Josie Johnson (ski jumper)
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| Born | October 3, 2006 Park City, Utah, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Austria, Germany and Slovenia take Gold in Lake Placid". fis-ski.com. February 17, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
- ^ "Junior World Silver!". centralskijumping.com. March 12, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Doerfler, Grace (February 6, 2026). "Park City sends rising ski jumper to 2026 Olympics". kpcw.org. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
- ^ Preece, Brian (February 7, 2026). "Team USA Has Difficult Day In Women's Ski Jumping". kslsports.com. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
- ^ Mullinn, Eric (February 7, 2026). "USA ski jumper disqualified from Olympic final over ski length". nbcbayarea.com. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
External links
- Josie Johnson at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Josie Johnson at U.S. Ski & Snowboard
- Josie Johnson at Team USA
- Josie Johnson at Milano Cortina 2026
- Josie Johnson at Olympics.com
- Josie Johnson at Olympedia
- Josie Johnson at InterSportStats