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| Born | (1973-06-12)June 12, 1973 (age 52) Walnut Creek, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disciplines | Downhill,super-G,giant slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sugar Bowl Ski Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | March 13, 1994 (age 20) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | March 26, 2006 (age 32) / February 21, 2010 (age 36) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | DaronRahlves.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 3 – (1998,2002,2006) – alpine 1 – (2010) – freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 in2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 –(2nd in DH & SG,2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daron Louis Rahlves (born June 12, 1973) is a former AmericanWorld Cupalpine ski racer andfreestyle skier.
Born inWalnut Creek,California, and raised inNorthern California, Rahlves attended theGreen Mountain Valley School inVermont and currently resides inTruckee, California. He retired from racing at the end of the2006 season with twelve World Cup victories and a world championship.
Rahlves earned threeWorld Championships medals, a gold in2001 in thesuper-G and a silver and bronze (downhill and giant slalom) in2005. His best year in the overall World Cup standings was2006, when he finished fourth. Rahlves' best years in the downhill standings were2003 and2004, 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 the2010 Winter Olympics inVancouver. He competed in theski cross event atCypress Mountain and placed 24th.
Daron is married to Michelle[1] and has twins: son Dreyson and daughter Miley (born in July 2007).[2]
Rahlves has been featured in several movies as his racing career matured and after retirement. 2005 brought Rahlves' first appearance in Warren Miller's "Impact". In 2007, Rahlves was featured in Rage Films' movie "Enjoy" as well as Jalbert Productions' "The Thin Line: Examination of the downhill" and in 2008 has segments in Warren Miller's "Children of Winter" and again in Rage Film's movie "Down Days". He has also been in Warren Miller's Dynasty and Matchstick Productions' "In Deep in 2009. In 2010 Rahlves starred in Teton Gravity Research's "Light The Wick" and in 2011 Warren Miller's "Like There's No Tomorrow". Rahlves was a featured in Teton Gravity Research's "The Dream Factory". Most recently, Rahlves rode a night scene in Alyeska in which the snow was backlit with array of projected LED colors for Sweetgrass Productions "Afterglow" in 2014.
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 1995 | 21 | 59 | — | — | 18 | — | — |
| 1996 | 22 | 58 | — | 27 | 18 | — | — |
| 1997 | 23 | 47 | — | — | 11 | — | — |
| 1998 | 24 | 57 | — | — | 12 | 46 | — |
| 1999 | 25 | 53 | — | — | 19 | 32 | — |
| 2000 | 26 | 20 | — | 47 | 10 | 10 | — |
| 2001 | 27 | 29 | — | 38 | 17 | 15 | — |
| 2002 | 28 | 34 | — | 45 | 12 | 19 | — |
| 2003 | 29 | 6 | — | 49 | 24 | 2 | — |
| 2004 | 30 | 5 | — | 33 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 2005 | 31 | 5 | — | 12 | 3 | 4 | — |
| 2006 | 32 | 4 | — | 11 | 3 | 3 | — |
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline |
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| 2000 | 3 Mar 2000 |  Kvitfjell, Norway | Downhill |
| 4 Mar 2000 | Downhill | ||
| 2003 | 29 Dec 2002 |  Bormio, Italy | Downhill |
| 25 Jan 2003 |  Kitzbühel, Austria | Downhill | |
| 2004 | 5 Dec 2003 |  Vail, USA | Downhill |
| 23 Jan 2004 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Super-G | |
| 7 Mar 2004 | Kvitfjell, Norway | Super-G | |
| 10 Mar 2004 | Sestriere, Italy | Downhill | |
| 2005 | 11 Mar 2005 |  Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Super-G |
| 2006 | 2 Dec 2005 | Beaver Creek, USA | Downhill |
| 29 Dec 2005 | Bormio, Italy | Downhill | |
| 14 Jan 2006 | Wengen, Switzerland | Downhill |
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 1996 | 22 | — | DNF1 | 22 | — | — |
| 1997 | 23 | — | DNF1 | DNF | 31 | — |
| 1999 | 25 | — | — | 13 | DNF | — |
| 2001 | 27 | — | 19 | 1 | 5 | — |
| 2003 | 29 | — | 16 | 22 | DSQ | — |
| 2005 | 31 | — | 3 | 10 | 2 | — |
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 1998 | 24 | — | 20 | 7 | — | — |
| 2002 | 28 | — | — | 8 | 16 | — |
| 2006 | 32 | — | DNF1 | 9 | 10 | — |
| 2010 | 36 | 24th inski cross (freestyle) | ||||
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