Julia Mancuso healing after hip surgery (The Associated Press)

American skier Julia Mancuso went in for a simple hip surgery – if there is such a thing – and 5 1/2 hours later had one that was completely overhauled. ”I would never stop my career when I feel like it is being kicked when you’re down,” the 31-year-old Mancuso said Thursday as her teammates trained at the U.S. Ski Team Speed Center in Copper Mountain. ”I just had a lot of stuff repaired,” said Mancuso, who also had surgery on her hip in 2006.