Julia KERN
United States of AmericaEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Cross-Country Skiing |
Women's 7.5km + 7.5km Skiathlon | 53 | |
| Women's Sprint Free | 18 |
Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| World Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 5 | Rel 4x5 km M Ladies | 2019 | Seefeld, AUT |
| 19 | Skiathlon 7.5/7.5km C/F Ladies | 2019 | Seefeld, AUT |
| 23 | SP F Final Ladies | 2019 | Seefeld, AUT |
| 36 | SP C Final Ladies | 2021 | Oberstdorf, GER |
| World Cup Rankings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Sprint | All | Distance |
| 2021/2022 | 14 | 28 | 43 |
| 2020/2021 | 20 | 45 | 79 |
| 2019/2020 | 19 | 40 | 53 |
| 2018/2019 | 42 | 73 | 77 |
| Best performances per season in World Cup events from 2018/2019 - Individual events until 15km | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | SP C | SP F | 10 km F Pursuit | 10 km F | 10 km C | 10 km C Mst | 10 km C Pursuit | 10 km F Mst | 7.5/7.5 km C/F |
| 2021/2022 | 1 x 13th | 1 x 29th | 1 x 36th | 1 x 55th | |||||
| 2020/2021 | 1 x 11th | 1 x 33rd | 1 x 47th | 1 x 40th | |||||
| 2019/2020 | 1 x 3rd | 1 x 19th | 1 x 36th | 1 x 57th | |||||
| 2018/2019 | 1 x 11th | 1 x 19th | 1 x 25th | 1 x 39th | |||||
| Best performances per season in World Cup events from 2018/2019 - Individual events longer than 15km | ||
|---|---|---|
| Season | 30 km F Pursuit | Overall |
| 2020/2021 | 1 x 38th | 1 x 38th |
| Best performances in World Cup races from 2018/2019 - Team events | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | TSP C | TSP F | 4x5 km Mst R |
| 2021/2022 | 1 x 2nd | 1 x 4th | |
| 2020/2021 | 1 x 8th | ||
| 2019/2020 | 2 x 5th | ||
| 2018/2019 | 1 x 14th | 1 x 4th | |
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location |
| 2 | TSP F | 2021/2022 | Dresden, GER |
| 4 | 4x5 km Mst R | 2021/2022 | Lillehammer, NOR |
| 13 | SP C | 2021/2022 | Lillehammer, NOR |
| 18 | SP C | 2021/2022 | Ruka, FIN |
| 22 | SP C | 2021/2022 | Dresden, GER |
| 29 | 10 km F Pursuit | 2021/2022 | Ruka, FIN |
| 36 | 10 km F | 2021/2022 | Lillehammer, NOR |
| 41 | SP C | 2021/2022 | Davos, SUI |
| 55 | 10 km C | 2021/2022 | Ruka, FIN |
Photography, videography, drone flying, design, cooking, listening to music and playing outside in the mountains or in the ocean with friends while backcountry skiing, climbing, surfing, beach volleyball, mountain biking, or sledding. (Athlete, May 2021)
Athlete, Photography, Film and Design Freelancer
Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH, USA), 2021.
Father, Gunther Kern. Mother, Dorothee Kern. Sister, Nadja.
English, German
Stratton Mountain School T2 (Stratton, VT, USA)
Personal: Pat O'Brien (USA)
Mother Dorothee Kern (Basketball): Played on the East German national team. (science.sciencemag.com, Nov 2009)
Sister Nadja Kern (Basketball): Played for the University of California at San Diego (2011-15).
Was focused on playing college basketball until the end of her freshman year of high school. (Athlete, May 2021)
2017 World Cup in Quebec City (30km - 45th)
2017
"I have been cross-country skiing since I could walk. My family would all ski over Christmas in Germany and my grandparents would bribe me with gummy bears at every stopping point." (Athlete, May 2021)
Be named to the USA Olympic Team; World Cup podiums; top-15 in the sprint overall World Cup. (Athlete, May 2021)
Her proudest moment in skiing was earning the first-ever World Juniors relay medal for the USA together with her teammates and best friends Katharine, Hailey, and Hannah on home soil in Soldier Hollow, Utah.
Earning her first World Cup podium in the 2019/20 season in a sprint and getting a bronze medal at the U23 World Championships in the sprint in front of her family from Germany. (Athlete, May 2021)
Cross-country skier Kikkan Randall (USA), 2018 Olympic team sprint champion, and her former teammate. (Athlete, May 2021)
Her family since they have supported her with her ski racing dream, and her sister, who has been someone who she looked up to and who she was trying to keep up with when she was younger.
Teammate Sophie Caldwell, who has been a mentor, passing on her knowledge and experience, offering advice, and showing how to train smart and obtain a healthy balanced lifestyle. (Athlete, May 2021)
Likes to wear her lucky socks. (Athlete, May 2021)
"It is all about quality over quantity, keeping a healthy balance in a variety of areas of life, and enjoying the journey along the way." (Athlete, May 2021)
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