After 4-year wait, Mancuso happy to hear US anthem

U.S. Julia Mancuso competes on her way to win an alpine ski, women’s World Cup downhill event, at the World Cup finals in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, Wednesday, March 16, 2011.

Alessandro Trovati, Associated Press

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U.S. Julia Mancuso, center, winner of an alpine ski, women’s World Cup downhill event, celebrates on the podium with second placed Lara Gut, of Switzerland, left, and third placed Austria’s Elisabeth Goergl, at the World Cup finals in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, Wednesday, March 16, 2011.

Giovanni Auletta, Associated Press

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U.S. Julia Mancuso celebrates after winning an alpine ski, women’s World Cup downhill event, at the World Cup finals in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, Wednesday, March 16, 2011.

Armando Trovati, Associated Press

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LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland — Julia Mancuso has waited four years to hear "The Star-Spangled Banner" played for her after an international ski race.

Mancuso blazed down a steep and twisting Swiss course Wednesday to win the final World Cup downhill of the season. The native of Squaw Valley, Calif., tells The Associated Press that "emotionally it's awesome" hearing the anthem.

Mancuso's last win came in March 2007 in Tarvisio, Italy. Since then, she's often looked up at teammate Lindsey Vonn standing on the podium top step.

She jokes that "I hear the anthem a lot because Lindsey wins all the time. It takes a minute to be like, 'Oh, this is for me!' So that's cool."

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