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Surfboards, bikinis, uye coconut mvura hazvisi izvo zvinhu zvaunofungidzira kuti elite ski racer ingangoda kudzidzisa mumwaka usiri-mwaka. Asi kune matatu-nguva menduru yeOlympic Julia Mancuso, kumukumura sutu yake yekutsikitsira uye kuchinja sinou nejecha ndizvo chaizvo zvaanoda kuti agadzirire podium-kugadzirira Mitambo yeChando ya2014.

Reno-makore makumi maviri nemapfumbamwe-Reno-chizvarwa, uyo anowanzopatsanura nguva yake pakati pedzimba dzake muScaw Valley, Calif.naMaui, Hawaii paanenge asiri kufamba pasirese achidzingirira hupfu hunyoro, anofarira kudzidzira nzvimbo yakaoma kune imwe nzvimbo, zvakanaka, yakaoma-uye inoshamisa zvinoshamisa. Pachitsuwa chinotyisa cheMaui, kufambisa, kuchovha bhasikoro, kukwira makomo, uye kutamba-mahara zvese chikamu chebasa rakaoma rezuva. "Handizive kuti ndaizodii kana ndaifanira kugara pasi ndichinyora maemail kana kuva muhofisi zuva rose," anodaro Mancuso. "Kwandiri, ndinongoda kunge ndiri panze. Uye kugona kutaura kuti ndiri kuenda kunoseka nekuti ibasa rangu rakanaka."

Nguva pfupi yadarika takabata mudhara ane makore makumi maviri nemapfumbamwe, ane menduru dzeOlympic alpine skiing kupfuura vamwe vatambi vechikadzi muAmerica, asati adzokera muchando kuNew Zealand, kwaanoenderera nemugwagwa unoenda kuRussia kwaari yechitatu Chando Mitambo uye pamwe menduru yegoridhe yechipiri mune chimwe chezviitiko zvina: kudzika, Super-G (yake fave), yakasanganiswa, uye hofori slalom. Pano, Super Jules, sekumudaidza kwaaitamba navo uye vateveri, vanotaura kure-kwemwaka kudzidziswa, kudya kunovaka muviri, uye kuti zvese zviri kumubatsira sei kuswedera padyo neSochi.

SHAPE: Chii chakakuunza kuna Maui?

JULIA MANCUSO (JM): Baba vangu. Ndiye muvakidzani wangu-iye chaiye anogara pasi mumugwagwa kubva kwandiri muPaia. Uye murairidzi wangu anotyisa uye anokurudzira, Scott Sanchez, anogarawo kuMaui. Ndanga ndichidzidziswa naScott kwemwedzi miviri kusvika mitatu zhizha rega rega kwemakore manomwe apfuura. Iye aimbove weOlympic ski racer uyo akatanga timu yekumhepo (Team MPG) mushure mekuroora Rhonda Smith, shanu-shasha yenyika mukwikwidzi wemhepo. Akatanga gym kubva mugaraji rake, uko kwatiri kudzidzira zvakare takamirira kuti imba yake itsva ivhurwe.

SHAPE: Saka unoita sei ski kudzidzisa pamhenderekedzo?

JM: Vanhu vanogara vachindibvunza, ndingaite sei kuti ndigare muMaui nemujaho wekusvetuka? Chokwadi ndechekuti, mutambo wekusvetuka unotora kushingirira kwakanyanya, kumisikidza uye kufamba nemidziyo, zvekuti iwe unogona chete kurovedza kune imwe nhamba yemazuva muzhizha. Vazhinji vezera rangu vanosvetuka pakati pemazuva makumi mana kusvika makumi matanhatu. Ndinotasva mazuva makumi mashanu nemashanu. Pandinofamba, ndinogara ndine makumi mana emakumi maviri emasikisi neni, uyezve nyanzvi yekuchaya uye mudzidzisi weski. Tichaenda kunosangana nechikwata changu, icho chinoumbwa nevasikana vanosvika vatanhatu vanobva kumatunhu ese eU.S. Zvinotora simba rakawanda, nguva, uye mari kuti vanhu vaungane. Saka isu tese tinoita zvedu zvinhu-mune yangu nyaya, chitima muMaui-uye tinoshanda nesimba kuti tigare takagwinya kuti tigone kuita mazuva iwayo atiri pamwe chete kuverenga.

SHAPE: Pasina chando, unoitei?

JM: Chinhu chakanakisa nezveMaui ndechekuti ndinogona kupedza nguva yakawanda ndiri kunze. Yangu isiri-mwaka ndiApril, Chivabvu, uye Chikumi. Kuchiri nechando muSquaw ipapo uye zvese zvandiri kuda kuita kubuda kunze kwesutu yangu suti. Ini ndinouya kuMaui ndoenda kushamba, kusimuka ndichikwenenzvera, kunonoka, kushambira, uye kutamba-mahara. Ini ndangotora kosi yekuita-yemahara, uko kwandakadzidza kudzika pasi makumi matanhatu tsoka uye kumashure. Tevere, ini ndoda kudzidza nzira yespearfish.

SHAPE: Zvakadiniko nezvekudya zvinovaka muviri? Chero ipi yekuenda-kuzvikafu zvaunoshandisa kupa mafuta ako ekudzidzira zvikamu?

JM: Ndanga ndichinwa mvura yekokonati kwenguva yakareba chaizvo, kusanganisira pamatope. Ndakagara ndiri musikana weZico, uye zvinonyanya kukosha pakudzidziswa kwangu nekuti ndine nguva yakaoma yekunwa mvura yakakwana kuti ndigare ndakaiswa mvura. Ini ndinoda kunwa chokoreti yakakangwa mushure mekurovedza muviri kana kuwedzera kune yangu shakes. Ndichavhenganisa 8-ounce Zico chokoreti, 1 scoop yevanila protein poda, 3 ice cubes, 1 kipunu bhata rearumondi, 1 kipunu mbishi cacao nibs, uye ½ kapu yeblueberries yakaomeswa nechando (optional).

SHAPE: Uri kushanda kuvandudza chero chinhu kunyanya mwaka uno wechando?

JM: Kunyanya kuenderana kwakakosha kwandiri. Ndakave nemwaka wakanaka gore rapfuura, asi handina kumbohwina mujaho. Ndakahwina maviri gore risati rasvika. Ndiri ipapo, padhuze nekubudirira. Ndinoziva kuti munhu wese anoti anoda kuhwina mijaho yakawanda, asi hazvisi zvekungomira papodium kwandiri. Ini ndinonyatsoda kuhwina uye ndiri padhuze. Kuti ndienderane, ini ndinofanira kudzidzisa zvinoenderana. Zviri pamusoro pekudzidza kutsvedza mumamiriro akasiyana uye mupfungwa kugadzirira kugara mumutambo pakosi yakaoma. Tine dzinenge makumi matatu nematanhatu pamusika mwaka. Ndinofanira kushandisa zviitiko zvangu zvese zvekare kuti ndive nechokwadi chekuti kana ndiri pasuwo rekutanga, ndine simba repfungwa rekumira ipapo nditaure ndega, 'Ndinogona kuhwina mujaho uyu nekuda kwebasa rese randakaita tungamira kusvika panguva ino. ' Kana ndikazviwana mumwaka usiri wenguva, ndinoziva kuti ndine chimwe chinhu chekutarisa kumashure kuti ndipe chivimbo.

SHAPE: Iwe unonzwa kunge urikupinda mugore rino reOlympic semunhu mutsva?

JM: Zvirokwazvo. Ese maOlympics anga akasiyana zvakanyanya kwandiri. Ini ndauya semutsva-akatarisana underdog uye semunhu ane ruzivo skier achidzoka kubva mukukuvara, ndichiri kuedza kuzviratidza. Gore rino ndiri kuuya mune hutano, hwakasimba mudiwa. Ndave nemakore matatu ndisina kukuvara, nekuda kweneuro-kinetic Pilates, chimiro chekurapa kwemuviri chinotarisa zvakanyanya pakufamba kwemuviri. Ndinodzidzira anenge maawa manomwe pavhiki, kazhinji ndiri mubhutsu dzangu dzokutsetseka kuti ndidzidzise uropi hwangu kuyeuka nzvimbo yakarurama. Rinoita kuti ndigare ndakagwinya uye ndiine simba. Handisati ndambove pamusoro pemutambo wangu kuenda kumaOlympics, saka zvichanakidza.

SHAPE: Ndiani mukwikwidzi wako mukuru?

JM: Lindsey Vonn ndimambokadzi wekudzika, saka kana ari skiing zvakanaka uye ane hutano, ndiye anofanira kurova. Kune zvakare Tina Maze anobva kuSlovenia. Aive nemwaka unoshamisa gore rapfuura. Taigara tiri mitsipa nemutsipa mune yangu yakanakisa chiitiko, iyo Super-G. Ndiye musikana uya wekurova ini.

SHAPE: Kana iwe ukahwina goridhe, ungapaza tiara zvakare?

JM: Ehe saizvozvo! Ini ndichavhuna iyo tiara kune chero podium pase. Shamwari yangu yepamoyo, yakarairidza chikwata cheWorld Cup tisati taenda kumaOlympics a2006 kuTorino, aida kupa munhu wese chipo chekuparadzana pakupera kwekamba yekudzidzira. Akapa mumwe nemumwe wedu chipo chinosekesa uye changu chaive chidiki chemambokadzi, kusanganisira iyo toy tiara. Ndinofungidzira ndanga ndichiita semwanasikana wamambo.

Kunyangwe kana gomo rakafukidzwa nesinou risiri mune rako ramangwana, unogona achiri kubatsirwa nemaitiro aMancuso ekudzidzira. Dzvanya apa kuti uone chaiyo yekudzidzira maitiro aanoita naSanchez ayo anovimbiswa kupokana nemuviri wako nenzira nyowani.

Unoda kuona Julia Mancuso nevamwe vake maOlimpiki mukuita?Dzvanya apa kuti upinde kuti uwane rwendo rwevaviri kuenda kuSochi 2014, neruremekedzo rweZICO!

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