Johnson Takes Silver at 2024 Youth Olympic Games
Josie Johnson finished second overall in the HS109 event at the Youth Olympic Games in Gangwon, South Korea, taking home a silver medal for the United States.
In the first round, Johnson put together a 100.0 meter jump for 99.2 points, and followed up with a 107.0 meter jump for 108.0 points in the second (207.2 total points). Johnson competes for the U.S. Ski Jumping Team and hails from Park City, Utah, the host of the 2002 Olympic Games and a hopeful future host of the Olympics.
“What Josie just did was incredible, and shows just how bright the future is for ski jumping in the United States,” said U.S. Ski & Snowboard's Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Sport Director Anders Johnson. “Those were the best two jumps she’s had all season, and to do it in an Olympic event is simply amazing. I couldn’t be more proud of Josie and the entire team.”
Also competing for Team USA was Estella Hassrick of Madison, Wisconsin and the U.S. Ski Jumping Team, who finished 16th. On the men's side, Jason Colby was 17th and Sawyer Graves 32nd.
Josie Johnson
16-year-old Josie Johnson is currently a freshman at the Park City Winter Sports School. Johnson says, “sport is her oxygen” and her personal goal as an athlete is to be the best at whatever sport she is doing. She likes to go big and has broken multiple bones, just not from ski jumping. Johnson also enjoys mountain biking and climbing.
For good luck, she keeps a dollar in her helmet.