Julie Letai

Olympian 2022

Athlete Bio

Height

5'0"

Age

Hometown

Medfield, MA

Education

University of Utah

Quick Facts

Started skating at age 2
Calls short track speedskating a combination of two sports: “demolition derby and NASCAR.”

Biographical Information

Julie Letai started skating around two years old, following her two older siblings who were already ice skating at her local rink. She started in figure skating lessons at first before switching to speedskating around age 7.

She made her first U.S. national team in 2019 and has competed at four world championships for Team USA, including winning a silver medal on the women’s relay team at the 2024 world championships. Letai made her Olympic debut at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, competing in the women’s 1500m and the women’s relay.

Off the ice, she hopes to pursue a career in healthcare after her speedskating career ends.

Olympic Experience

1-time Olympian

Olympic Games Beijing 2022, 8th (3000m Relay - Women), 21th (1500m - Women)

World Championships Experience

Most recent: 2025 – 7th (2000m Relay - Mixed), 16th (1000m - Women), 25th (500m - Women)
Years of participation: 1000m - Women 2024, 2025; 2000m Relay - Mixed 2023, 2025; 500m - Women 2024, 2025; 1500m - Women 2024; 3000m Relay - Women 2021, 2023, 2024
Medals: 1 (1 silver)

Silver – 2024 (3000m Relay - Women)

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Career Highlights

2022-23
- 2023 World Championships - 2000m Relay 7th; 3000m Relay
- World Cup 2 - 3000m Relay 9th; 1000m 16th; 500m 18th
- 2022 Four Continents Championships - 3000m Relay Bronze
2021-22
- 2022 Olympic Winter Games - 3000m Relay 8th; 1500m 21st
2020-21
- 2021 World Championships - B 3000m Bronze 2019 Junior World Short Track Championships
- 2021 US Championships - 1500m Silver; 500m Silver; 1000m Bronze
- 2021 Fall World Cup Team
2019-20
- 2019-20 Short Track World Cup Team
- 2019-20 World Cup - 3000m Relay Bronze
2018-19
- 2018-19 Short Track Junior World Team
- 2018-19 U.S. Junior Short Track Championships - 4th overall
- 2018-19 World Cup 5 - 1500m 15th overall
- 2018-19 Short Track World Cup Team
- 2018-19 U.S. Short Track Championships - 5th overall