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Julia Kern

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

Julia Kern
Julia Kern in 2019
Personal information
Born (1997-09-12) September 12, 1997 (age 28)
Berkeley, California, United States
Sport
Country United States
SportSkiing
ClubStratton Mountain School
World Cup career
Seasons8 – (2017–present)
Indiv. starts146
Indiv. podiums2
Indiv. wins0
Team starts18
Team podiums4
Team wins0
Overall titles0 – (14th in 2023)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 TrondheimTeam sprint
Bronze medal – third place2023 PlanicaTeam sprint
U23 World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2020 OberwiesenthalIndividual sprint
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 Park City4 × 3.33 km relay
Updated on 23 March 2025

Career

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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

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

Olympic Games

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 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 		  15 km  /  20 km 
 skiathlon 		  30 km  /  50 km 
 skiathlon 		  Sprint 
202224—53—18
202628—24—6

World Championships

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  • 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age  Individual  Skiathlon  Mass start   Sprint  Relay   Team 
 sprint 
201921—19—235—
202123———36——
20232534—2785Bronze
202527—261956 Silver

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint U23 Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 Ski Tour 2020 World Cup
Final
201719102NC7319——N/a46
201820NCNCNCNC73—N/a—
20192173774214——N/a43
202022405319649DNF30N/a
202123457920N/a5038N/aN/a
20222420448N/aN/aDNFN/aN/a
20232514377N/aN/a20N/aN/a
202426253214N/aN/aDNFN/aN/a

Individual podiums

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  • 2 podiums – (2 WC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
12019–2021 December 2019Slovenia Planica, Slovenia1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
22024–2519 March 2025Estonia Tallinn, Estonia1.4 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums

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  • 4 podiums – (2 RL, 2 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
12021–2219 December 2021Germany Dresden, Germany12 × 0.65 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndDiggins
22022–2322 January 2023Italy Livigno, Italy6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdBrennan
35 February 2023Italy Toblach, Italy4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdSwirbul / Brennan / Diggins
42023–243 December 2023Sweden Gällivare, Sweden4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdDiggins / Brennan / Laukli

US National Championships

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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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  1. ↑ "Julia Kern". FIS-ski.com. 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 February 28, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Julia Kern". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
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