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February 17, 2006

Skiing was Mancuso's getaway through tough childhood years

Rarely does the story of Julia Mancuso's difficult childhood come up these days, even though it may have shaped her into the determined skier and Olympic medal threat at age 21. Somehow -- through her father's legal woes, his prison time and long absence -- she emerged with an obvious enthusiasm for life, an ebullient young athlete who talks of spreading love through

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Posted by Sean at February 17, 2006 03:35 PM