Olympic Champion Mancuso To Host New Podcast
Olympic gold medalist and U.S. Alpine Ski Team alumna Julia Mancuso announced her latest endeavor, a new podcast called "Just Be Yourself with Julia Mancuso," where Julia will "welcome you into my life in a unique way and I'm excited to take you guys along with me on this adventure as we share in this journey together. I want to support your journey toward the future you dream of as you create it with unwavering determination."
The always fun-loving, wild, tiara-wearing woman, Julia was a young phenom—part of the famous 1984 birth year that included standout teammates and fellow Olympic champions Lindsey Vonn and Ted Ligety. Growing up in Squaw Valley, California, Julia was inspired by the spirit in the Olympic Valley, host of the 1960 Winter Olympic Games. Each day she passed the Olympic rings going to and from school.
For Julia, success came quickly, as she grabbed five junior world championship gold medals and three bronze medals—across four disciplines. She raced her first World Cup when she was just 15-years-old and made her first Olympic team in 2002 at 17 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Nagging hip pain as a result of hip dysplasia would eventually force Julia to retire just before the 2018 Olympic Games, but she would do so in style, at the site of her first career FIS Ski World Cup super-G victory in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy...wearing a superhero cape, dressed as "Super Jules".
Full of ups and downs, Julia's career was nothing short of exciting. She kept the mood light, was a big event performer who pulled out all the stops on the biggest stage of them all, donned a tiara on the Olympic podium, danced, smiled and had fun. In doing so, she won more Olympic medals than any American woman in alpine skiing, with four, and grabbed five FIS Ski World Championship medals. She has also stood on the world cup podium 36 times and started in 398 world cup races.
Of her new venture, Julia wrote in her Instagram announcement, "Over the past year, I've been spending a lot of time thinking about my journey and the road ahead. It's been a peculiar struggle to find myself retired at age 33 after such an exhilarating career. Then, I started thinking about each of you who have humbled and inspired me through your ongoing support of my journey over these many years. Soon it became clear that what I most want to do is offer my ongoing support and encouragement to you.
Life has taught me that infinite possibilities begin with just being yourself. It's about staying true to what you value most, silencing the critics with self-expression, and expecting to win. It's letting courage be your response to challenge, curiosity your approach to change, and humility your guide toward greatness.
With that said, I'm excited to announce that I'm presently developing my own podcast... Just Be Yourself with Julia Mancuso.
This podcast will welcome you into my life in a unique way and I'm excited to take you guys along with me on this adventure as we share in this journey together. I want to support your journey toward the future you dream of as you create it with unwavering determination.
Stay tuned as I'll be making an announcement in the next couple of days about how you can be involved in the show.
Until then, stay true to yourself and get ready for the adventure to begin!
