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Alaskan snowboarder Rosie Mancari’s comeback in sight after injury
Anchorage native and former Olympic athlete, Rosie Mancari, is aiming to return to the slopes after suffering a career halting injury. (Courtesy: @rosiemancari/Instagram)

Alaskan snowboarder Rosie Mancari’s comeback in sight after injury

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (BVM) — Rosie Mancari is in unfamiliar waters after suffering a career-changing injury. Two years ago, during a practice run for the borders competition, she ruptured both of her achilles. For someone who uses their legs for their career, it was a devastating blow.

It took her almost a year to recover and this year she started to race competitively again. She has recently joined the United States Ski team in hopes to get the competitive momentum she had two years ago. It was in late May that Mancari joined a small group of U.S. skiers that were competing in the snowboardcross.

Currently living in the state of Utah, Mancari is waiting for the 2020-21 season to begin. It would be her first full season in four years.

After a brutal recovery process, Mancari was able to compete in the tail end of last season. She participated in six total races and those included three at the World Cup level. In her last competition, which took place in Spain, she was unable to complete a single run. 

With the season now over, COVID-19 has shut down most of the access to training facilities around the country. Mancari would have to wait longer to compete in a full season. She made the decision to quarantine in Salt Lake City where there is an Olympic Training Center.

For an Olympic athlete, being home and training for the next competition almost made it feel like a normal offseason. The beginning of the season is still up in the air as the states continue to roll back restrictions. With professional sports aiming to come back mid-July, Mancari is remaining hopeful that she can get a “traditional” season in. 

If she is able to compete this season, it would be her first full, healthy go since the 2016-2017 season.

Right now, Mancari is spending her time off by camping and biking. With COVID-19 still wreaking havoc in multiple states, it remains a main concern of athletes when national team training will begin.

Mancari, 26, is the third-youngest woman on the U.S. team. Generally, most athletes reach their prime at the age of 30. And with Mancari being only 26, she is still working towards her full potential.  

With multiple jumps, turns, and drops, snowboardcross is a sport that challenges the racers. With four competitors racing at a time, crashes are not that uncommon. That is why Mancari took her recovery seriously.

After eight surgeries and more than a year of rehab, she reintroduced herself to the sport slowly. During her rehab, her left ankle became infected which in turn slowed down her recovery time. If she made one mistake, it could mean reinjuring her achilles.

No matter how talented the athlete is, they are going to need determination and focus to compete in their sport. She has put in the time and made the right moves toward recovery. Mancari is on track to be riding the slopes again, and once she does, it will be full speed ahead.