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A recent graduate of Northeastern University, Julia Yohe is a dedicated, experienced journalist with a demonstrated passion for sports reporting.

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About Me

Julia Yohe is a recent graduate of Northeastern University, where she earned a BA in journalism with a minor in sports media and communication. She has interned at The Boston Globe, NBC10 Boston and NBC Olympics and worked as a Multiplatform Producer for NBC Local. Since graduation, she has rejoined NBC Olympics as a Digital Editor covering speed skating, short track, ski jumping, Nordic combined, para biathlon, and para cross-country skiing.

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U.S. sled hockey, a dynasty 25 years in the making, eyes historic fifth straight Paralympic gold

Before the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Paralympics, the U.S. sled hockey team wasn’t much of a threat.
Up to that point, the Americans never had claimed a medal of any color at either the Paralympics or the World Para Ice Hockey Championships. They didn't qualify for sled hockey's Paralympic debut in 1994, and four years later, they placed 6th out of seven teams on the Paralympic stage.
The country finished dead last at the 2000 World Championships, the last before the 2002 Paralympics. But, by v...
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Pizza, manicures, gratitude: How speed skater Mia Manganello has found the storybook ending to her career

Before Manganello picked up speed skating at age 13, she lived in Crestview, Florida. Originally an inline skater, Manganello would spend her days rolling around the dining room of her parents’ Italian restaurant — named "Mia's" after her — in her skates, bussing tables, manning the register, and eating pizza from the kitchen. Every now and then, the waitresses would slip her a dollar or two as thanks for her help.
Operating a restaurant is no easy task. It requires early mornings, strict routin...
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Sam Macuga is determined to give it her all, from the ski jump to the Ivy League classroom

It’s a long time to be in an undergraduate program; Macuga will be 25 years old when she graduates. Hitting the books again after nine months off every year always is a tricky transition mentally. It also poses challenges socially, as Macuga’s only chances to make friends happen in the spring quarter, and she watches friends graduate every year.
But school always has been important to her, and her age — and the wisdom and maturity that comes with it — takes some of the pressure and anxiety out o...
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In their last season together, U.S. men’s team pursuit is going for Olympic gold

Casey Dawson faced a unique challenge heading into the 2025-26 Speed Skating World Cup season.
It had nothing to do with skating. In fact, as one-third of the world record-holding U.S. men’s team pursuit trio, he was eager to get back on the ice as a unit with Emery Lehman and Ethan Cepuran and replicate their overwhelming success from the previous four seasons.
But as punishment for losing his fantasy football league, which he shares with Cepuran and Lehman, Dawson was forced to carry a pink ba...
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Oksana Masters and Aaron Pike: A love story of Paralympic proportions

She’s the most decorated U.S. Winter Paralympian of all time. He’s a nine-time world championship medalist. Together, they’re one of the most prolific couples in elite sports.
Having qualified for every Paralympic Games — winter and summer — since 2012, Oksana Masters and Aaron Pike have built remarkable résumés individually.
A multi-sport athlete, Pike professionally competes in para biathlon, para cross-country skiing, and para track and field. Since the Beijing Paralympics, he has won two ind...
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From concession stand shifts to practice, rink time keeps short track skater Clayton DeClemente grounded

Being a professional athlete is time consuming, no matter the sport. Between practices, workouts, team meetings, and traveling to competitions, athletes don’t have time for much else during the season.U.S. short track skater Clayton DeClemente takes that to a whole different level. The Olympic Oval in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he and the national team primarily train, is basically his second home.DeClemente’s regular training schedule is demanding enough: on-ice sessions from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m....

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