Julia Kern

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Julia Kern
2019-01-12 Women's Quarterfinals (Heat 1) at the at FIS Cross-Country World Cup Dresden by Sandro Halank-053.jpg
Julia Kern in 2019
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1997-09-12) September 12, 1997 (age 27)
Berkeley, CA, United States
Ski club Stratton Mountain School
World Cup career
Seasons8 – (2017–present)
Indiv. starts109
Indiv. podiums1
Indiv. wins0
Team starts15
Team podiums4
Team wins0
Overall titles0 – (14th in 2023 )
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Planica Team sprint
U23 World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Oberwiesenthal Individual sprint
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Park City 4 × 3.33 km relay
Updated on 7 January 2024.

Julia Kern (born September 12, 1997) is an American cross-country skier. [1]

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Career

Julia Kern was born in Berkeley, California and grew up in Waltham, Massachusetts. [2] Kern participated in three consecutive Junior World Championships between 2015 and 2017. Individually, a 9th place in the sprint classic at the 2017 Junior World Championships in Soldier Hollow was her best result. She won a bronze medal as part of the American 4 × 3.33 km relay team.

As a senior, Julia Kern debuted in the World Cup in the 2016–17 season. She participated in the 2019 World Championships in Seefeld, Austria, where she finished 19th in the 15 km skiathlon and 23rd in the individual sprint. As a part of the American team, she finished in fifth place in the 4 × 5 km relay. On 21 December 2019, Kern was on a World Cup podium for the first time in her career, finishing third in a sprint freestyle in Planica, Slovenia. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2023, Kern and Jessie Diggins won bronze in the team sprint. [3]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [4]

Olympic Games

 Year  Age  10 km 
 individual 		 15 km 
 skiathlon 		 30 km 
 mass start 		 Sprint  4 × 5 km 
 relay 		 Team 
 sprint 
2022 24 — 53 — 18 — —

World Championships

 Year  Age  10 km 
 individual 		 15 km 
 skiathlon 		 30 km 
 mass start 		 Sprint  4 × 5 km 
 relay 		 Team 
 sprint 
2019 21 — 19 — 23 5 —
2021 23 — — — 36 — —
2023 25 34 — 27 8 5 Bronze
2025 27

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceSprintU23Nordic
Opening		Tour de
Ski		Ski Tour 2020World Cup
Final
2017 19102NC7319———46
2018 20NCNCNCNC73———
2019 2173774214———43
2020 22405319649DNF30—
2021 23457920—5038——
2022 2420448——DNF——
2023 2514377——20——
2024 26253214——DNF——

Individual podiums

  • 1 podium – (1 WC)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 2019–20 21 December 2019 Flag of Slovenia.svg Planica, Slovenia1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums

  • 4 podiums – (2 RL, 2 TS)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate(s)
1 2021–22 19 December 2021 Flag of Germany.svg Dresden, Germany12 × 0.65 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2nd Diggins
2 2022–23 22 January 2023 Flag of Italy.svg Livigno, Italy6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rd Brennan
35 February 2023 Flag of Italy.svg Toblach, Italy4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rd Swirbul / Brennan / Diggins
4 2023–24 3 December 2023 Flag of Sweden.svg Gällivare, Sweden4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rd Diggins / Brennan / Laukli

US National Championships

2019 - Flag of the United States.svg Craftsbury, VT Gold medal icon.svg 1st, Sprint freestyle
2019 - Flag of the United States.svg Craftsbury, VT Silver medal icon.svg 2nd, Sprint classic
2019 - Flag of the United States.svg Craftsbury, VT Bronze medal icon.svg 3rd, 30 km freestyle Mass Start

References

  1. ↑ Julia Kern at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
  2. ↑ "Under 23 Questions with Julia Kern". fasterskier.com. Fasterskier. January 30, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Jessie Diggins is first U.S. cross-country skier to win individual world title". NBC Sports . Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  4. ↑ "KERN Julia". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
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