Izitimela Zase-Olympic Skier Julia Mancuso Esandeni, Hhayi Eqhweni

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Ama-surfboard, ama-bikini, namanzi kakhukhunathi akuzona neze izinto ongazicabanga ukuthi umjahweli we-ski osezingeni eliphezulu angadinga ukuziqeqesha ngesikhathi esingekho isizini. Kepha ngendondo yama-Olimpiki amahlandla amathathu Julia Mancuso, ukukhumula isudi yakhe yokushushuluza nokushintshanisa iqhwa ngesihlabathi yilokho kanye akudingayo ukuze alungele isiteji seMidlalo Yasebusika ka-2014.

UReno-native, 29, ovame ukuhlukanisa isikhathi sakhe phakathi kwemizi yakhe eSquaw Valley, Calif.noMaui, eHawaii lapho engahambi emhlabeni ejaha impuphu entsha, uthanda ukwenza uqeqesho lwendawo eyomile endaweni ethile, kahle, omile futhi obabazekayo. Esiqhingini saseMaui esishisayo, ukuntweza olwandle, ukuhamba ngebhayisikili, ukuhamba izintaba nokudilika mahhala konke kuyingxenye yomsebenzi wosuku onzima. "Angazi ukuthi bengizokwenzenjani uma kufanele ngihlale phansi ngibhale ama-imeyili noma ngibe sehhovisi usuku lonke," kusho uMancuso. "Kimina, ngiyakuthanda nje ukuba ngaphandle. Futhi nokukwazi ukusho ukuthi ngizoya kuma-surfing ngoba umsebenzi wami upholile kakhulu."

Sisanda kubamba isihlabani esineminyaka engu-29 ubudala, esinezindondo eziningi ze-Olympic alpine skiing ukwedlula noma yimuphi omunye umsubathi wesifazane eMelika, ngaphambi kokuthi aphindele eqhweni eNew Zealand, lapho ezoqhubeka khona nomgwaqo oya eRussia ngenxa yakhe. Imidlalo Yasebusika yesithathu kanye nendondo yesibili yegolide komunye wemicimbi emine: ekwehleni, i-Super-G (ayithandayo), ihlanganisiwe, ne-slalom enkulu. Lapha, iSuper Jules, njengoba abadlali beqembu lakhe nabalandeli bembiza, ukhuluma ngoqeqesho lwangesizini, ukudla okunomsoco, nokuthi kumsiza kanjani ukuba asondele eSochi.

UMUMO: Yini ekulethe eMaui?

JULIA MANCUSO (JM): Ubaba wami. Ungumakhelwane wami-uhlala ngokoqobo ezansi nomgwaqo kusuka kimi ePaia. Futhi umqeqeshi wami omuhle nokhuthazayo, uScott Sanchez, naye uhlala eMaui. Bengiziqeqesha noScott izinyanga ezimbili kuya kwezintathu njalo ehlobo iminyaka eyisikhombisa edlule. Ungumdlali we-ski racer wangaphambili wase-Olimpiki owasungula iqembu le-windsurfing (Team MPG) ngemuva kokushada noRhonda Smith, umpetha womhlaba ohamba phambili kahlanu. Uqale ijimu ephuma egaraji lakhe, okuyilapho sizilolonga khona futhi sisalinde ukuthi kuvulwe indawo yakhe entsha.

UMUMO: Ngakho-ke uhamba kanjani ngesitimela ogwini lolwandle?

JM: Abantu bahlala bengibuza, ngingahlala kanjani eMaui nakumjaho wokushushuluza? Iqiniso ukuthi, umdlalo wokushushuluza uthatha umzamo omkhulu, ukusetha nokuhamba nemishini, ongaziqeqesha kuphela izinsuku ezithile ehlobo. Iningi lontanga yami lishushuluza phakathi kwezinsuku ezingama-40 kuye kwezingama-60. Ngishushuluza cishe izinsuku ezingama-55. Uma ngihamba, ngihlala ngiphethe amapheya angaba ngu-40 omdlalo wokushushuluza eqhweni, kanye nochwepheshe wokushushuluza kanye nomqeqeshi wokushushuluza. Sizohlangana neqembu lami, elenziwe cishe ngamantombazane ayisithupha avela kulo lonke elase-U.S. Kudinga umzamo omkhulu, isikhathi nemali ukuze abantu bahlangane. Ngakho-ke sonke senza okwethu okwethu-kwami, isitimela e-Maui-futhi sisebenza kanzima ukuze siphile kahle ukuze sikwazi ukwenza lezo zinsuku esindawonye zibalwe.

UMUMO: Ngaphandle kweqhwa, wenzani?

JM: Ingxenye enhle kakhulu ngeMaui ukuthi ngikwazi ukuchitha isikhathi esiningi ngaphandle. Isizini yami engekho ngo-Ephreli, Meyi, noJuni. Kusakhithika eSquaw ngaleso sikhathi futhi engifuna ukukwenza nje ukuphuma esudi yami yokushushuluza. Ngiza eMaui ngihambe ngintweza phezu kwamagagasi, ngigwedla uphahla, ngiyaxega, ngibhukuda futhi ngitshuza mahhala. Ngisanda kuthatha isifundo sokwenza i-free-diving course, lapho ngifunde khona ukwehla ngamamitha angama-60 nangemuva. Okulandelayo, ngifuna ukufunda indlela yokudoba i-spearfish.

UMUMO: Kuthiwani ngokudla okunomsoco? Noma yikuphi ukudla okudliwayo okusebenzisela ukuphembelela izikhathi zakho zokuqeqeshwa?

JM: Sekuyisikhathi eside ngiphuza amanzi kakhukhunathi, kuhlanganise nasemithambekeni. Bengihlale ngiyintombazane yakwaZico, futhi empeleni kubaluleke kakhulu ekuqeqeshweni kwami ​​ngoba nginenkinga yokuphuza amanzi anele ukuze ngihlale nginamanzi. Ngiyakuthanda ukuphuza ushokoledi one-flavored one ngemuva kokuzivocavoca noma ukuwengeza ekuthungeni kwami. Ngizohlanganisa u-8-ounce ushokoledi we-Zico, u-1 we-vanilla protein powder, ama-ice cubes ama-3, isipuni esingu-1 ibhotela le-alimondi, isipuni esingu-1 sikakhokho ohlaza okotshani, kanye no-½ inkomishi ama-blueberries afriziwe (uma uthanda).

UMUMO: Ingabe usebenzela ukuthuthukisa okuthile ikakhulukazi kule sizini ye-ski?

JM: Ukungaguquguquki kubalulekile kimi. Ngibe nesizini enhle ngonyaka odlule, kodwa angikaze ngiwunqobe umjaho. Ngawina emibili ngonyaka owandulela lowo. Ngilapho lapho, onqenqemeni lentuthuko. Ngiyazi ukuthi wonke umuntu uthi bafuna ukuwina imijaho eyengeziwe, kepha akukhona nje ukuma kimi endaweni yesikhulumi. Ngifuna kakhulu ukunqoba futhi ngisondelene kakhulu. Ukuze ngihambisane, ngidinga ukuqeqesha okungaguquguquki. Kumayelana nokufunda ukushushuluza ngaphansi kwezimo ezihlukene kanye nokuzilungiselela ngokwengqondo ukuhlala emdlalweni esifundweni esiyinselele. Sinezinhlanga ezingaba ngu-35 ngesizini ngayinye ye-ski. Ngidinga ukusebenzisa konke okuhlangenwe nakho kwami ​​kwangaphambilini ukwenza isiqiniseko sokuthi lapho ngisesangweni lokuqala, nginamandla engqondo okuma lapho ngithi kimi, 'Ngingawunqoba lo mjaho ngenxa yawo wonke umsebenzi engiwenzile kuze kube manje. ' Uma ngikuthola kahle kusizini engaphandle kwesizini, ngiyazi ukuthi kunokuthile engingakubheka emuva okunginikeza ukuzethemba.

UMUMO: Ngabe uzizwa sengathi uza kulo nyaka wama-Olympic njengomuntu omusha?

JM: Impela. Yonke imidlalo yama-Olimpiki yehluke kakhulu kimi. Ngingene njengomuntu ongaphansi ongaphansi obuso obusha sha futhi njengomuntu oshibilika eqhweni oshibilika eqhweni ebuya ekulimaleni, ngisazama ukuzibonakalisa. Kulo nyaka ngiza ngentandokazi enamandla, enamandla. Sekuyiminyaka emithathu ngingenakho ukulimala, ngenxa yama-Pilates e-neuro-kinetic, uhlobo lwezokwelapha ngokomzimba olugxile kakhulu ekunyakazeni komzimba. Ngizijwayeza cishe amahora ayisikhombisa ngeviki, imvamisa ngisezibhuthini zokushushuluza ukuze ngiqeqeshe ubuchopho bami ukuba bukhumbule ukuma okulungile. Kungigcine ngiphilile futhi nginamandla. Angikaze ngibe phezulu emdlalweni wami ngiya kuma-Olympics, ngakho-ke kuzothakazelisa.

UMUMO: Ngubani umncintiswano wakho omkhulu?

JM: ULindsey Vonn uyindlovukazi yokwehla komgwaqo, ngakho-ke uma eshibilika kahle futhi enempilo, nguyena okufanele ashaye. Kukhona noTina Maze waseSlovenia. Ube nesizini engakholakali ngonyaka odlule. Besihlala njalo siyintamo nentamo emcimbini wami omuhle kakhulu, iSuper-G. Iyona ntombazane ezongishaya.

UMUMO: Uma uzuza igolide, uzophinde uyiqhume i-tiara?

JM: Kunjalo! Ngizokhipha i-tiara nganoma yisiphi isiphetho sesikhulumi. Umngani wami omuhle, owayeqeqesha iqembu leNdebe Yomhlaba ngaphambi nje kokuthi siye kuma-Olimpiki ka-2006 eTorino, wayefuna ukunika wonke umuntu isipho senhlanhla sokuvalelisa ekupheleni kwekhempu yokuziqeqesha. Wanikeza ngamunye wethu isipho esihlekisayo ngempela futhi esami kwakuyikhithi encane yenkosazana, kuhlanganise nalelo thoyizi elithi tiara. Ngicabanga ukuthi bengizenza inkosazana.

Noma intaba eboshelwe iqhwa ingekho ekusaseni lakho, usengazuza ngesitayela sokuqeqeshwa kukaMancuso. Chofoza lapha ukuze ubone inqubo yangempela yokuzivocavoca ayenzayo noSanchez okuqinisekisiwe ukuphonsela inselelo umzimba wakho ngendlela entsha ngokuphelele.

Ufuna ukubona Julia Mancuso kanye nama-Olympians akanye nawo esenzweni?Chofoza lapha ukuze ungenele ukuze uwine uhambo lwababili ukuya e-Sochi 2014, ngezilokotho ze-ZICO!

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