Daron Rahlves
Daron Rahlves
Daron Louis Rahlvesis a former American World Cup alpine ski racer and freestyle skier...
best hell
What the hell -- I went out there and did the best I could.
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.
best guys
You see some of the best guys in the world crash. To me, that's what the sport is really about. You want to see guys put down some runs, like Franz Klammer back in the day.
bigger success
Why make that such a big story and not make a bigger story of the success we've all had?
goes skier
Bode goes out there and goes hard, and that's all you want out of a skier and a teammate.
red wearing
I'd like to be wearing the red (leader's) bib in downhill.
across came felt gate good line runs speed surprised
I don't know where the speed went today. I really don't know what to say. I got in the gate and I was ready. I came across the line and I was really surprised where I was at. I felt it was a good run, one of the better runs I've had.
speed
I don't know where the speed was today.
head knees shake start struggling thoughts wrong
I was struggling to keep my skis on the ground. My knees were going everywhere. I just shake my head at the way I was skiing. I had the wrong thoughts in my head. I just wasn't super-confident getting into the start gate.
bummed keeping people
I'm a little bummed out that they are keeping people off the hill.
allow biggest chance great leading race ski
Obviously, if I'm leading by 1.2 seconds, I like this hill. This race comes down to me. I'm my biggest challenger. If I allow myself to ski well and relax, I have a great chance to win.
biggest race
This race comes down to me. I'm my biggest challenger.
deal ready
We deal with this a lot. You just have to go back, relax, take a little siesta and get ready to go.
medal saved ted
I think we should've been able to medal in every event. What Ted did was awesome. He pretty much saved our butts.