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Julia Mancuso pushes back comeback

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Time is running out for Julia Mancuso‘s comeback to race in a fifth and final Olympics in February.

Mancuso, a four-time Olympic medalist, again pushed back her return from hip problems that kept her out of competition since March 2015.

She originally planned to race this weekend in Lake Louise, Alberta.

The 33-year-old is not quite ready and will skip the scheduled downhills Friday and Saturday and super-G on Sunday, the U.S. Ski Team said Tuesday.

There are four more weekends of World Cup speed races before the U.S. Olympic Alpine team is named, mostly by discretionary selection:

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