Julia Mancuso

The truth is, the sport of skiing takes so much effort, setting up and traveling with equipment, that you can only train for a certain number of days in the summer. Most of my peers ski between 40 to 60 days. I ski about 55 days.

For me, personally, getting a podium is not as important as feeling super comfortable on my skiing.

I ski fast for me, first and foremost, and I ski fast for my family, and it's always the love that gets me to the podium.

I find music distracting - it takes me out of my head. What I love so much about skiing is the peacefulness.

I work out a lot, but I like to do action sports. A lot of surfing, mountain-biking.

The best part about Maui is that I can spend a lot of time outside. My off-season is April, May, and June.

I do Nike Training Club, which is actually really hard and intense. I'm surprised every time I do it. I also use Map My Ride and Map My Run.

What has helped me prevent injuries is being connected and having my body aligned. Every morning, I roll out and then work on my core and my balance.