( CNN ) -- Alpine skiing superstar Bode Miller is swapping the piste for the tennis court as he attempts to qualify for the U.S. Open championship at Flushing Meadow later this year . Miller will be competing in the sectional qualifying tournament in Honolulu , Hawaii on Thursday with the winner advancing to the U.S. National qualifying tournament in August where spots at the hard court grand slam will be decided . Millar last made the sporting headlines as he finally won Olympic gold at the Vancouver Winter Games in February in the super-combined event . He ended with a full set of medals after a silver in the super-G and bronze in the downhill , at last fulfilling his promise in the biggest arena of all . But the 32-year-old is also a notable tennis player and was the 1996 Maine State singles champion while his family won a tennis camp in New Hampshire . He gets his chance because of a new policy by the U.S. tennis association ( USTA ) to give anyone over the age of 14 the opportunity to play their way to the main draw at Flushing Meadows through a new national playoffs system . Miller , a two-time World Cup overall champion , sees his foray into tennis as a new competitive outlet ahead of the start of the new skiing season later this year . He is widely regarded as the greatest American ski racer of all-time with a record 32 World Cup victories and five Olympic medals , capped by his Vancouver triumphs .
Bode also played in sectional qualifying for US Open tennis tournament . Two - time Olympic gold medal winner in skiing hopes to make it to Flushing Meadows . Miller was a high school tennis star and his family own a tennis camp .