I find music distracting - it takes me out of my head. What I love so much about skiing is the peacefulness. Julia Mancuso distractfindhead Change image and share on social
What has helped me prevent injuries is being connected and having my body aligned. Every morning, I roll out and then work on my core and my balance. Julia Mancuso alignbalancebody Change image and share on social
The truth is, the sport of skiing takes so much effort, setting up and traveling with equipment, that you can only train for a certain number of days in the summer. Most of my peers ski between 40 to 60 days. I ski about 55 days. Julia Mancuso dayeffortequipment share on social
I do Nike Training Club, which is actually really hard and intense. I'm surprised every time I do it. I also use Map My Ride and Map My Run. Julia Mancuso clubhardintense Change image and share on social
Downhillers are going over 110 miles per hour. But no matter what, you can't hit the fence at 100 miles per hour. Julia Mancuso downhillerfencehit Change image and share on social
When I travel, I always have about 40 pairs of skis with me, plus a ski technician and a ski coach. Julia Mancuso coachpairski Change image and share on social
The best part about Maui is that I can spend a lot of time outside. My off-season is April, May, and June. Julia Mancuso apriljunelot Change image and share on social
My best event is Super-G. I'm competitive in all my events, but Super-G has been most consistent for me. Julia Mancuso competitiveconsistentevent Change image and share on social
I work out a lot, but I like to do action sports. A lot of surfing, mountain-biking. Julia Mancuso actionbikelot Change image and share on social
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. Julia Mancuso familyfastforemost Change image and share on social