(Gabriela Bhaskar | The New York Times) Visitors take a photo with the Olympic rings at the Livigno Snow Park, which will host the Big Air, Slope Style, Half Pipe and Ski Cross events of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 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.