Julia Kern Explained

Julia Kern
Birth Date:12 September 1997
Birth Place:Berkeley, CA, United States
Club:Stratton Mountain School
Seasons:8 – (2017–present)
Wins:0
Totalpodiums:1
Teamwins:0
Teampodiums:4
Individual Starts:109
Team Starts:15
Wcoveralls:0 – (14th in 2023)
Wctitles:0
Updated:7 January 2024

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

Career

Julia Kern was born in Berkeley, California and grew up in Waltham, Massachusetts.[1] 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.[2]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]

World Championships

 Year  Age  10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
21
23
25 Bronze

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceSprintU23Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
Ski Tour 2020World Cup
Final
19 102 73 1946
20 73
21 73 77 42 1443
22 40 53 19 649 30
23 45 79 20 50 38
24 20 44 8
25 14 37 7 20
26 25 32 14

Individual podiums

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate(s)
1 2021–2219 December 2021 Dresden, Germany 12 × 0.65 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Diggins
2 2022–2322 January 2023 Livigno, Italy 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Brennan
3 5 February 2023 Toblach, Italy 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Swirbul / Brennan / Diggins
4 2023–243 December 2023 Gällivare, Sweden4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Diggins / Brennan / Laukli

US National Championships

2019 - Craftsbury, VT 1st, Sprint freestyle

2019 - Craftsbury, VT 2nd, Sprint classic

2019 - Craftsbury, VT 3rd, 30 km freestyle Mass Start

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Under 23 Questions with Julia Kern . fasterskier.com . Fasterskier . January 30, 2017. March 6, 2020.
  2. News: Jessie Diggins is first U.S. cross-country skier to win individual world title . . 2023-02-28.
  3. Web site: KERN Julia . . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation . 28 March 2020.