Cross-Country Skiing
Julia Kern
- Sprint
- Nationality
- United States
- Hometown
- Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
- Born
- 12 September 1997
- Turned pro
- 2017
- Primary discipline
- Sprint
About Julia Kern
American cross-country skier (Stratton Mountain School and Ski Foundation) born in Berkeley, California, and raised in Waltham, Massachusetts. Won Junior World Championship relay bronze in 2017, took her first individual World Cup podium (3rd, sprint freestyle) at Planica in December 2019, and won team sprint bronze with Jessie Diggins at the 2023 World Championships. Career totals include 2 individual World Cup podiums (2019 Planica, 2025 Tallinn, both 3rd in sprint freestyle) and 4 team podiums (2 relay, 2 team sprint), with a best overall World Cup sprint-discipline ranking of 14th (2023).
Sponsors: Atomic (skis); Alpina (boots); Swix (race poles) - per FIS's official athlete biography (manufacturer-updated equipment fields).
Setup
4 items
Skis
Atomic Cross-country
Confirmed via FIS's official athlete biography (manufacturer-updated field: 'Skis: Atomic'). Reusing existing DB Atomic cross-country race ski family entry.
Atomic's race-stock cross-country ski line (brand-level; exact model not specified by federation)
Boots
Alpina Cross-country
Confirmed via FIS's official athlete biography (manufacturer-updated field: 'Boots: Alpina'). New Alpina cross-country boot family entry (id 253) created since her boot brand differs from her ski brand.
Alpina's race-stock cross-country boot line (brand-level; exact model not specified by federation)
Bindings
Salomon Prolink Shift-In
Shared Amer Sports Nordic (Atomic/Salomon) skate race binding system, paired with the Redster S9 Gen S ski
Poles
Swix
Confirmed via FIS's official athlete biography (manufacturer-updated field: 'Poles: Swix'). Reusing existing DB Swix cross-country pole family entry.
Swix cross-country race pole line.
Setup verified 27 September 2026