Oololiwe iOlimpiki Skier uJulia Mancuso oSanti, hayi ikhephu

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I-Surfboards, i-bikinis, kunye namanzi ecoconut ayizizo izinto onokucinga ukuba i-elite ski racer iya kufuna ukuziqeqesha kwixesha langaphandle. Kodwa ngenxa yembasa yeOlimpiki izihlandlo ezithathu UJulia Mancuso, Ukuhluba isuti yakhe yokutyibilika nokutshintsha ikhephu ngesanti yeyona nto ayifunayo ukuze alungele iqonga leMidlalo yasebusika ka-2014.

U-Reno-uneminyaka engama-29 ubudala, ohlala ekwahlula ixesha lakhe phakathi kwamakhaya akhe eSquaw Valley, eCalif.kunye noMaui, eHawaii xa engahambi kwihlabathi elileqa umgubo omtsha, uyakuthanda ukwenza uqeqesho lomhlaba owomileyo kwenye indawo, kulungile, omile-kwaye omangalisayo ngokumangalisayo. Kwisiqithi esitshisayo saseMaui, ukusefa, ukukhwela ibhayisekile, ukukhwela intaba, kunye nokuntywila simahla zonke ziyinxalenye yomsebenzi onzima wosuku. “Andazi ukuba bendinokwenza ntoni xa bekufuneka ndihlale phantsi ndibhale ii-imeyile okanye ndibe seofisini imini yonke,” utshilo uMancuso. "Kum, ndiyakuthanda ukuba ngaphandle. Kwaye ndikwazi ukuthi ndiya ku-surfing kuba ngumsebenzi wam opholileyo."

Kutshanje sibambe iqhawekazi elineminyaka engama-29 ubudala, elineendondo ezininzi ze-Olimpiki zokutyibiliza kwi-alpine kunayo nayiphi na imbaleki yaseMelika, ngaphambi kokuba ibuyele ekhephini eNew Zealand, apho iya kuqhubeka nendlela eya eRussia ngenxa yayo. Imidlalo yesithathu yaseBusika kunye nembasa yesibini yegolide kwenye yeziganeko ezine: ukwehla, iSuper-G (fave yakhe), ngokudibeneyo, kunye neslalom enkulu. Apha, iiSuper Jules, njengoko abadlali beqela lakhe kunye nabalandeli bembiza, bathetha uqeqesho lwangexesha lonyaka, isondlo, kunye nendlela ekumnceda ngayo ukuba asondele eSochi.

UBUME: Yintoni ekuzise eMaui?

UJULIA MANCUSO (JM): Utata wam. Ungummelwane wam-uhlala ngokwenyani ezantsi kwesitrato ukusuka kum ePaia. Kwaye umqeqeshi wam owoyikekayo nokhuthazayo, uScott Sanchez, naye uhlala eMaui. Bendizilolonga noScott iinyanga ezimbini ukuya kwezintathu qho ehlotyeni kule minyaka isixhenxe idlulileyo. Wayekhe wangumbaleki we-ski racer owayesakuba liqela lase-Olimpiki elasungula iqela lomoya (Iqela le-MPG) emva kokutshata noRhonda Smith, intshatsheli yeentsuku ezintlanu eyintshatsheli. Waqala indawo yokuzivocavoca ngaphandle kwegaraji yakhe, kulapho siqeqesha khona ngoku ngelixa silinde ukuba ipropathi yakhe entsha ivulwe.

UBUME: Ke umtsiba njani elwandle?

JM: Abantu bahlala bendibuza, ndingahlala njani kwi-Maui kunye nogqatso lwe-ski? Inyani yile, umdlalo we-skiing uthatha umgudu omkhulu, ukuseta kunye nokuhamba nezixhobo, onokuthi uqeqeshe kuphela inani elithile leentsuku ehlotyeni. Uninzi loontanga bam luskiya phakathi kweentsuku ezingama-40 ukuya kwezingama-60. Ndityibiliza malunga neentsuku ezingama-55. Xa ndihamba, ndihlala ndinepere ezimalunga nama-40 zokutyibiliza ekhephini, kunye negcisa lokutyibiliza ekhephini kunye nomqeqeshi wokutyibiliza. Siza kudibana neqela lam, elenziwe ngamantombazana amathandathu avela kulo lonke elase-U.S. Kuthatha umzamo omkhulu, ixesha, kunye nemali ukuze abantu bahlangane. Ke sonke senza eyethu into-kwimeko yam, nguloliwe e-Maui-kwaye sisebenza nzima ukuze sibe sempilweni entle ukuze sikwazi ukwenza ezo ntsuku sikunye zibalwe.

UBUME: Ngaphandle kwekhephu, wenza ntoni?

JM: Eyona nto ilungileyo malunga neMaui kukuba ndingachitha ixesha elininzi ngaphandle. Ixesha lam lokuphumla nguAprili, uMeyi, noJuni. Kusanekhephu eSquaw emva koko kwaye konke endifuna ukukwenza kukuphuma kwisuti yam yesondo. Ndiza eMaui ndize ndisesefa, ndibhexeze, ndibhexe, ndiqubhe, ndintywizise ngokukhululekileyo. Ndithathe nje ikhosi yokuntywila ngokukhululekileyo, apho ndafunda khona ukwehla ngeenyawo ezingama-60 nasemva. Okulandelayo, ndifuna ukufunda indlela yokuloba i-spearfish.

UBUME: Kuthekani ngesondlo? Naluphi na ukutya okuya kukutya okusebenzisa ipetroli?

JM: Ndisele amanzi ecoconut ixesha elide, kubandakanya amathambeka. Ndihleli ndiyintombazana yaseZico, kwaye kubaluleke kakhulu kuqeqesho lwam kuba kunzima ukusela amanzi aneleyo ukuze ndihlale ndinamanzi. Ndiyakuthanda ukusela itshokholethi enencasa emva kokuzilolonga okanye ndiyongeze kum. Ndiza kuxuba i-8-ounce chocolate ye-Zico, i-1 scoop ye-vanilla protein, ii-ice cubes ezi-3, icephe eli-1 le-almond butter, icephe eli-1 le-cocoo nibs, kunye ne-½ yekomityi yeblueberries efriziwe (ngokuzithandela).

UBUME: Ngaba usebenza ukuphucula nantoni na ngokukodwa ngeli xesha lasesking?

JM: Ukungaguquguquki kubalulekile kum. Ndinexesha elihle kunyaka ophelileyo, kodwa andizange ndiphumelele ugqatso. Ndaphumelela kabini kunyaka ongaphambi koko. Ndilapho kanye, kwinqanaba lokuqhekeka. Ndiyazi ukuba wonke umntu uthi bafuna ukuphumelela imidyarho engakumbi, kodwa ayisiyiyo malunga nokuma eqongeni kum. Ndifuna ngokwenene ukuphumelela kwaye ndisondele kakhulu. Ukungaguquguquki, kufuneka ndiqeqeshe ngokungaguquguqukiyo. Imalunga nokufunda indlela yokutyibiliza phantsi kweemeko ezahlukeneyo kwaye ulungele ngokwasengqondweni ukuhlala kumdlalo kwikhosi ecela umngeni. Sinemidyarho emalunga nama-35 kwisizini nganye yokutyibiliza. Ndidinga ukusebenzisa onke amava am adlulileyo ukuqinisekisa ukuba xa ndisekuqaleni kwesango, ndinamandla engqondo okuma ndize ndizixelele, 'Ndingaluphumelela olu gqatso ngenxa yawo wonke umsebenzi endiwenzileyo kukhokelela kulo mzuzu. ' Ukuba ndiyifumene ngexesha lonyaka ongekhoyo, ndiyazi ukuba ndinento endinokujonga ngayo emva ukuze indinike ukuzithemba.

UBUME: Ngaba uziva ngathi ungena kulo nyaka we-Olimpiki njengomntu omtsha?

JM: Ngokuqinisekileyo. Zonke iiOlimpiki zahluke kakhulu kum. Ndingene njenge underdog ejongene ngokutsha nyani kwaye njengomdlali ohamba skiri onamava ebuya ekonzakaleni, ndisazama ukuzibonakalisa. Kulo nyaka ndiza ngentandokazi esempilweni, eyomeleleyo. Bendi ngenzakali kangangeminyaka emithathu ngoku, enkosi kwi-neuro-kinetic Pilates, uhlobo lonyango olujolisa kakhulu ekuhambeni komzimba. Ndizilolonga malunga neeyure ezisixhenxe ngeveki, rhoqo kwiibhutsi zam zokutyibilika eklasini ukuze ndiqeqeshe ubuchopho bam ukuba bukhumbule indawo efanelekileyo. Indigcine ndisempilweni kwaye ndomelele. Andizange ndibekho phezulu kumdlalo wam oya kwiiOlimpiki, ke iya kuba inomdla.

UBUME: Ngubani ukhuphiswano lwakho olukhulu?

JM: ULindsey Vonn ngukumkanikazi wokuhla, ngoko ke ukuba uskiya kakuhle kwaye usempilweni, nguye oza kumbetha. Kukho noTina Maze waseSlovenia. Wayenexesha elimangalisayo kunyaka ophelileyo. Besihlala intamo nentamo kumnyhadala wam obalaseleyo, iSuper-G. Yile ntombazana indibethelayo leyo.

UBUME: Ukuba uphumelele igolide, uza kuphinda uyikhuphe itiara kwakhona?

JM: Kanjalo! Ndiza kuqhawula i-tiara nakweyiphi na igqiza leqonga. Umhlobo wam wokwenene, owaqeqesha iqela leNdebe yeHlabathi kanye phambi kokuba siye kwi-Olimpiki ka-2006 eTorino, wayefuna ukunika wonke umntu isipho esincinane sethamsanqa sokwahlukana ekupheleni kwenkampu yoqeqesho. Wanika ngamnye wethu isipho esimnandi ngokwenene kwaye eyam yayiyikhithi encinci yamakhosazana, kubandakanya loo tiara yokudlala. Ndicinga ukuba bendiziphethe njengenkosazana.

Nokuba intaba egqunywe likhephu ayikho kwikamva lakho, usenokuxhamla kwindlela kaMancuso yoqeqesho. Cofa apha ukuze ubone indlela yokwenyani yokuzilolonga ayenzayo noSanchez eqinisekileyo ukuba uyakucela umngeni emzimbeni wakho ngendlela entsha.

Ndifuna ubona UJulia Mancuso kunye namanye ama-Olimpiki asebenzayo?Cofa apha ukuze uphumelele ukuphumelela uhambo lwababini ukuya eSochi 2014, ngoncedo lweZICO!

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