Julia Marino (snowboarder)

Julia Marino
Personal information
Nickname(s) Jules
Born September 11, 1997 (1997-09-11) (age 21)
Westport, Connecticut
Height 5'5"
Medal record
Snowboarding
Representing the  United States
Winter X Games
2017 Aspen SlopeStyle
2017 HafjellBig Air
2018 Aspen SlopeStyle
2017 AspenBig Air
2017 HafjellSlopeStyle

Julia (Jules) Marino (born September 11, 1997) is an American snowboarder who competes in the Slopestyle and Big Air disciplines.

As a rookie, in the 2017 X Games at Aspen's Buttermilk Mountain, she won gold in Slopestyle and a bronze in Big Air, the first female snowboard athlete to win two medals at the same Games in 17 years.[1] On her gold medal run, she became the first female to land a Cab 900 double underflip in an X Games women's Slopestyle contest.[2] She followed this up at the X Games in Hafjell, Norway with a silver in Big Air and a bronze in Slopestyle, for a total of four X Games medals in her rookie year.[3]

In all, Marino had eight podiums in international and elite events during the 2017-18 competition season.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Axon, Rachel (January 28, 2017). "Julia Marino, 19, captures second X Games medal with gold in snowboard slopestyle". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  2. ↑ "Julia Marino wins Women's Snowboard Slopestyle gold". Xgames.espn.com. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Julia Marino's official X Games athlete biography". X Games. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  4. ↑ "Julia Marino". World Snowboarding. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
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