Julia Kern

Julia Kern

United States

Quality over quantity.
  • 6th place Olympic Classic Sprint 26'
  • Silver Medal WC Team Sprint 25'
  • Bronze Medal WC Team Sprint 23'
  • 3rd place World Cup Skate Sprint Tallinn 25'
  • 3rd place World Cup Skate Sprint Planica 19'
  • 6 total World Cup podiums
Julia Kern in a dark navy and yellow ski suit, wearing a red headband and goggles, racing on a snowy track alongside another racer in a red suit.
Julia Kern in a blue and purple ski suit, racing on a snowy track with a large blurred crowd in the background.
Julia Kern celebrates on the podium with arms raised, wearing a blue ski suit with a white bib numbered 6 and holding ski poles and skis in front of a blue and yellow sponsor backdrop.

What’s important to me

  • Family, community, health, and a sense of adventure!
Birthday
12.09. 1997
Home Resort
Waltham, MA and now Richmond, VT
Disciplines
Cross Country
Interests
Surfing, basketball, biking, cooking, growing a garden, beach volleyball, photography, graphic design
Fun fact
I am bilingual, I can speak both English and German and my whole family is from Germany.
What do you love most about the sport?
I love that there is always room to improve in cross country skiing. There is always a way to better yourself in some dimension, and that it is a lifelong sport.
Theme song
Keeping your head up - Jonas Blue (Remix). I like this song because it reminds me to keep believing through adversity.
Advice to younger athletes out there
Play as many of the sports your love as long as possible! Those skills help you be athletic in the long run and keep your passion alive for the activities you love in your life, and serve as good cross training, too!

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