(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Cameron Smith of Team USA helps beat out Canada to secure a spot at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Games during the International Ski Mountaineering Federation World Cup race at Solitude on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. Known as skimo, the sport will make its Olympic debut Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026.
Julie left the beach of Santa Cruz, Calif., where she worked for 17 years, for the mountains of Salt Lake City in 2019. She has covered the NBA Finals, the Super Bowl, the World Series, the Maverick's big wave surf contest and two Olympics. A Colorado native, she enjoys creating her own adventure, occasionally with her husband and two kids in tow.