Julia Marino (snowboarder)

Julia (Jules) Marino (born September 11, 1997) is an American snowboarder from Westport, Connecticut[1] who competes in the Slopestyle and Big Air disciplines.

Not to be confused with Julia Marino (skier).
Julia Marino
Personal information
Nickname(s)Jules
BornSeptember 11, 1997 (1997-09-11) (age 25)
Yonkers, New York[1]
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Medal record
Women's snowboarding
Representing the  United States
Winter Olympics
Silver medal – second place2022 BeijingSlopestyle
Winter X Games
Gold medal – first place2017 Aspen SlopeStyle
Silver medal – second place2017 HafjellBig Air
Silver medal – second place2018 Aspen SlopeStyle
Bronze medal – third place2017 AspenBig Air
Bronze medal – third place2017 HafjellSlopeStyle

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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

In all, Marino had eight podiums in international and elite events during the 2017-18 competition season.[5]

Marino competed in the 2022 Beijing Olympics, winning silver in the women's snowboard slopestyle.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Julia MARINO". Olympics. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  2. Axon, Rachel (January 28, 2017). "Julia Marino, 19, captures second X Games medal with gold in snowboard slopestyle". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  3. "Julia Marino wins Women's Snowboard Slopestyle gold". Xgames.espn.com. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  4. "Julia Marino's official X Games athlete biography". X Games. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  5. "Julia Marino". World Snowboarding. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  6. "Westport's Julia Marino Wins Silver Medal in Women's Slopestyle Upset". WNBC. February 5, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.


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