Maame Biney (1) crashes as Lana Gehring (2) and Jessica Kooreman (3) and Kristen Santos (4) skate past during the women's 1500-meter at the U.S. Olympic short track speedskating trials in 2017 at the Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns. Santos and Biney are among the favorites to win national championships this Friday through Sunday at the Oval. (AP file Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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.