Bode Miller, the number one ski racer on the planet, announced Monday from San Diego he would not finish out the World Cup season.

Miller reported the ankle he injured playing volleyball “is still bothering me,” and has elected to continue treatments and allow it some time to heal. He said, in his Universalsports blog, the injury had “become a chronic injury because I skied on it for so long with it was injured and it never had a chance to heal.”

The injury occurred Dec. 12 and he was racing (DH training) on it again four days later.

With a record matching three Olympic medals at Vancouver (for male alpine skiers) Miller said he had accomplished all he could have expected to during the season.

“My goal at the beginning of the season was to get ready for the Olympics and to win races in February. I just sort of focused on that and I did that. … I feel like I accomplished everything I wanted to this season so it’s nice to just be able to relax in San Diego and hang out with Dace,” he said, referring to his daughter Dacey.

In a similarity with last season Miller said he has not made any decisions about extending his career beyond this season. Last season he made a late decision to return to the U.S. Ski Team and continue his career. He found the inspiration he needed to put down the kind of racing runs he want to be known for at the time the most people were watching by claiming the Olympic medals. Now, if  he is to continue, he will need to reinvent ways to motivate himself.

“At some point, I’ll sit down with Sasha (U.S. head men’s coach Rearick) and see where we’re at and what kind of program we can put together,” Miller said, “and I’ll make a plan from there. My decision will depend on what we come up with and what sponsors think. A lot of different factors will come into play.”