Julia Pereira de Sousa Mabileau

Julia Pereira de Sousa Mabileau (born 20 September 2001) is a French snowboarder competing in snowboard cross.[2]

Julia Pereira de Sousa Mabileau

Personal information
Born	20 September 2001 Quincy-sous-Sénart, France[1]
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Medal record Women's snowboarding Representing  France Olympic Games 2018 Pyeongchang Snowboard cross
Updated on 16 February 2018.

She qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang and won the silver medal in the snowboard cross.[3]

She was 16 years old when she competed at Pyeongchang, making her the youngest French National to win a Winter Olympic medal.[4] Julia finished her quarter final in second place, behind Italian rider Michela Moioli in a premonition of the Big Final. Julia raced in the second semi final of the day 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.”[5]

References

1. Profile at the website of French Olympic Committee
2. Julia Pereira de Sousa Mabileau at the International Ski Federation
3. Julia Pereira de Sousa Mabileau - France - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics
4. "Julia Pereira snowboard cross star shares the secrets of her success". Retrieved 2019-06-09.
5. "Julia Pereira snowboard cross star shares the secrets of her success". Retrieved 2019-06-09.

External links

• Julia Pereira de Sousa Mabileau at the Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français (in French)