In 13 years of alpine ski racing, Daron Rahlves found himself foiled by fog, bad snow, equipment failure, ice, sickness, lack of sleep, and any number of other obstacles.
But never, not once, by a cross-body block thrown by a hyped-up Canadian.
Welcome to the world of ski cross, the lone new sport slated for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, which begin a year from Thursday.
Rahlves, 35, America’s most successful male downhill racer, was lining up a last-minute pass at …Â More info
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