Josie Johnson (ski jumper)

Josie Johnson
Personal information
Born (2006-10-03) October 3, 2006
Sport
SportSki jumping
Medal record
Women's ski jumping
Representing the  United States
Winter Youth Olympics
2024 Gangwon Individual NH
Junior World Championships
2025 Lake Placid Mixed team NH

Josie Johnson (born October 3, 2006) is an American ski jumper.

Career

Johnson represented the United States at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics and won a silver medal in the normal hill event with a score of 207.2 points.[1] She became the first American athlete to medal in ski jumping at the Youth Olympics.[2]

She competed at the 2025 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships and won a silver medal in the mixed team normal hill event. This marked the first medal for the United States in the event in FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships history.[3][4]

In January 2026, she was selected to represent the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[5][6] On February 7, 2026, during the normal hill event she finished in 27th place.[7] A week later on February 15, 2026, she competed in the large hill, however, she didn't partake in the final due to an injury.[8]

References

  1. ^ Roepke, Michelle (January 20, 2024). "Park City's Josie Johnson gets silver medal at Youth Olympic Games in ski jumping in Korea". townlift.com. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  2. ^ Merrell, Chloe (January 19, 2024). "Ski Jumper Josie Johnson Earns First U.S. Medal, Silver, at the Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024". teamusa.com. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  3. ^ "Austria, Germany and Slovenia take Gold in Lake Placid". fis-ski.com. February 17, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  4. ^ "Junior World Silver!". centralskijumping.com. March 12, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  5. ^ Roepke, Michelle (January 28, 2026). "Josie Johnson, Paige Jones, Kevin Bickner to ski jump in Milan Cortina 2026 Olympics". townlift.com. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  6. ^ Doerfler, Grace (February 6, 2026). "Park City sends rising ski jumper to 2026 Olympics". kpcw.org. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  7. ^ Preece, Brian (February 7, 2026). "Team USA Has Difficult Day In Women's Ski Jumping". kslsports.com. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  8. ^ Mullinn, Eric (February 7, 2026). "USA ski jumper disqualified from Olympic final over ski length". nbcbayarea.com. Retrieved February 7, 2026.