Daron Rahlves
Daron Rahlves
Daron Louis Rahlvesis a former American World Cup alpine ski racer and freestyle skier...
almost
The Austrians are so by-the-book. They're almost like robots.
career racing ski super
Super G is kind of where my ski racing career started.
bang events hard injury longest race stay streak
It's impressive, and that's got to be the longest streak ever. He had to be injury free. It's hard to race all these events and stay healthy, not bang yourself up one way or another.
except kids
It was pretty cool. About 100 kids up there, just chanting. It's something we don't have in the U.S. ever, except for World Cups.
business managing
It's managing myself the right way. My business is skiing.
It's always been like that. That's how it is. It's part of the sport. Why downplay it?
event hard knowing last racing three time
It's hard to swallow, knowing this is the last time I'll be racing in an event like this. Three times in the Olympics, and I haven't medaled.
performance poor
It's bad, it stinks, a poor performance by the team. It's really a poor showing. Big stage, little performance. I don't know why.
clean confidence downhill event events feeling giant good head needed shake skiing smooth three today together training
The way I was skiing downhill this year, I was on the podium in three events, but with super-G, it's the one event I just haven't had the confidence in like in the downhill and giant slalom. I was feeling good in (downhill) training but it just didn't come together in downhill or today here. I just shake my head at the way I was skiing. I needed to be clean and smooth and I just wasn't doing that.
confidence confident downhill event events giant skiing starting super thoughts three wrong
The way I was skiing downhill, I was on the podium in three events. But the super-G, it's the one event I just haven't had the confidence in like the downhill and giant slalom. I had the wrong thoughts in my head. I just wasn't super confident getting into the starting gate.
best sinking slowly tradition
It's slowly sinking in. This is one of the big races. There is so much tradition and energy. It's really important to know for myself that I'm one of the best guys.
capable good ski
It's not going to be easy, that's for sure. If I ski the way I am capable of skiing, on this kind of hill, it could be a good day.
changed fun looked run speed surprised time
It was a fun run and . . . I was a little surprised when I looked at my time at the bottom. I don't think I would have changed anything, but I don't know where the speed went.
active course deceptive feels starts
It's a really active downhill. I like how it starts off with two challenging jumps. It's a deceptive course because your speed's not that fast, but it feels like you're going fast.