U. S. skier Bode Miller's helmet worn by him in the Vancouver Games is being auctioned. This auction is taking place to help raise money for a woman Pam Warman of South Lake Tahoe who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer.

The auction of the five-time Olympic medalist's helmet is being done by eBay. Warman is a former U. S. Ski Team technician was diagnosed with cancer seven weeks ago following a routine mammogram.

Miller wore the signed helmet for February 27 slalom. He skied out eight seconds into the race.

Warman said, "Bode has always been an extremely generous guy. I remember him buying U. S. Ski Team jackets for the development team a while ago. No one knew where they came from. Bode didn't want the credit, he just wanted to help out."

Jake Zamansky, Warman's friend and a member of the U. S. Ski Team, arranged the auction.

On Sunday the bidding began at $500 and had reached $2,900 on Saturday morning. The auction closes Wednesday night.