Jessica Diggins | |
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Born |
Afton, Minnesota, USA |
August 26, 1991
Ski club | Stratton Mountain Elites |
World Cup career | |
Seasons | 2011– |
Individual wins | 3 |
Indiv. podiums | 8 |
Overall titles | 0 – (6th in 2017) |
Jessica "Jessie" Diggins (born August 26, 1991) is an American cross country skier.
Diggins won a gold medal with Kikkan Randall in the team sprint in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 in Val di Fiemme. 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.
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.
In the 2015/2016 World Cup, she placed 8th in the overall and sprint rankings and 9th in the distance ranking.