Just My Type

The Interview

Julia Mancuso

DECORATED SKIER

The 2006 Olympic giant slalom champ added to her medal haul in Vancouver, taking silver in the downhill and the combined

Dan Patrick: Do you wear the silver medals around or keep them somewhere safe?

Julia Mancuso: I wear them, of course. You've got to spread the love, show off the medals to the host town.

DP: Do you mind if people come up and ask if they can wear them?

JM: I think anything goes. I like to throw those medals, sling 'em on other people's necks, whatever.

DP: If I said you could have two silvers or one gold, which would you take?

JM: Of course, it's nice to get gold, but every race you go into, coming out with a medal just feels like gold. So if you can have that experience of going up on the podium three times....