Name: Julia Kern

Sport: Cross-Country Skiing

Event(s): Sprint, 4x5-kilometer Relay

Height: 5-5

DOB: 9/12/1997

Birthplace: Berkeley, Calif.

Hometown: Waltham, Mass.

High School: Stratton Mountain School (Stratton, Vt.)

College: Dartmouth College ’21, Economics

Team/Club: Stratton Mountain School

Olympic Experience

• One-time Olympian (2022)
• Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, 53rd (7.5km/7.5km skiathlon), 18th (sprint freestyle)

World Championship Experience

• Most recent: 2021 – 36th (sprint classic)
• Years of participation: 2019, 2021
• Top Finish: 5th – 2019 (4x5K relay)

Personal: Learned how to ski from her German parents and grandparents as soon as she could walk...Her whole family is from Germany and she is fluent in German...Was most passionate about skiing and basketball growing up...Enjoys anything outdoors, from climbing, hiking, surfing, mountain biking, swimming, beach volleyball or shooting hoops...Involved with the Share Winter Foundation...Julia is also involved with Little Bellas, and Fast and Female, both of which provide opportunities for girls to be active and healthy, and become empowered through sport.

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