Julia Hayes, Lahti, Finland & Oslo, Norway Cross Country Ski World Cup Race Report

March 14, 2024
Ski Coach, Julia Hayes grew up skiing, running, cycling, climbing, and hiking in Frisco, Colorado. She attended and cross country ski raced for Montana State University, graduating with a degree in exercise physiology. She has been coaching with Bridger Ski Foundation for five years, where she works with high school/early college age skiers. In 2023, she earned the opportunity to coach at the Junior World Championships in Canada. For the 2024 season, Julia is one of 8 coaches named as Trail to Gold Coaching Fellows. 

National Nordic Foundation Trail to Gold Fellowship
Trail to Gold book
Women’s Ski Coaches Association
Women Coaches & Leaders: Title IX’s Impact & Future Promise Town Hall: Moderator Patti Phillips, CEO of Women Leaders in College Sports, is joined by panelists Kristen Bourne, Muffet McGraw (Ep104) and Gloria Nevarez
Holmenkollen 50K ski race, Skis, Songs, and Shots at a Supremely Norwegian Sports Festival, by Nathaniel Herz, NYT, 3.14.23
Watch Jessie & Kikkan win Gold, making them 1st US athletes to win a Nordic Ski Olympic Gold
Kikkan Randall
Linn Svahn
Bridger Ski Foundation
Erin Bianco - Oberhof, Germany XC Ski World Cup Race Report, another Bridger Ski Foundation Athlete
Kristen in Episode 142, Another Trail To Gold Fellowship recipient who has been on Hear Her Sports