26 Facts About Julia Mancuso

Marie Mancuso was born on March 9,1984 and is an American retired World Cup alpine ski racer, Olympic gold medalist and podcast host.

Julia Mancuso 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.

Julia Mancuso has won five medals at the World Championships and seven races in regular World Cup competition.

Julia Mancuso made her World Cup debut at the age of 15 at Copper Mountain, Colorado, on November 20,1999.

Julia Mancuso scored her first World Cup points during the 2001 season.

Julia Mancuso was selected for the 2002 Winter Olympics at the age of 17, where she finished 13th in the combined event.

Julia Mancuso took her first World Cup podium by finishing second in a super-G in Cortina d'Ampezzo in 2006.

Julia Mancuso won the race despite ongoing pain in her right knee, which was finally traced to hip dysplasia.

At the start of the off-season, Julia Mancuso endured arthroscopic surgery on her right hip to remove an inch-long bone spur on the ball of the joint.

Julia Mancuso won her first World Cup race on December 19,2006, a downhill in Val-d'Isere, France, and then took second in another downhill the next day.

Julia Mancuso went on to win three more races during the season; a super-G, a super combined, and another downhill.

Julia Mancuso eventually finished the season in third place overall, the best finish by an American woman since Tamara McKinney in 1984, until Lindsey Vonn won the overall title in 2008.

Julia Mancuso finished in second place in the 2007 season standings for both downhill and combined.

Julia Mancuso's strategy worked, as she won her fourth Olympic medal, a bronze, in the women's super combined at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, after placing first in the downhill section.

Julia Mancuso returned to competition in December 2017, failing to finish a World Cup super-G in St Moritz.

Julia Mancuso made two more appearances at the super-G races in Val-d'Isere a week later, however she could only manage a best finish of 42nd place.

Julia Mancuso was known as a particularly strong competitor in major championships: whilst she took a total of 36 World Cup podium finishes from 398 races, her nine Olympic and World Championship medals from 40 starts gave her a strike rate of 23 percent.

Julia Mancuso wore her tiara following her silver medal run in the women's downhill and again at the medal ceremony at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

In 2010, Julia Mancuso launched her own lingerie line named Kiss My Tiara.

In December 2006, Lange ski boots announced that Julia Mancuso would be the first-ever "Lange Girl Athlete", and be the subject of posters, images, and an "ongoing effort to showcase exceptional women ski athletes who are attractive and inspiring".

Julia Mancuso switched to Volkl skis and Marker bindings following the 2010 season; she was previously with Rossignol.

Julia Mancuso changed equipment suppliers after the 2012 season and now uses Head skis, boots, and bindings.

In 2012, Julia Mancuso appeared in the GoPro Hero3 video promotion.

Julia Mancuso graduated from The Winter Sports School in Park City, Utah, in 2000 and resides in Olympic Valley, California.

Julia Mancuso dated Norwegian alpine skier Aksel Lund Svindal for four years, until they decided to go their separate ways in September 2013.

In July 2019, Julia Mancuso gave birth to their son Sonny Fish Julia Mancuso.