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Jessie Diggins
Diggins in Seefeld, January, 2018
Country United States
Born (1991-08-26) August 26, 1991 (age 33)
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)[1]
Ski clubStratton Mountain School
World Cup career
Seasons2011–
Indiv. starts208
Indiv. podiums26
Indiv. wins6
Team starts12
Team podiums7
Team wins1
Overall titles0 – (2nd in 2018)
Discipline titles0 – (3rd in DI in 2018)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  United States
International nordic ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Winter Olympics 1 0 0
World Championships 1 2 1
Total 2 2 1
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang Team sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Val di Fiemme Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2015 Falun 10 km freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2017 Lahti Individual sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Lahti Team sprint
U23 World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Val di Fiemme Individual Sprint
Updated on 28 March 2020.

Jessica "Jessie" Diggins (born August 26, 1991) is an American cross-country skier.[2] She and teammate Kikkan Randall won the United States' first ever cross-country skiing gold medal at the Winter Olympics in women's team sprint at Pyeongchang in 2018. Diggins was named to the United States Ski Team in 2012.[3]

Early life and education

Jessie Diggins was born in St. Paul, Minnesota and grew up in Afton, Minnesota.[4] She has one sister, Mackenzie.[5] Diggins began skiing at age 4.[6] She showed prowess for skiing at age 11 when she started competing against older children.[6] Diggins graduated from Stillwater Area High School.[4]

Career

Diggins won a gold medal with Kikkan Randall in the team sprint in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 in Val di Fiemme.[2] Two years later she won the silver medal in the 10 kilometer free style race in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 in Falun.[2]

Diggins was named to the U.S. team for the 2014 Winter Olympics. In her first event, the 15 kilometer skiathlon, she placed 8th (out of 61 competitors) with a time of 40:05.5.[7]

In the 2015/2016 World Cup, she placed 8th in the overall and sprint rankings and 9th in the distance ranking.[8]

At the 2017 Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti, Finland, Diggins took two medals: in the freestyle sprint, she won her quarter-final and semi-final heats on her way to taking the silver, ahead of team-mate Randall in third.[9] Subsequently, in the classic team sprint, Diggins and Sadie Bjornsen finished third, catching and passing the Swedish team in the closing stages of the race to take the bronze by 0.19 seconds. This made Diggins the first American to take four World Championship medals in cross-country skiing.[10]

Diggins finished third overall in the 2017–18 Tour de Ski, becoming the first American to finish on the podium in the overall classification, and beating her previous best of fifth overall in the previous edition. Her teammate Sadie Bjornsen finished ninth overall, also making it the first time that two Americans finished in the overall top ten.[11]

During the 2018 Winter Olympics she and Randall became the first American cross-country skiers to capture a gold medal by winning the women's team sprint at the Alpensia Cross-Country Centre in PyeongChang, South Korea.[12]

At the end of the games she was chosen as the flag bearer for the United States at the closing ceremony.[13]

Diggins is also an ambassador for the non-profit organization Fast and Female, which works to inspire girls from ages 8–18 to be active and empowered in sports.[14][15]

In addition, Diggins is an ambassador for the 501(c)(3) non-profit organization Protect Our Winters, or POW, whose aim is to affect systemic solutions to climate change through the outdoor sports community. Diggins travelled with POW to Capitol Hill in April 2018 to raise concerns over climate change.[16]

Cross-country skiing results

Olympic Games

  • 1 medal - (1 gold)
 Year   Age   10 km 
individual 		 15 km 
 skiathlon  		 30 km 
mass start 		 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2014 22 — 8 40 12 9 —
2018 26 5 5 7 6 5 Gold

World Championships

  • 4 medals – (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km 
individual 		 15 km 
 skiathlon  		 30 km 
mass start 		 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2011 19 — 28 — 29 9 —
2013 21 23 — DNF — 4 Gold
2015 23 Silver — DNF — 4 8
2017 25 — DNF 5 Silver 4 Bronze
2019 27 25 — 4 8 5 5

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Season Standings Ski Tour Standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening 		Tour de
Ski 		Ski Tour 2020 World Cup
Final 		Ski Tour
Canada
2011 19 NC — NC — — — — —
2012 20 34 26 35 — — — 15 —
2013 21 36 34 44 24 21 — 26 —
2014 22 20 21 23 24 13 — 36 —
2015 23 22 17 23 44 DNF — — —
2016 24 8 9 8 38 10 — — 5
2017 25 6 7 10 8 5 — 16 —
2018 26 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 12 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) — 2nd place, silver medalist(s) —
2019 27 6 6 7 13 6 — 14 —
2020 28 6 8 11 5 9 6 — —

Individual podiums

  • 6 victories – (2 WC, 4 SWC)
  • 26 podiums – (12 WC, 14 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2015–16 8 January 2016 Italy Toblach, Italy 5 km Individual F Stage World Cup 1st
2 23 January 2016 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 10 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
3 20 February 2016 Finland Lahti, Finland 1.6 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
4 1 March 2016 Canada Gatineau, Canada 1.7 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 3rd
5 12 March 2016 Canada Canmore, Canada 10 km Pursuit C Stage World Cup 3rd
6 2016–17 3 December 2016 Norway Lillehammer, Norway 5 km Individual F Stage World Cup 1st
7 3 January 2017 Germany Oberstdorf, Germany 5 km + 5 km Skiathlon C/F Stage World Cup 2nd
8 6 January 2017 Italy Toblach, Italy 5 km Individual F Stage World Cup 1st
9 2017–18 1 January 2018 Switzerland Lenzerheide, Switzerland 10 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 3rd
10 7 January 2018 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 9 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 3rd
11 30 December 2017
– 7 January 2018		 SwitzerlandGermanyItaly Tour de Ski Overall Standings World Cup 3rd
12 28 January 2018 Austria Seefeld, Austria 10 km Mass Start F World Cup 1st
13 7 March 2018 Norway Drammen, Norway 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
14 11 March 2018 Norway Oslo, Norway 30 km Mass Start F World Cup 2nd
15 18 March 2018 Sweden Falun, Sweden 10 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 1st
16 16–18 March 2018 Sweden World Cup Final Overall Standings World Cup 2nd
17 2018-19 29 December 2018 Italy Toblach, Italy 1.3 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 3rd
18 1 January 2019 Switzerland Val Müstair, Switzerland 1.4 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 3rd
19 3 January 2019 Germany Oberstdorf, Germany 10 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 3rd
20 16 February 2019 Italy Cogne, Italy 1.6 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
21 17 March 2019 Sweden Falun, Sweden 10 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
22 2019-20 1 December 2019 Finland Rukatunturi, Finland 10 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 3rd
23 7 December 2019 Norway Lillehammer, Norway 7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 2nd
24 15 December 2019 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 10 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
25 4 January 2020 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 1.3 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 3rd
26 26 January 2020 Germany Oberstdorf, Germany 1.5 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd

Team podiums

  • 1 victory – (1 TS)
  • 7 podiums – (5 RL, 2 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 2011–12 15 January 2012 Italy Milan, Italy 6 × 1.4 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Randall
2 2012–13 25 November 2012 Sweden Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Brooks / Randall / Stephen
3 7 December 2012 Canada Quebec City, Canada 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Randall
4 2013–14 8 December 2013 Norway Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Randall / Bjornsen / Stephen
5 2015-16 6 December 2015 Norway Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd  Brennan / Bjornsen / Stephen 
6 24 January 2016 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Caldwell / Bjornsen / Stephen
7 2019-20 8 December 2019 Norway Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd  Caldwell / Bjornsen / Brennan 

US National Championships medals

2012 - United States Craftsbury, VT 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd, 30 km freestyle Mass Start
2012 - United States Rumford, ME 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd, Sprint classic
2012 - United States Rumford, ME 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st, 20 km classic Mass Start
2012 - United States Rumford, ME 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st, 10 km freestyle
2012 - United States Rumford, ME 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st, Sprint freestyle
2011 - United States Sun Valley, ID 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd, 30 km classic Mass Start
2011 - United States Rumford, ME 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st, Sprint freestyle

References

  1. ^ "Jessie Diggins". usskiandsnowboard.org. United States Ski and Snowboard Association. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Jessica Diggins at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
  3. ^ "Jessie Diggins". U.S. Ski & Snowboard. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  4. ^ a b "Jessie Diggins". Team USA. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  5. ^ "Jessie Diggins". U.S. Ski & Snowboard. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  6. ^ a b Emerson, Dan (January 2017). "Afton's Jessie Diggins is a star on the U.S. Nordic Ski Team". Community Life Magazine. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  7. ^ "Ladies' Skiathlon 7.5 km Classic + 7.5 km Free Results". SOOC. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  8. ^ "FIS Ski World Cup Leader Board". International Ski Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  9. ^ Axon, Rachel (24 February 2017). "U.S. women make history at cross-country skiing world championships". USAToday.com. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  10. ^ Shinn, Peggy (26 February 2017). "Jessie Diggins, Sadie Bjornsen Win Bronze In Team Sprint; Diggins Is First American To Win 4 World Medals". United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  11. ^ "Jessie Diggins takes third in Tour de Ski, makes history for U.S. team". USAToday.com. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  12. ^ Dougherty, Tom (February 21, 2018). "U.S. ends 42-year Olympic cross-country medal drought with historic gold". NBC Universal. Archived from the original on 2018-03-07. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  13. ^ Nancy Armour (23 February 2018). "Gold medalist Jessie Diggins will carry U.S. flag in 2018 Winter Olympics closing ceremony". USA Today. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  14. ^ Coleman, Alyson. "About". Fast and Female. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  15. ^ Coleman, Alyson. "Ambassadors - USA". Fast and Female. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  16. ^ "Jessie Diggins talks climate change & Olympic gold | Cross-country skiing". Retrieved 2019-11-07.
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