Julia Mancuso
Julia Mancuso
Julia Marie Mancusois an American World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. She won the giant slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics, and was the silver medalist in both downhill and combined in 2010, and the bronze medalist in the combined in 2014. She has also won five medalsat the World Championships and seven races in regular World Cup competition. Her four Olympic medals are the most ever for a female American alpine skier...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSkier
Date of Birth9 March 1984
CityReno, NV
CountryUnited States of America
We're just used to it. Every race, there's always some stuff that happens, whether it's a teammate or not. You sort of have to refocus at the start and go.
Going into the second run, I just had to remember it was about skiing, it wasn't about winning or about what place I was in. Once I kicked out of the start gate, I just tried to go my fastest.
We will use this as an opportunity to show the world what we do. We like to show everyone that skiing rocks.
I ski fast for me, first and foremost, and I ski fast for my family, and it's always the love that gets me to the podium.
The World Cup is sort of what we do. The Olympics are sort of a bonus.
Downhillers are going over 110 miles per hour. But no matter what, you can't hit the fence at 100 miles per hour.
We had high expectations. Everyone wants to shoot for the moon. You'll end up in the stars, anyway.
I was ready to give my best and not hold back just because I couldn't see.
My best event is Super-G. I'm competitive in all my events, but Super-G has been most consistent for me.
It felt like home, so I dug into my roots and trusted myself. It was just another day on a stormy race course.
When I travel, I always have about 40 pairs of skis with me, plus a ski technician and a ski coach.
I don't know whether we're really going to sell the documentary or whether anybody will buy it. I think she's just doing it for fun.
I work out a lot, but I like to do action sports. A lot of surfing, mountain-biking.
I got my first Olympic race out of the way with the downhill, so my nerves aren't anything compared to that.