At Dew Tour, I just wanted to have a good, stylish, flowy run. Sometimes not as much importance is placed on rails, but it’s a big part of the slopestyle course. So this year, bringing something new to rails. I always really try to bring something new to the table. Especially with it being an Olympic qualifier. The venue, waiting up top - you have all these nerves flowing. What would you say your strengths are in competition? And the course really taught us - and me - how to put together a run under time pressure and difficulty pressure. At Dew Tour, the conditions were just so tough. As soon as you start thinking about it, you can get in your head. Julia Marino: I try not to think about it too much. Q&A With Julia Marino (Photo/Blatt, Dew Tour) GearJunkie: How is your mindset different approaching this year’s Olympic qualifiers compared to past competitions? at the 2018 Winter Olympics, competing in Slopestyle and Big Air.Īhead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, we decided to sit down with Marino to chat about snowboarding at the pro level, competition, Olympic goals, and more. Most notably, she was the first woman to land a Cab 900 double underflip in competition.Īnd, Marino represented the U.S. Twenty-four-year-old Julia Marino is one of the most progressive female snowboarders in the industry, winning titles at competitions including Dew Tour, X Games, U.S. But the newness of the sport means its pro athletes still skew young. Professional snowboarding has grown tenfold in the past few years - from competitions like X Games to the backcountry-based Natural Selection, all the way to the Olympics. snowboarder Julia Marino gives us an inside look at the sport. Ever wondered what it takes to train for riding big park features? How about the difference between slopestyle and big air competitions? How big of a deal exactly is that triple cork? U.S.
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