Julia Kern
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| Born | September 12, 1997 Berkeley, CA, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Stratton Mountain School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 8 – (2017–present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 146 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (14th in 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 23 March 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Julia Kern (born September 12, 1997) is an American cross-country skier.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]
Olympic Games
[edit | edit source]| 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
[edit | edit source]- 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)
| Year | Age | Individual | Skiathlon | Mass start | Sprint | Relay | Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 21 | — | 19 | — | 23 | 5 | — |
| 2021 | 23 | — | — | — | 36 | — | — |
| 2023 | 25 | 34 | — | 27 | 8 | 5 | Bronze |
| 2025 | 27 | — | 26 | 19 | 5 | 6 | Silver |
World Cup
[edit | edit source]Season standings
[edit | edit source]| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Sprint | U23 | Nordic Opening |
Tour de Ski |
Ski Tour 2020 | World Cup Final | |||
| 2017 | 19 | 102 | NC | 73 | 19 | — | — | — | 46 | |
| 2018 | 20 | NC | NC | NC | NC | 73 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | 21 | 73 | 77 | 42 | 14 | — | — | — | 43 | |
| 2020 | 22 | 40 | 53 | 19 | 6 | 49 | DNF | 30 | — | |
| 2021 | 23 | 45 | 79 | 20 | — | 50 | 38 | — | — | |
| 2022 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 8 | — | — | DNF | — | — | |
| 2023 | 25 | 14 | 37 | 7 | — | — | 20 | — | — | |
| 2024 | 26 | 25 | 32 | 14 | — | — | DNF | — | — | |
Individual podiums
[edit | edit source]- 2 podiums – (2 WC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019–20 | 21 December 2019 | Slovenia Planica, Slovenia | 1.3 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 2 | 2024–25 | 19 March 2025 | Estonia Tallinn, Estonia | 1.4 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |
Team podiums
[edit | edit source]- 4 podiums – (2 RL, 2 TS)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021–22 | 19 December 2021 | Germany Dresden, Germany | 12 × 0.65 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | Diggins |
| 2 | 2022–23 | 22 January 2023 | Italy Livigno, Italy | 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | Brennan |
| 3 | 5 February 2023 | Italy Toblach, Italy | 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Swirbul / Brennan / Diggins | |
| 4 | 2023–24 | 3 December 2023 | Sweden Gällivare, Sweden | 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Diggins / Brennan / Laukli |
US National Championships
[edit | edit source]- 2019 - United States Craftsbury, VT 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st, Sprint freestyle
- 2019 - United States Craftsbury, VT 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd, Sprint classic
- 2019 - United States Craftsbury, VT 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd, 30 km freestyle Mass Start
References
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External links
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- American female cross-country skiers
- Tour de Ski skiers
- Sportspeople from Berkeley, California
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- Cross-country skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic cross-country skiers for the United States
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing