Julia Pereira de Sousa Mabileau (born 20 September 2001) is a French snowboarder competing in snowboard cross.[2]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | French |
| Born | 20 September 2001 Quincy-sous-Sénart, France[1] |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | France |
| Sport | Snowboarding |
| Event | Snowboard cross |
Medal record | |
| Updated on 12 February 2021. | |
She qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang and won the silver medal in the snowboard cross.[3] She competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Women's snowboard cross.[4]
Career edit
She was 16 years old when she competed at Pyeongchang, making her the youngest French National to win a Winter Olympic medal.[5] Julia finished her quarter-final in second place, behind Italian rider Michela Moioli in a premonition of the Big Final. Julia raced in the day's second semi-final and finished in third place behind her compatriot Chloé Trespeuch in second and Michela Moioli in first.
The track at Phoenix Park is 1300m long, and for almost a kilometre of the Big Final, Julia was in 4th position, but in the final few hundred meters, she found a racing line that saw her pass everyone but Moioli to finish second and win Olympic silver.
Alongside her life as a professional snowboard cross athlete, Julia is in full-time education. "Currently, I am studying at the Lycée Of Albertville in Savoie, where I will sit my Baccalauréat of French next month and where I train physically every day. I’ve already started my preparation for next winter."[6]
References edit
- ^ Profile at the website of French Olympic Committee
- ^ Julia Pereira de Sousa Mabileau at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- ^ Julia Pereira de Sousa Mabileau – France – Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics
- ^ "Julia PEREIRA DE SOUSA MABILEAU". olympics.com.
- ^ "Julia Pereira snowboard cross star shares the secrets of her success". Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Julia Pereira snowboard cross star shares the secrets of her success". Retrieved 9 June 2019.
External links edit
- Julia Pereira de Sousa Mabileau at FIS (snowboarding)
- Julia Pereira de Sousa Mabileau at Olympics.com
- Julia Pereira de Sousa Mabileau at Olympedia
- Julia Pereira de Sousa Mabileau at the French Olympic and Sports Committee (archived) (in French)
- Julia Pereira de Sousa Mabileau at Team France (in French)
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