nick dierdorf didn't make the u.s. team this year, but he's aiming for the 2018 games in korea. the crowd is keeping his spirits hite. >> i have that many people that want to help me out and support my dreams and make it easier for me to keep doing this. >> i can't believe this. >> urick has been skiing for years. >> i want to go to korea in 2018 and bring home a gold medal, at least one if not all of them. >> the generosity of strangers and the tools of the information age helping to keep olympic hopes alive. paul beben, al jazeera, denver. >>> a quickup date on the spanish on spaniard football. currently 3-1 at halftime. details on that and all the sports news on our website, aljazeera.com/sports. that is your sports for now. more later, stephen. >> one rugby result i've noticed on the website. >> the one we'll be waiting for. >> london welch is going tops in the dlish championship. lots more news, though, to come here on al jazeera. >>> good afternoon. i'm morgan radford live from new york city. here are the stories we're following right now. >>> syria talks in geneva managed

. >> this is the view from snowboard cross racer nick dierdorf's helmet as he trains for the olympics. to do this flying down a froze be obstacle course you need to be a specific kind of per and as dierdorf explains you need money. >> i have to cover all my equipment and travel, coach fees, program fees, food. it really adds up quick. >> all told 35 grand to train for sochi. she needed more than help from construction jobs, so back in may he went to gofundme.com. >> the hardest part was putting myself out there. >> reporter: that means anding everyone he knows, family and friends for money. it paid off. dierdorf has raised $15,000 and counting. 28-year-old mark urich is an amputee speed skater. >> the ski is $5,000 and outrigger is $600 and a boot 1,0 $1,000 theme. to be part of the team is $4,000 and any race is 1,000 to 1500 per race. >> he hopes to spend more time on the mountain, he told his story on go funding.com and raising more than $2,000. >> they can buy a helmet or skis. >> basical you can set up a wish list. >> if he races well next week in aspen, you could qualify for the