Jessie Diggins

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]

Jessie Diggins
Diggins in Seefeld, January, 2018
Country United States
Born (1991-08-26) August 26, 1991
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)[1]
Ski clubStratton Mountain School
World Cup career
Seasons2011–
Individual wins6
Team wins1
Indiv. podiums26
Team podiums7
Indiv. starts208
Team starts12
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
2018 PyeongchangTeam sprint
World Championships
2013 Val di FiemmeTeam sprint
2015 Falun10 km freestyle
2017 LahtiIndividual sprint
2017 LahtiTeam sprint
U23 World Championships
2014 Val di FiemmeIndividual Sprint
Updated on 28 March 2020.

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 
201422—840129—
20182655765Gold

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 
201119—28—299—
20132123—DNF—4Gold
201523Silver—DNF—48
201725—DNF5Silver4Bronze
20192725—4855

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
201119NC—NC——N/A—N/A
201220342635——N/A15N/A
2013213634442421N/A26N/A
2014222021232413N/A36N/A
20152322172344DNFN/AN/AN/A
2016248983810N/AN/A5
201725671085N/A16N/A
201826612N/AN/A
201927667136N/A14N/A
2020286811596N/AN/A

Individual podiums
  • 6 victories – (2 WC, 4 SWC)
  • 26 podiums – (12 WC, 14 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
12015–168 January 2016 Toblach, Italy5 km Individual FStage World Cup1st
223 January 2016 Nové Město, Czech Republic10 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
320 February 2016 Lahti, Finland1.6 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
41 March 2016 Gatineau, Canada1.7 km Sprint FStage World Cup3rd
512 March 2016 Canmore, Canada10 km Pursuit CStage World Cup3rd
62016–173 December 2016 Lillehammer, Norway5 km Individual FStage World Cup1st
73 January 2017 Oberstdorf, Germany5 km + 5 km Skiathlon C/FStage World Cup2nd
86 January 2017 Toblach, Italy5 km Individual FStage World Cup1st
92017–181 January 2018 Lenzerheide, Switzerland10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
107 January 2018 Val di Fiemme, Italy9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
1130 December 2017
– 7 January 2018		 Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
1228 January 2018 Seefeld, Austria10 km Mass Start FWorld Cup1st
137 March 2018 Drammen, Norway1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
1411 March 2018 Oslo, Norway30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup2nd
1518 March 2018 Falun, Sweden10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
1616–18 March 2018 World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
172018-1929 December 2018 Toblach, Italy1.3 km Sprint FStage World Cup3rd
181 January 2019 Val Müstair, Switzerland1.4 km Sprint FStage World Cup3rd
193 January 2019 Oberstdorf, Germany10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
2016 February 2019 Cogne, Italy1.6 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
2117 March 2019 Falun, Sweden10 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
222019-201 December 2019 Rukatunturi, Finland10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
237 December 2019 Lillehammer, Norway7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup2nd
2415 December 2019 Davos, Switzerland10 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
254 January 2020 Val di Fiemme, Italy1.3 km Sprint CStage World Cup3rd
2626 January 2020 Oberstdorf, Germany1.5 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums
  • 1 victory – (1 TS)
  • 7 podiums – (5 RL, 2 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
12011–1215 January 2012 Milan, Italy6 × 1.4 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndRandall
22012–1325 November 2012 Gällivare, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdBrooks / Randall / Stephen
37 December 2012 Quebec City, Canada6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stRandall
42013–148 December 2013 Lillehammer, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdRandall / Bjornsen / Stephen
52015-166 December 2015 Lillehammer, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rd Brennan / Bjornsen / Stephen 
624 January 2016 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndCaldwell / Bjornsen / Stephen
72019-208 December 2019 Lillehammer, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2nd Caldwell / Bjornsen / Brennan 

US National Championships medals
2012 - Craftsbury, VT 2nd, 30 km freestyle Mass Start
2012 - Rumford, ME 2nd, Sprint classic
2012 - Rumford, ME 1st, 20 km classic Mass Start
2012 - Rumford, ME 1st, 10 km freestyle
2012 - Rumford, ME 1st, Sprint freestyle
2011 - Sun Valley, ID 3rd, 30 km classic Mass Start
2011 - Rumford, ME 1st, Sprint freestyle
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References
  1. "Jessie Diggins". usskiandsnowboard.org. United States Ski and Snowboard Association. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  2. Jessica Diggins at the International Ski Federation
  3. "Jessie Diggins". U.S. Ski & Snowboard. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  4. "Jessie Diggins". Team USA. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  5. "Jessie Diggins". U.S. Ski & Snowboard. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  6. 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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