Julia Mancuso
Julia Mancuso
Julia Mancuso
Julia Mancuso
Julia Mancuso
Julia Mancuso
Julia Mancuso
At the 2006 Torino Games, Mancuso won gold in the giant slalom. Then in 2010, she won two silver medals in the downhill and combined. No other female American alpine skier has won three Olympic medals.
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Julia Mancuso
Julia Mancuso
Julia Mancuso
An undated childhood photo of Julia Mancuso, left, on her skis. Mancuso says she started skiing at age 3 in her hometown of Squaw Valley, Calif.