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Kern Sixth In Livigno Sprint

By U.S. Ski & Snowboard
January, 21 2023
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Julia Kern competes against Sweden's Maja Dahlqvist and Johanna Hagstroem at the FIS World Cup Cross Country freestyle sprint in Livigno, Italy, Sunday. (Modica/NordicFocus)

Julia Kern advanced to the finals for the first time this season and finished sixth as the FIS Cross Country World Cup Tour resumed in Livigno, Italy, with a freestyle sprint.

Rosie Brennan was 11th, Alayna Sonnesyn was 24th, and Lauren Jortberg scored her first World Cup top 30, finishing 29th.

Kevin Bolger was the lone American man to advance to the heats and posted his best sprint result of the season, finishing 12th. Will Koch and Adam Witkowski each made their World Cup debut, finishing 41st and 42nd respectively.

Racing continues Sunday in Livigno with a team sprint.

RESULTS
Women’s Freestyle Sprint
Men’s Freestyle Sprint

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Will Koch
Will Koch, a member of the bronze-medal winning U.S. men's relay team at the 2022 FIS Junior World Championships, made his FIS World Cup debut in 2022 in Livigno, ITA, where he finished in the top 50. 
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Julia Kern
World Championship medalist and 2022 Olympian Julia Kern is making a name for herself as one of the fastest sprinters in cross country. 
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Rosie Brennan
Born and raised in Park City, Utah, Rosie is a four-time U.S. champion, 2018 and 2022 Olympian, and ranked in the top-10 in the world for cross country skiing.