Julie Pomagalski

Julie Pomagalski
Personal information
Born(1980-10-10)10 October 1980
La Tronche, France
Died23 March 2021(2021-03-23) (aged 40)
Gemsstock, Switzerland
Years active1997–2007
Sport
SportSnowboarding
Medal record
Women's snowboarding
Representing  France
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Berchtesgaden Snowboard cross
Silver medal – second place 2003 Kreischberg Parallel giant slalom
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Chamrousse Giant slalom
Gold medal – first place 2000 Berchtesgaden Parallel giant slalom
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Berchtesgaden Parallel slalom

Julie Pomagalski (10 October 1980 – 23 March 2021) was a French snowboarder.

She was born in La Tronche,[1] and was the granddaughter of Jean Pomagalski, founder of the Poma ski lift manufacturing company.[2] She competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics, where she placed sixth in both parallel giant slalom events.[3][4][5] She won a gold medal in snowboard cross at the FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1999,[6] and a silver medal in parallel giant slalom at the FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2003.[7]

Subsequent to her competitive career, Pomagalski operated a ski school and a sports shop in Méribel.[8][9]

Pomagalski died in an avalanche in Switzerland on 23 March 2021, at age 40.[2]

  1. ^ Vigdor, Neil (24 March 2021). "Julie Pomagalski, Former Olympic Snowboarder, Is Killed in an Avalanche". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Snowboard world champ Julie Pomagalski dies at 40". olympicchannel.com. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
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  5. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Julie Pomagalski". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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  9. ^ Guy, Jack (25 March 2021). "Champion snowboarder Julie Pomagalski dies in avalanche". CNN.com. Cable News Network. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

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