# Julia Kern

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. 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.

## Cross-country skiing results

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

### 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

* 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
#### Season standings

| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings |
| Season | Age | 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

* 1 podium – (1 WC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
| 1 | 2019–20 | 21 December 2019 | Planica, Slovenia | 1.3 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |

#### Team podiums

* 4 podiums – (2 RL, 2 TS)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate(s) |
| 1 | 2021–22 | 19 December 2021 | Dresden, Germany | 12 × 0.65 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | Diggins |
| 2 | 2022–23 | 22 January 2023 | Livigno, Italy | 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | Brennan |
| 3 | 2022–23 | 5 February 2023 | Toblach, Italy | 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Swirbul / Brennan / Diggins |
| 4 | 2023–24 | 3 December 2023 | Gällivare, Sweden | 4 × 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