Jessie Diggins
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| Born | August 26, 1991 Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Stratton Mountain School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 14 – (2011–present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Starts | 310 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 2 – (2021 & 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 2 – (DI in 2021 & 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jessica Diggins (born August 26, 1991) is an American cross-country skier. She is the most accomplished cross-country skier from the United States in the sport's history having won two World Cup overall titles, three Olympic medals, six World Championship medals, and numerous other event championships. Diggins has used her status as a famous athlete to advance advocacy related to climate change and eating disorders.[2][3]
Diggins and teammate Kikkan Randall won the United States' first-ever cross-country skiing gold medals with a team sprint victory at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang[4][5] At the 2022 Winter Olympics, Diggins won the silver medal in the 30 kilometer freestyle and the bronze medal in the individual sprint, making her the most decorated American cross-country skier of all time.
Diggins has also won six medals, including two golds, at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, from 2013 to 2023. She was the first American to win an individual event gold medal by winning the 10 km freestyle in 2023. Diggins has competed in the FIS Cross-Country World Cup since 2011. In 2021, Diggins won the women's overall title for the 2020–21 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, becoming the first American woman to win a season title and the first American to win one since Bill Koch in 1982.[6] She again won the overall title for the 2023–24 FIS Cross-Country World Cup.[7]
Early life
[edit]Jessica "Jessie" Diggins was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and grew up in Afton, Minnesota.[8] She has one sister, Mackenzie.[9] Diggins began skiing at age 4.[10] She showed prowess for skiing at age 11 when she started competing against older children.[10] Diggins graduated from Stillwater Area High School in 2010.[8]
Athletic career
[edit]High school and juniors
[edit]Diggins competed for the Stillwater Area High School, cross-country ski team. In 2008, Diggins was the top-ranked girls' individual cross-country skier in the Minnesota high school rankings.[11] She won the Korteloppet races in 2008 and 2009 as part of the American Birkebeiner festival in Wisconsin while she was still in high school.[12] She fell out of the Minnesota high school rankings in 2009 when she competed and won the United States Junior National Sprint title on March 9 of that year.[13] She was added to the United States World Junior Cross-Country Ski Team in 2010.[14]
Professional
[edit]2011–2019
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Diggins earned an academic scholarship to Northern Michigan University but deferred enrollment to race with the Central Cross-Country Elite team for one year. She decided to race professionally rather than attend college. She was named to the United States Ski Team in 2011[15] and competed at her first World Championships that year.[5]
Diggins won a gold medal with Kikkan Randall in the team sprint in the 2013 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme.[5] At the 2014 U23 World Championships, Diggins won silver in the individual sprint. 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.[16]
Diggins won the silver medal in the 10-kilometer freestyle race in the 2015 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun.[5] In the 2015–2016 World Cup, she placed 8th in the overall and sprint rankings and 9th in the distance ranking.[17]
At the 2017 Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti, Finland, Diggins took two medals: in the freestyle sprint, she won her quarterfinal and semifinal heats on her way to taking the silver, ahead of teammate Randall in third.[18] 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 win four World Championship medals in cross-country skiing.[19]
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.[20] Diggins finished second overall in the World Cup 2017–2018 season standings.[6]
At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Diggins 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 the final sprint, Diggins passed the last two individual sprint classical gold medalists – Sochi gold medalist Maiken Caspersen Falla of Norway before the last turn and then Pyeongchang gold medalist Stina Nilsson of Sweden on the last straightaway. Theirs was not only the United States' first ever cross-country skiing gold medal but also the first American cross-country skiing medal since Bill Koch won silver in the men's 30 km in 1976.[21] Steve Schlanger and Chad Salmela called the end of the race for NBC:[22][23]
Salmela: As they come into the stadium, Diggins trying to get in on the outside!
Schlanger: Jessie Diggins with two fifth-place finishes, one-sixth, so close for the U.S. on so many occasions, now moving up on the outside into second place!
Salmela: They're all completely gassed! They've given it everything on the Klaebo-bakken! Stina Nilsson leading Jessie Diggins into the final turn – can Diggins answer?!
Schlanger: As the roars rattle around the cross-country stadium in Pyeongchang, Sweden, the U.S. and Norway coming to the line!
Salmela: Here comes Diggins! Here comes Diggins!
Schlanger: On the outside! Diggins making the play around Sweden!
Salmela: Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Gold!
Schlanger: Jessie Diggins to the line! And it is Jessie Diggins delivering a landmark moment that will be etched in U.S. Olympic history! The first-ever cross-country gold medal for the U.S.!
Salmela: It's a gold medal for the United States! It's not just a medal; it's the gold!
Diggins competed in all six women's cross-country skiing events at the Olympics and finished in the top 10 in all of them. At the end of the games, she was the flag bearer for the United States in the closing ceremony.[24]
2020–present
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Diggins won the 2021 Tour de Ski, a first for an American. She placed atop the overall World Cup 2020–2021 season standings, claiming the biggest annual prize in cross-country skiing. Diggins' victory put her with Koch, who won the men's title in 1982, to be the only Americans to win overall season titles for a World Cup cross-country ski circuit.[6]
At the 2022 Winter Olympics, Diggins won bronze in the women's sprint to become the first American to win an individual Olympic medal in a cross-country sprint.[25] She went on to win silver in the women's 30 kilometer freestyle, earning the U.S.' last medal on the last day of the Olympics.[26] She was the first non-European to win a medal in the event.[27] Diggins left Beijing as the most decorated American cross-country skier of all time.[28] For the second straight Olympics, she finished in the top 10 in all six women's cross-country skiing events.
In December 2022, Diggins broke the American record for World Cup cross-country ski wins with her fourteenth such win.[29]
At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2023 in Slovenia, Diggins and teammate Julie Kern won bronze in the team sprint. Two days later, Diggins won gold in the 10 km freestyle, which was the first top medal for an American in an individual event at any cross-country skiing world championship.[30]
Diggins posted the most successful season ever for an American skier during the 2023–24 FIS Cross-Country World Cup.[7] She won the 2023–24 Tour de Ski, her second victory in the competition. While on break from the World Cup ski tour mid season, Diggins competed in the American Birkebeiner in Wisconsin, and won the 50 km freestyle race on February 24, 2024.[12] For 2024, Diggins was awarded the Holmenkollen Medal, the highest Norwegian honor in skiing—Diggins was the first American to ever receive the distinction.[31][32] For the 2023–24 World Cup season, Diggins claimed both the overall individual title—her second title after winning it in 2021—and the distance title.[7] She set a United States' records with six victories and 12 podium finishes for the season.[33]
Cross-country skiing results
[edit]Olympic Games
[edit]- 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
| 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 |
| 2022 | 30 | 8 | 6 | Silver | Bronze | 6 | 5 |
World Championships
[edit]- 6 medals – (2 gold, 2 silver, 2 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 |
| 2021 | 29 | 4 | 15 | — | 24 | 4 | — |
| 2023 | 31 | Gold | — | — | 21 | 5 | Bronze |
World Cup
[edit]Season titles
[edit]- 4 titles – (2 overall, 2 distance)
| Season | |
| Discipline | |
| 2021 | Overall |
| Distance | |
| 2024 | Overall |
| Distance |
Season standings
[edit]| Season | Age | Discipline 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 |  |
 |
6 | 12 | |
— | |
— |
| 2019 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | — | 14 | — |
| 2020 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 6 | — | — |
| 2021 | 29 |  |
|
4 | 15 | |
— | — | — |
| 2022 | 30 | |
9 | 4 | — | 8 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 31 | |
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11 | — | 11 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 32 | |
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5 | — | |
— | — | — |
Individual podiums
[edit]- 21 victories – (12 WC, 9 SWC)
- 60 podiums – (34 WC, 26 SWC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015–16 | 8 January 2016 |  Toblach, Italy |
5 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 1st |
| 2 | 23 January 2016 |  Nové Město, Czech Republic |
10 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 3 | 20 February 2016 |  Lahti, Finland |
1.6 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 4 | 1 March 2016 |  Gatineau, Canada |
1.7 km Sprint F | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
| 5 | 12 March 2016 | Canmore, Canada |
10 km Pursuit C | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
| 6 | 2016–17 | 3 December 2016 |  Lillehammer, Norway |
5 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 1st |
| 7 | 3 January 2017 |  Oberstdorf, Germany |
5 km + 5 km Skiathlon C/F | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
| 8 | 6 January 2017 | Toblach, Italy |
5 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
| 9 | 2017–18 | 1 January 2018 |  Lenzerheide, Switzerland |
10 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 3rd |
| 10 | 7 January 2018 | Val di Fiemme, Italy |
9 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
| 11 | 30 December 2017 – 7 January 2018 |
Tour de Ski |
Overall Standings | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 12 | 28 January 2018 |  Seefeld, Austria |
10 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 13 | 7 March 2018 | Drammen, Norway |
1.2 km Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 14 | 11 March 2018 | Oslo, Norway |
30 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 15 | 18 March 2018 |  Falun, Sweden |
10 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
| 16 | 16–18 March 2018 | World Cup Final |
Overall Standings | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 17 | 2018–19 | 29 December 2018 | Toblach, Italy |
1.3 km Sprint F | Stage World Cup | 3rd |
| 18 | 1 January 2019 | Val Müstair, Switzerland |
1.4 km Sprint F | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
| 19 | 3 January 2019 | Oberstdorf, Germany |
10 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
| 20 | 16 February 2019 | Cogne, Italy |
1.6 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 21 | 17 March 2019 | Falun, Sweden |
10 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 22 | 2019–20 | 1 December 2019 | Rukatunturi, Finland |
10 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 3rd |
| 23 | 7 December 2019 | Lillehammer, Norway |
7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 24 | 15 December 2019 | Davos, Switzerland |
10 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 25 | 4 January 2020 | Val di Fiemme, Italy |
1.3 km Sprint C | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
| 26 | 26 January 2020 | Oberstdorf, Germany |
1.5 km Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 27 | 2020–21 | 1 January 2021 | Val Müstair, Switzerland |
1.4 km Sprint F | Stage World Cup | 3rd |
| 28 | 2 January 2021 | 10 km Mass Start C | Stage World Cup | 3rd | ||
| 29 | 3 January 2021 | 10 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 1st | ||
| 30 | 5 January 2021 | Toblach, Italy |
10 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
| 31 | 6 January 2021 | 10 km Pursuit C | Stage World Cup | 3rd | ||
| 32 | 9 January 2021 | Val di Fiemme, Italy |
10 km Mass Start F | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
| 33 | 1–10 January 2021 | Tour de Ski |
Overall Standings | World Cup | 1st | |
| 34 | 29 January 2021 | Falun, Sweden |
10 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 35 | 6 February 2021 | Ulricehamn, Sweden |
1.3 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 36 | 2021–22 | 3 December 2021 | Lillehammer, Norway |
1.6 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 37 | 12 December 2021 | Davos, Switzerland |
10 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 38 | 28 December 2021 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland |
1.5 km Sprint F | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
| 39 | 31 December 2021 | Oberstdorf, Germany |
10 km Mass Start F | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
| 40 | 12 March 2022 | Falun, Sweden |
10 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 41 | 2022–23 | 2 December 2022 | Lillehammer, Norway |
10 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st |
| 42 | 17 December 2022 | Davos, Switzerland |
1.5 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 43 | 18 December 2022 | 20 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | ||
| 44 | 27 January 2023 |  Les Rousses, France |
10 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 45 | 3 February 2023 | Toblach, Italy |
1.4 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 46 | 4 February 2023 | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd | ||
| 47 | 12 March 2023 | Oslo, Norway |
50 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 48 | 2023–24 | 26 November 2023 | Rukatunturi, Finland |
20 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 49 | 2 December 2023 | Gällivare, Sweden |
10 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 50 | 10 December 2023 | Östersund, Sweden |
10 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 51 | 16 December 2023 | Trondheim, Norway |
10 km + 10 km Skiathlon C/F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 52 | 31 December 2023 | Toblach, Italy |
10 km Individual C | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
| 53 | 1 January 2024 | 20 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 1st | ||
| 54 | 3 January 2024 | Davos, Switzerland |
1.2 km Sprint F | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
| 55 | 4 January 2024 | 20 km Pursuit C | Stage World Cup | 3rd | ||
| 56 | 30 December 2023 – 7 January 2024 | Tour de Ski |
Overall Standings | World Cup | 1st | |
| 57 | 28 January 2024 | Goms, Switzerland |
20 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 58 | 9 February 2024 | Canmore, Canada |
15 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 59 | 18 February 2024 |  Minneapolis, USA |
10 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 60 | 17 March 2024 | Falun, Sweden |
20 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 1st |
Team podiums
[edit]- 2 victories – (1 RL, 1 TS)
- 11 podiums – (8 RL, 3 TS)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011–12 | 15 January 2012 | Milan, Italy |
6 × 1.4 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | Randall |
| 2 | 2012–13 | 25 November 2012 | Gällivare, Sweden |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Brooks / Randall / Stephen |
| 3 | 7 December 2012 | Quebec City, Canada |
6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | Randall | |
| 4 | 2013–14 | 8 December 2013 | Lillehammer, Norway |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Randall / Bjornsen / Stephen |
| 5 | 2015–16 | 6 December 2015 | Lillehammer, Norway |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Brennan / Bjornsen / Stephen |
| 6 | 24 January 2016 | Nové Město, Czech Republic |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Caldwell / Bjornsen / Stephen | |
| 7 | 2019–20 | 8 December 2019 | Lillehammer, Norway |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Caldwell / Bjornsen / Brennan |
| 8 | 2021–22 | 19 December 2021 | Dresden, Germany |
12 × 0.65 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | Kern |
| 9 | 13 March 2022 | Falun, Sweden |
4 × 5 km Mixed Relay F | World Cup | 1st | Brennan / Ketterson / Patterson | |
| 10 | 2022–23 | 5 February 2023 | Toblach, Italy |
4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Swirbul / Brennan / Kern |
| 11 | 2023–24 | 3 December 2023 | Gällivare, Sweden |
4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Brennan / Laukli / Kern |
US National Championships
[edit]The table includes medals only, not all race placements.
- 9 medals – (6 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
| No. | Year | Location | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011 | Rumford, Maine
|
Sprint freestyle |
|
| 2 | Sun Valley, Idaho
|
30 km classic mass start |
| |
| 3 | 2012 | Rumford, Maine
|
Sprint freestyle |
|
| 4 | 10 km freestyle |
| ||
| 5 | 20 km classic mass start |
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| 6 | Sprint classic |
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| 7 | Craftsbury, Vermont
|
30 km freestyle mass start |
| |
| 8 | 2016 | Craftsbury, Vermont
|
30 km freestyle mass start |
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| 9 | 2018 | Craftsbury, Vermont
|
30 km freestyle mass start |
|
Personal life
[edit]Diggins married Wade Poplawski in 2022. Poplawski, a native of Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada, is a former minor league hockey player for the Rapid City Rush. The couple lives in the suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts. Diggins trains in Vermont.[2][34]
After winning an Olympic gold medal, Diggins used her clout to successfully lobby for the United States to host a World Cup cross-country skiing event, culminating in the 2024 Stifel Loppet Cup held in Minneapolis.[35]
Social activism
[edit]
Diggins is an ambassador for the non-profit organization Fast and Female, which inspires girls ages 8–18 to be active and empowered in sports.[36][37] Diggins is also an ambassador for the non-profit organization Protect Our Winters (POW), whose aim is to effect systemic solutions to climate change through the outdoor sports community. Diggins traveled with POW to Capitol Hill in April 2018 to raise concerns over climate change.[3]
In 2019, Diggins became a spokesperson for the Emily Program, an organization in the United States that provides treatment for eating disorders. In several interviews and essays, she revealed her experience of seeking treatment for bulimia at the organization in 2010, with the aim of using her story to help improve self-acceptance and reduce stigma and secrecy around eating disorders for others.[38][39] In 2020, Diggins wrote an autobiography, Brave Enough, about her athletic accomplishments and personal struggles with bulimia as a teenager.[40] After 12 years in recovery, Diggins said in media interviews that she had a relapse in 2023 ahead of the cross-country ski season.[2][33]
Bibliography
[edit]- Diggins, Jessie and Smith, Todd (2020). Brave Enough. ISBN 978-1517908195
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ a b c "Jessie Diggins wins World Cup overall title in a season where starting was the biggest victory". NBC Sports. March 17, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
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- ^ "FIS Ski World Cup Leader Board". International Ski Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
- ^ Axon, Rachel (24 February 2017). "U.S. women make history at cross-country skiing world championships". USAToday.com. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on December 27, 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ "Jessie Diggins takes third in Tour de Ski, makes history for U.S. team". USAToday.com. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
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- ^ Chappell, Bill. "Jessie Diggins wins first-ever U.S. Olympic medal in cross-country sprint". npr.org. February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
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- ^ Schrader, Adam (February 20, 2022). "Jessie Diggins wins silver medal for U.S. in 30-km. cross-country skiing". UPI. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- ^ Gastelum, Andrew (February 20, 2022). "Jessie Diggins Reveals Food Poisoning Bout Before Winning Historic Silver in 30-Km Race". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- ^ "Jessie Diggins breaks U.S. record for World Cup cross-country ski wins, contacts freeze". sports.yahoo.com.
- ^ "Jessie Diggins is first U.S. cross-country skier to win individual world title". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
- ^ "Diggins and Klaebo Awarded Holmenkollen Medal – FasterSkier.com". fasterskier.com. March 10, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ Bhattacharya, Soumik (March 11, 2024). "Former Olympic gold medalist Jessie Diggins awarded Norway's most prestigious skiing award". Sportskeeda. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ a b Blount, Rachel (March 17, 2024). "Jessie Diggins makes history with second World Cup cross-country skiing title". Star Tribune. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ Chin, Richard (May 26, 2022). "Olympic skier Jessie Diggins of Afton getting married on Sunday". Star Tribune. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ Campbell, Dave (February 7, 2024). "The US cross country ski team keeps climbing. Up next: Hosting a World Cup race". Associated Press. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ^ Coleman, Alyson. "About". Fast and Female. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- ^ Coleman, Alyson. "Ambassadors - USA". Fast and Female. Archived from the original on 2019-05-24. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- ^ "Jessie Diggins: Facing my Fears and Finding Recovery". The Emily Program. 2019-02-25. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- ^ "How Olympic gold medalist Jessie Diggins works to be her own best cheerleader". Star Tribune. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- ^ "'Brave Enough' Book Review: Here Comes Diggins's Memoir – FasterSkier.com". Retrieved 2020-10-21.
External links
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- Jessie Diggins at FIS (cross-country)
- Jessie Diggins at Olympics.com
- Jessie Diggins at Olympedia
- Jessie Diggins at Team USA (archived)
- NBC Sports, 2018 Winter Olympics: Diggins and Randall win women's cross-country team sprint
- Interview with Jessie Diggins. International Ski Federation, retrieved October 4, 2018
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- American female cross-country skiers
- Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in cross-country skiing
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in cross-country skiing
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in cross-country skiing
- Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
- Tour de Ski winners
- Sportspeople from Washington County, Minnesota
- Sportspeople from Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Writers from Saint Paul, Minnesota
- 21st-century American sportswomen