Julia Mancuso, US Olympic Skiing Champion and Gold Medalist
February 22, 2018
Hosted by Mike Abadir with Co-Host Gino Buccola
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Episode Description
In this week's episode, Mike and Gino will be joined by US Olympic skiing champion and gold medalist, Julia Mancuso. She is covering the Winter Olympics and doing cultural features for the NBC broadcast. Julia will be joining us straight from the heart of the games in PyeongChang, South Korea, and she'll fill in our listeners on all the exotic adventures she's encountered. We'll also have her update us on Team USA and grade their overall performance thus far. In addition, we will delve into her thoughts on recently having to retire, tell us about her future plans, and give us insight into her relationship with skiing rival, Lyndsey Vonn Our Winter Games radio show is a must listen for any Team USA fan as well as all the other nation's participating in this year's Olympics!
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