Former Olympic medalist and World Cup champion Bode Miller will disclose his plans Thursday on possibly attempting a run at the Olympics in Vancouver in 2010.

The U.S. ski team and Miller will hold a joint news conference at 2 p.m. (et) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Men's alpine team head coach Sasha Rearick will also be in attendance. Judging by the participants, it appears Miller will try and make another Winter Games. If Miller does announce and eventually get to race in Vancouver after qualifying through World Cup events, it would be his fourth Olympics, joining the efforts he had in Nagano (1998), Salt Lake City (2002) and Torino (2006).

Miller, who will be 32 at the time of the Olympics in February, is a four-time world champion in four different disciplines. He won the silver medal in both the giant slalom and combined events at the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City.

In 2005, Miller became the first American in 22 years to win the overall World Cup title, since Phil Mahre and Tamara McKinney in 1983. Miller then left the U.S. ski team in May 2007 to race on his own, but he still was competing in several U.S. international events.

Controversy followed Miller prior to the 2006 Olympics. He stated on the program "60 Minutes" that he skied "wasted" at least one time. In the 2006 Winter Games he finished fifth in the downhill and sixth in the giant slalom.

Instead of staying with the team at hotels during competitions, Miller frequently was found at the base of the mountain relaxing in his customized RV.

Miller took a four-week break from competition in February and March this year to spend time with his young daughter, and he hinted at retirement.

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