Daron Rahlves
Daron Rahlves
Daron Louis Rahlvesis a former American World Cup alpine ski racer and freestyle skier...
across ahead feeling good hit last line punishing skiing surprised sweet top worse
It was a little punishing on the top and it slowed me down a bit. But yesterday, I made a much worse turn, so I thought, 'OK, I've still had some good speed, I was ahead of it, and skiing pretty clean.' Then off that last jump, that was kind of a sweet feeling to hit that, then I get across the line and was really surprised to see where I was at.
head shaking
I'm just shaking my head at the way I was skiing.
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.
almost
The Austrians are so by-the-book. They're almost like robots.
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.
chill definitely ready relaxed ski trying
I'm pretty relaxed and chill right now and definitely ready to ski this hill. I'm just trying to get myself prepped and ready to go.
chill definitely ready relaxed ski trying
I'm pretty relaxed and chill right now and definitely ready to ski this hill. ... I'm just trying to get myself prepped and ready to go.
I've got to make the most of it because I don't know if I'm going to be back. There's a lot more things I want to do with my life.
career highs mouth racer ski sour taste tough walk
I've got a pretty sour taste in my mouth right now. It's a tough one to walk away from. My career as a ski racer has been pretty amazing. On these big race days, you go through a lot of highs and lows.
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.
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.
anywhere knows
That's Bode. He doesn't do anything different. He knows himself. You'll see what he's doing here is no different than what he does anywhere else.