Julia Marino (skier)

Julia Marino (born April 14, 1992) is an American-raised Paraguayan freestyle skiing athlete who has competed since 2010 in the halfpipe and slopestyle disciplines.[1]

Not to be confused with Julia Marino (snowboarder).
Julia Marino
Personal information
BornApril 14, 1992 (1992-04-14) (age 28)
Bahía Negra, Paraguay
Medal record
Freestyle skiing
Representing  Paraguay

Marino was born in Bahía Negra, a small village in the Paraguayan northwestern department of Alto Paraguay, but was adopted by an American family at the age of six months. She attended Arlington Catholic High School in Arlington, MA and transferred to Holderness School in Plymouth, NH where she graduated in 2011.[2]

She has competed for her adopted country until 2013, winning a World Cup medal during the 2012–2013 World Cup in slopestyle. After that, Marino decided to compete for her native Paraguay[3] and has qualified to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, becoming the first Winter Olympian to represent the South American country.[3][4][5]

See also

References
  1. Julia Marino FIS Biography
  2. "Arlington Catholic Key Facts". achs.net. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  3. Vincent, Gordon (6 December 2013). "Winchester's Marino is first Winter Olympian from Paraguay. Is proud to the country". Middlesex East. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  4. Plumb, Taryn (29 December 2013). "Competing in Olympics for Paraguay". Boston Globe. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  5. O'Neil, Devon (18 December 2013). "Meet Paraguay's First Winter Olympian". http://xgames.espn.go.com/. ESPN. Retrieved 10 January 2014. External link in |website= (help)


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