JULIA MANCUSO
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Born: March 9, 1984
Birthplace: Reno, NV
Resides: Tahoe & Maui
Ski Club: Squaw Valley Ski Team
School: Park City Winter School
Career Highlights
Olympic Gold: Giant Slalom, Torino, 2006
Olympic Silver: Downhill & Super Combined, Vancouver, 2010
4 World Cup Wins
20 World Cup Medals
3 World Championship Medals
11-Time National Champion
24 National Championship Medals
Recent
2/16/10: "Silver Medalist Julia Mancuso teaches Sway Olympic code," MTV
1/20/10: Julia Mancuso, Outside Magazine
11/27/09: "From waves to slopes, Mancuso up for challenges," ESPN
10/23/09: "Mancuso says she's 100 percent again," USA Today
10/8/09: "Who knows Julia Mancuso better?" NBC Olympics
10/7/09: "Meet Olympic Skier Julia Mancuso!" Seventeen Magazine
4/9/09: "Mancuso 2nd at Verbier High Five," Universal Sports
3/30/09: "Mancuso closes week with GS National Title," Universal Sports
11/21/08: "U.S. women enjoy home hill advantage," The Vail Daily
11/19/08: "Mancuso rejuvenated for '08-'09," The Sierra Sun
6/18/08: "Climbing Kilimanjaro, No Drugs Allowed," Backpacker Magazine
5/2008: Sweat Spot: Julia Mancuso, ESPN the Magazine
4/21/08: Girls Climb Kilimanjaro
3/7/08: "Mancuso goes for victory in the Alps, then Kilimanjaro," ESPN
December 2007: Photo shoot with Rolling Stone Magazine, US Ski Team
Fall 2007: Photo Gallery: Outside Magazine
11/28/07: Statement by Gold Medalists Ted Ligety and Julia Mancuso on Global Warming’s Impact on Skiing, World Wildlife Fund.
10/27/07: "Julia Mancuso made a phenomenal leap from 12th to second Saturday in the Sölden glacier giant slalom to kick off the season," Read more from Ski Racing...
About
Julia made her debut on the World Cup scene at the age of 16 and was an Olympian by 17. She then made her mark by breaking the record for the most consecutive top-3's at the U.S. National Championships. In 2005 Julia had a breakout season. She became the first American skier since Picabo Street in 1996, to win two medals at the World Championships. Julia established herself as a well-rounded skier by finishing in the top-5 in all 5 events of the World Cup in 2005.
