{"id":3475,"date":"2024-12-22T09:19:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T09:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skiworldcup.bormio.eu\/rahlves-memories-of-a-stelvio-its-the-toughest-track-in-the-world\/"},"modified":"2024-12-22T09:19:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-22T09:19:29","slug":"rahlves-memories-of-a-stelvio-its-the-toughest-track-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skiworldcup.bormio.eu\/en\/rahlves-memories-of-a-stelvio-its-the-toughest-track-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Rahlves, memories of a &#8216;Stelvio&#8217;: &#8220;It&#8217;s the toughest track in the world&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3475\" class=\"elementor elementor-3475 elementor-3464\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdcd19e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fdcd19e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeb6bb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eeb6bb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rahlves, memories of a 'Stelvio': \"It's the toughest track in the world\"<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7876dda elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7876dda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/skiworldcup.bormio.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pentaphoto_17988-1024x627.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3466\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skiworldcup.bormio.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pentaphoto_17988-1024x627.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skiworldcup.bormio.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pentaphoto_17988-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skiworldcup.bormio.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pentaphoto_17988-768x470.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skiworldcup.bormio.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pentaphoto_17988-1536x941.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/skiworldcup.bormio.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pentaphoto_17988.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-847e5e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"847e5e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>The former American athlete, winner of the Downhill in Bormio in 2002 and 2005, recounts memories and feelings thinking back to the legendary Valtellina slope. &#8220;The Stelvio is pure adrenaline. To become Olympic champion here is something more.&#8221; <\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-449ea80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"449ea80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For years, his figure has been featured in the communication campaigns of the <strong>Alpine Ski World Cup<\/strong> in <strong>Bormio<\/strong>: <strong>&#8220;Pure Adrenaline<\/strong>,&#8221; the slogan read, like the one that will be breathed again this year on the <strong>Stelvio slope<\/strong> on <strong>December <\/strong> <strong>28<\/strong><strong>(Downhill<\/strong>) and <strong>29<\/strong><strong>(Super-G<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>He is <strong>Daron Rahlves<\/strong>, and in his career that adrenaline has tamed it to perfection: the American has made the <strong>Bormio<\/strong> <strong>Downhill<\/strong> his own on <strong>two occasions<\/strong>, in <strong>2002<\/strong> and <strong>2005<\/strong>, and that is also why he is remembered well in Valtellina.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, speaking frankly, it doesn&#8217;t matter how many years ago he hung up his skis (he<strong>last competed<\/strong> in <strong>2010<\/strong>): the enthusiasm and excitement of those days are still there, as if it were yesterday. And his love for the Stelvio slope, the &#8216;creature&#8217; of <strong>Oreste Peccedi<\/strong> and <strong>Aldo Anzi<\/strong>, can be felt in every word: <em>&#8220;I think it is the most physically demanding slope in the whole World Cup, also because it is always extremely icy. It&#8217;s like it&#8217;s rough, and full of bumps. From the time you put your skis on outside the gate, there&#8217;s never any breathing room.&#8221;<\/em> <\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Already in the second turn,&#8221;<\/em> Rahlves continues, <em>&#8220;comes a major first jump: in this it reminds me of Kitzb\u00fchel, where it only takes a few seconds to get into the thick of the battle. Over the years some Downhill runs have become easier, Bormio has not: it has remained unique and untouched in its mythical and fascinating difficulty. The Stelvio is madness, the good kind.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>There are many memories associated with Bormio that animate Daron, starting with <strong>his triumphs<\/strong>. &#8220;<em>One year I arrived in Bormio with brand new skis that the technical sponsor had prepared for me, asking me to try them in the first timed run: first place. At that time the starting numbers worked differently, so in the second run we tended to slow down a bit to get a better number. I, however, felt so good that I kept pushing: I got up in the final but it was not enough, still first.    <\/em><em>The Austrian coaches began to tell me that I had made a mistake, that the starting number would disadvantage me and I would not win. I replied that I would be fast anyway. Guess how it ended?&#8221;  <\/em><\/p>\n<p>The 1973-born Californian also participated in the <strong>World Championships<\/strong> on the Stelvio in <strong>February 2005<\/strong> where he finished <strong>second<\/strong>, followed later by a <strong>bronze<\/strong> medal in the <strong>Giant<\/strong>.   <em>&#8220;It was probably one of the worst defeats I have ever suffered, I wanted that victory more than anything else. But Bormio has always been a fantastic challenge for me, and now it is preparing to host the men&#8217;s trials for Milan-Cortina 2026. It&#8217;s not often that Olympic medals are awarded on one of the most challenging slopes in the world: for our sport this is the ultimate, it means that Olympic golds will be the preserve of true champions.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And <strong>off the track<\/strong>? Rahlves has something to say about that, too: <em>&#8220;Bormio has a special flavor, partly because of its date I spent Christmas there more than once. 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