SOCHI SCENE: Mancuso in 2018?
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Julia Mancuso is leaving the door more than open for a 2018 Winter Olympics run in PyeongChang.
The 29-year-old four-time medal winner said after failing to finish a giant slalom qualifying run on Tuesday that being in Sochi makes her want to compete again in four years.
"At the beginning of the season, I felt like there was no way I could come back," the American said. "But after coming here, and having that magical day, it makes me want to keep going."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}That magical run was her bronze finish in the women's super-combined slalom.
"I still want gold," said Mancuso, who was born in Reno, Nev., and lives in nearby Squaw Valley, Calif. Mancuso won a gold in the 2006 Turin Games.
Mancuso said she's been inspired, in part, by fellow American skier Bode Miller.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"So who says what's a good age," Mancuso said. "You just have to go for it, and I love to ski, so we'll see."
— By Oskar Garcia — Twitter http://twitter.com/oskargarcia
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