Q&A: Olympic ski cross racer Daron Rahlves
February 10th, 2010 admin
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Ski cross—the high-speed, no-holds-barred Chinese Downhill race that shoots six racers at a time down a course of jumps and banked turns—debuts in Whistler on February 21 (NBC, 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Eastern) as the newest Olympic event. Former U.S. downhill racer and X Games skiercross champion Daron Rahlves hurt himself at X Games last week and is deciding whether his fourth dislocated hip will keep him out of the Olympics. We caught up with him prior to X Games via email.
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