bobbles, they are like borderline catastrophic," Miller explained. "(Wednesday) I just got so broken down about halfway down the course I didnt even care anymore. I wanted to stop. I didnt even really tuck through the finish line." Even standing up straight, he still placed eighth just 0.62 back. "I really wanted to change that today just because I think thats not the way to race," Miller acknowledged. "I just wanted to really stay focused to push every hundredth out of it that I could, even though I knew I was going to be out of the course a few times." "I felt good about battling through it," said the veteran racer, who has started a total of 32 World Cup and Olympics events this season after sitting out a year to recover from knee surgery. One incentive for returning strong next season is to race at the Feb. 2-15 world championships in front of home fans at Vail-Beaver Creek, Colorado. 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And with players from both collegiate programs are on the ice, youngster Sarah Potomak is the star of the show here. Shes the youngest girl on the roster - just 17 - and has already impressed many - including general manager Melody Davidson - with her talent. Potomak, who will play for the University of Minnesota next season, represented Canadas National Under-18 team at the World Championship in Buffalo earlier this month and led the tournament in scoring with five goals and nine points in five games. --- Eleven months after an Olympic year filled with adversity and triumph, many of Canadas seasoned vets took a year to step away from the game. But Hayley Wickenheiser and Caroline Ouellette - two of Canadas most decorated Olympians - arent ready to hang them up just yet.dddddddddddd Wickenheiser, Canadas all time scoring leader, feels they still have a lot to offer to the game. I think that theres always goals you want to achieve, she said Tuesday. You always want to be better as a player and you want to play the game. Leadership is always an important factor on the world stage. Ouellette captained Team Canada in Sochi and learned from many great Canadian captains earlier in her playing days. She and Wickenheiser understand their veteran presence is still valuable to the team. Every Olympic year is difficult on (all) athletes, Ouellette explained. We had a great season last year, but there are always new players afterwards, so I always think its important to have leadership in the room in that transition year. And opportunites are presented to younger players, with a shot to prove their worth and potentially knock off some veterans for a spot on the team. This year more than ever, Oullette and Wickenheiser will have to fight to keep their respective spots on this roster. I think there will always be young players who are going to push the envelope and break in to make the team, said Wickenheiser. As a veteran player you have to do everything you can to stay on top of your game and trust in your confidence and experience to get the job done and perform on the ice. ' ' '