Daron Rahlves
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Downhill, Super G, Giant Slalom |
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| Club | Sugar Bowl Ski Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
June 12, 1973 Walnut Creek, California, U.S. |
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| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | March 13, 1994 (age 20) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | March 26, 2006 (age 32) / February 21, 2010 (age 36) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | DaronRahlves |
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| Teams | 3 – (1998, 2002, 2006) – alpine 1 – (2010) – freestyle |
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| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 6 – (1996–2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (1 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 12 – (1995–2006) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 12 – (9 DH, 3 SG) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 28 – (20 DH, 7 SG, 1 GS) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (4th in 2006) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (2nd in DH & SG, 2004) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daron Louis Rahlves (born June 12, 1973) is a former American World Cup alpine ski racer and freestyle skier.
Born in Walnut Creek, California, and raised in northern California, Rahlves attended the Green Mountain Valley School in Vermont and currently resides in Truckee, California. He retired from racing at the end of the 2006 season with twelve World Cup victories and a world championship.
Rahlves earned three World Championships medals, a gold in 2001 in the Super-G and a silver and bronze (downhill and giant slalom) in 2005. His best year in the overall World Cup standings was 2006, when he finished fourth. Rahlves' best years in the downhill standings were 2003 and 2004, when he placed second. He was also the runner-up in the Super G standings in 2004.
Rahlves was named to the U.S. Olympic team as a freestyle skier for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. He competed in the ski cross event at Cypress Mountain and placed 24th.
Daron is married to Michelle and has twins: son Dreyson and daughter Miley (born in July 2007).
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