The Alpine director of the U. Brian Westbrook Youth Jersey .S. Ski Team has a healthy — and extremely confident — Lindsey Vonn for the world championships next week in Beaver Creek, Colorado. One of the best slalom skiers in teenager Mikaela Shiffrin, too.And dont forget Ted Ligety, who won three titles at the 2013 world championships in Austria.Still, Patrick Riml is holding out hope that his unbelievably strong team includes one more familiar name — Bode Miller.It all depends on how much Millers surgically repaired back improves by next Wednesday for the super-G or Feb. 7 for the downhill.However, Riml is prepared to give the six-time Olympic medallist until the last possible moment to see if the back can hold up to the rigours of racing.Well see how it shakes out, how Bodes feeling day by day. Then, well make a call, said Riml, who announced his roster Wednesday and included Miller on the squad. Were very fortunate to have Bode being able to ski, with his track record over the last decade-plus. Its very awesome for us to have him on the team.Miller has yet to compete in a World Cup race this season after having a herniated disk repaired in November. And while his race status for Beaver Creek remains uncertain, hes showing signs of improvement.The 37-year-old Miller recently turned in solid training runs in Wengen, Switzerland, and Kitzbuehel, Austria, before electing to skip the races.He may be known for taking plenty of risks in a competition, but hes playing it safe with his back. This is the event hes been eyeing all along as Miller made his eighth team for the world championships, which are held every two years.(The training runs) show he has to get more mileage under his belt, to get back in form and closer to the top, Riml said. Every day is an important day for Bode to get back on snow and get the feeling back.Thats hardly the case for Vonn, whos already in top form as she enters the world championships in her hometown with a head of steam. She recently surpassed the 35-year-old record held by Austrian great Annemarie Moser-Proell for most World Cup wins.I always believed Id be back on top eventually, said Vonn, who now has 64 World Cup victories after taking a super-G race in St. Moritz, Switzerland, last Sunday. I didnt know how long it would take.This is as healthy as Vonn has been heading into a major event in quite some time. The 30-year-old blew out her right knee in a super-G race at the 2013 world championships in Schladming, Austria. She then hurt her knee again, keeping her out of the Sochi Olympics.In Sochi, Shiffrin became one of the stars for the U.S., winning the Olympic slalom crown. She also won the event at the 2013 world championships.I know I can perform under pressure, said Shiffrin, whos from nearby Eagle-Vail, Colorado. The more pressure I have, the more liberated I feel.Ligety has a tall order in front of him to duplicate what he did two years ago at worlds, when he won the super-G, giant slalom and combined.___The mens roster:Will Brandenburg, Spokane, Washington; David Chodounsky, Crested Butte, Colorado; Tommy Ford, Bend, Oregon; Travis Ganong, Squaw Valley, California; Jared Goldberg, Holladay, Utah; Tim Jitloff, Reno, Nevada; Ted Ligety, Park City, Utah; Nolan Kasper, Warren, Vermont; Tim Kelley, Starksboro, Vermont; Bode Miller, Franconia, New Hampshire; Steven Nyman, Sundance, Utah; Brennan Rubie, Salt Lake City; Marco Sullivan, Squaw Valley, California; Andrew Weibrecht, Lake Placid, New York.The womens roster:Stacey Cook, Mammoth Mountain, California; Hailey Duke, Boise, Idaho; Lila Lapanja, Incline Village, Nevada; Julia Mancuso, Squaw Valley, California; Megan McJames, Park City, Utah; Alice McKennis, Glenwood Springs, Colorado; Paula Moltzan, Lakeville, Minnesota; Laurenne Ross, Bend, Oregon; Mikaela Shiffrin, Eagle-Vail, Colorado; Resi Stiegler, Jackson Hole, Wyoming; Lindsey Vonn, Vail, Colorado; Jackie Wiles, Aurora, Oregon. 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