Jessie Diggins

Jessie Diggins
Diggins in Seefeld, 2018
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
Seasons14 – (2011–present)
Starts310
Podiums60
Wins21
Overall titles2 – (2021 & 2024)
Discipline titles2 – (DI in 2021 & 2024)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing the  United States
International nordic ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Winter Olympics 1 1 1
World Championships 2 2 2
Total 3 3 3
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing 30 km freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing Individual sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Val di Fiemme Team sprint
Gold medal – first place 2023 Planica 10 km freestyle
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
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Planica Team sprint
U23 World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Val di Fiemme Individual sprint
Updated on 17 March 2024.

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]

  1. ^ "Jessie Diggins". usskiandsnowboard.org. United States Ski and Snowboard Association. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  2. ^ Mann, Brian (March 17, 2024). "Jessie Diggins is a U.S. cross-country ski powerhouse after 2nd World Cup win". National Public Radio. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  3. ^ "Jessie Diggins talks climate change & Olympic gold | Cross-country skiing". Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  4. ^ "Jessie Diggins". U.S. Ski & Snowboard. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  5. ^ Jessie Diggins at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
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