Daron Louis Rahlves is a former American World Cup alpine ski racer and freestyle skier.
Education
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. His best year in the overall World Cup standings was 2006, when he finished fourth.
Career
He retired from World Cup racing at the end of the 2006 season with 12 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. 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 United States. Olympic team as a freestyle skier for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. He competed in the ski cross event and placed 24th.
2001 World Championships in Saint World Cup victories World Cup season standings.