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Lindsey Vonn's Crash Disrupts Mancuso's GS Title Defense

WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) -- In the very instant that Lindsey Vonn spun out of control during Wednesday's Olympic giant slalom, breaking a finger and ending her latest medal bid, Julia Mancuso -- Vonn's teammate and lifelong rival, not to mention the defending champion -- sped toward that same spot.As Vonn lay in the...

Julia Mancuso to Sit Out Slalom

WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) -- Content with her two silver medals, Julia Mancuso has decided not to enter the Olympic slalom.Mancuso related to The Associated Press that she had already told the U.S. Ski Team coaches of her decision for Friday's race.Mancuso opened the Vancouver Games by finishing second to teammate...

Vonn Crashes, Mancuso Takes Silver in Super-Combined

WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) -- Lindsey Vonn, her bruised shin "killing me," lost her bid for a second Olympic gold medal Thursday when she missed a gate and fell in the slalom leg of the super-combined.Maria Riesch of Germany won the event, helping to atone for her failure to challenge best friend and biggest rival...

Lindsey Vonn Falls in Super Combined; Julia Mancuso Gets Silver

Lindsey Vonn, the American skiier going for an unprecedented five skiing gold medals in a single Olympics, is in the lead after the first run of the women's super combined. Following the downhill portion of the event, Vonn has a 0.33 second lead over Germany's Maria Riesch and a 0.80 second lead over teammate Julia...

Vonn an American Profile in Courage

WHISTLER, British Columbia -- After all the fears, all the mystery, all the weather delays, all the cheese treatments and painkiller shots, all the cheeky suspicions that she might be a hypochondriac and drama queen, all the whispers that Lindsey Vonn wasn't a slice of Americana as much as an over-hyped cover girl with a...

Julia Mancuso News From the Web

05/13/12 Hikers take a walk on the wild side in ... Source: Belleville Times - Belleville NJ Turkey vultures floated on the thermals above Hudson River cliffs.

Background on Julia Mancuso

Julia Mancuso (born March 9, 1984) is a World Cup alpine ski racer with the U.S. Ski Team. Born in in Reno, Nevada, she was the gold medalist in the giant slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics and the silver medalist in both downhill and combined at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

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