Julia Marino (born April 14, 1992) is an

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-raised

Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...

freestyle skier Freestyle skiing is a skiing discipline comprising aerials, moguls, cross, half-pipe, slopestyle and big air as part of the Winter Olympics. It can consist of a skier performing aerial flips and spins and can include skiers sliding rails and ...

who has competed since 2010 in the

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and

slopestyle Slopestyle is a winter sport in which athletes ski or snowboard down a course including a variety of obstacles including rails, jumps and other terrain park features. Points are scored for amplitude, originality and quality of tricks. The disc ...

disciplines. Marino was born in

Bahía Negra Bahía Negra is a district in the department of Alto Paraguay, Paraguay.. Located on the right bank of the Paraguay River The Paraguay River (Río Paraguay in Spanish, Rio Paraguai in Portuguese, Ysyry Paraguái in Guarani) is a major river in ...

, a small village in the

an northwestern department of

Alto Paraguay Alto Paraguay (; ''Upper Paraguay'') is the least populous as well as a sparsely populated department of Paraguay. The capital is the town of Fuerte Olimpo. In 1992, the Chaco Department was merged with Alto Paraguay. Nature and national park ...

, but was adopted by an

family at the age of six months. She attended

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in Arlington, MA and transferred to Holderness School in Plymouth, NH where she graduated in 2011. She then attended the University of Colorado in Boulder. She has competed for her adopted country until 2013, winning a World Cup silver medal during the 2012–2013 World Cup in slopestyle. After that, Marino decided to compete for her native Paraguay and has qualified to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, becoming the first Winter Olympian to represent the South American country.

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* 1992 births Living people People from Alto Paraguay Department American adoptees Freestyle skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic freestyle skiers for Paraguay Paraguayan emigrants to the United States {{freestyle-skiing-bio-stub

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