Jessica Diggins

Jessica Diggins
Jessica Diggins
	Diggins in 2018
Born	August 26, 1991; Afton, Minnesota, United States
Height	5 ft 4 in (163 cm)[1]
Ski club	Stratton Mountain Elites
World Cup career
Seasons	2011–
Individual wins	5
Indiv. podiums	16
Overall titles	0 – (2nd in 2018)
Discipline titles	0 – (3rd in DI in 2018)
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing United States
International nordic ski competitions
Olympic Games
World Championships
U23 World Championships
	Updated on February 21, 2018.

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.

Early life and education

Jessie Diggins was born in St. Paul, Minnesota and grew up in Afton, Minnesota.^[3] She has one sister.^[4] Diggins began skiing at age 4.^[5] She showed prowess for skiing at age 11 when she started competing against older children.^[5] Diggins graduated from Stillwater High School.^[3]

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.^[6]

In the 2015/2016 World Cup, she placed 8th in the overall and sprint rankings and 9th in the distance ranking.^[7]

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.^[8] 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.^[9]

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.^[10]

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.^[11]

At the end of the games she was chosen as the flag bearer for the United States at the closing ceremony.^[12]

World Cup results

World Cup standings

Season	Age	Season Standings			Ski Tour Standings
Season	Age	Overall	Distance	Sprint	Nordic Opening	Tour de Ski	World Cup Final	Ski Tour Canada
2011	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	N/A
2012	20	34	26	35	—	—	15	N/A
2013	21	36	34	44	24	21	26	N/A
2014	22	20	21	23	24	13	36	N/A
2015	23	22	17	23	44	—	N/A	N/A
2016	24	8	9	8	38	10	N/A	5
2017	25	6	7	10	8	5	16	N/A
2018	26	2	3	6	12	3	2	N/A

Individual podiums

5 victories – (1 WC, 4 SWC)
16 podiums – (7 WC, 9 SWC)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	2015–16	8 January 2016	Toblach, Italy	5 km F Individual	Stage World Cup	1st
2		23 January 2016	Nové Město, Czech Republic	10 km F Individual	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 C Pursuit	Stage World Cup	3rd
6	2016–17	3 December 2016	Lillehammer, Norway	5 km F Individual	Stage World Cup	1st
7		3 January 2017	Oberstdorf, Germany	5 km + 5 km C/F Skiathlon	Stage World Cup	2nd
8		6 January 2017	Toblach, Italy	5 km F Individual	Stage World Cup	1st
9	2017–18	1 January 2018	Lenzerheide, Switzerland	10 km F Pursuit	Stage World Cup	3rd
10		7 January 2018	Val di Fiemme, Italy	9 km F Pursuit	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 F Mass Start	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 F Mass Start	World Cup	2nd
15		18 March 2018	Falun, Sweden	10 km F Pursuit	Stage World Cup	1st
16		16–18 March 2018	World Cup Final	Overall Standings	World Cup	2nd

Team podiums

1 victories – (1 TS)
6 podiums – (4 RL, 2 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 M	World Cup	3rd	Brooks / Randall / Stephen
3	2012–13	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 M	World Cup	3rd	Randall / Bjornsen / Stephen
5	2015-16	6 December 2015	Lillehammer, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay M	World Cup	3rd	Brennan / Bjornsen / Stephen
6	2015-16	24 January 2016	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4 × 5 km Relay M	World Cup	2nd	Caldwell / Bjornsen / Stephen

Olympic results

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	1

World Championship results

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	1
2015	23	2	—	DNF	—	4	8
2017	25	—	DNF	5	2	4	3

Other results

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

References

↑ "Jessie Diggins". usskiandsnowboard.org. United States Ski and Snowboard Association. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
1 2 3 Jessica Diggins at the International Ski Federation
1 2 "Jessie Diggins". Team USA. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
↑ "Jessie Diggins". U.S. Ski & Snowboard. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
1 2 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.
↑ "Ladies' Skiathlon 7.5 km Classic + 7.5 km Free Results". SOOC. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
↑ "FIS Ski World Cup Leader Board". International Ski Federation. 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. 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.
↑ Dougherty, Tom (February 21, 2018). "U.S. ends 42-year Olympic cross-country medal drought with historic gold". NBC Universal. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
↑ "Diggins elected closing ceremony flag bearer". dailymail.co.uk. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.

External links

Jessica Diggins at the International Ski Federation
NBC Sports, 2018 Winter Olympics: Diggins and Randall win women's cross-country team sprint

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[usskiandsnowboard-1] "Jessie Diggins". usskiandsnowboard.org. United States Ski and Snowboard Association. Retrieved 25 February 2018.

[fis-2] 1 2 3 Jessica Diggins at the International Ski Federation

[:0-3] 1 2 "Jessie Diggins". Team USA. Retrieved February 26, 2018.

[4] "Jessie Diggins". U.S. Ski & Snowboard. Retrieved February 26, 2018.

[:1-5] 1 2 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.

[6] "Ladies' Skiathlon 7.5 km Classic + 7.5 km Free Results". SOOC. Retrieved February 8, 2014.

[7] "FIS Ski World Cup Leader Board". International Ski Federation. Retrieved March 15, 2016.

[8] Axon, Rachel (24 February 2017). "U.S. women make history at cross country skiing world championships". USAToday.com. Retrieved 4 March 2018.

[9] 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.

[10] "Jessie Diggins takes third in Tour de Ski, makes history for U.S. team". USAToday.com. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

[11] Dougherty, Tom (February 21, 2018). "U.S. ends 42-year Olympic cross-country medal drought with historic gold". NBC Universal. Retrieved February 27, 2018.

[12] "Diggins elected closing ceremony flag bearer". dailymail.co.uk. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.