Jessie Diggins
2021 Overall World Cup Champion
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Hometown
Afton, Minn. -
Team
Cross Country A -
Years on Team
11 (since 2012) -
Born
08/26/1991 -
Club(s)
Stratton Mountain School Elite Team -
School:
"I’m going to give this absolutely everything I can and play a tactical, smart race and see how it pans out. At that point, you’ve got nothing to lose."
7 Things You Didn't Know About Jessie Diggins
- 1. Jessie and Kikkan Randall teamed-up to win the first Olympic gold medal for the United States in cross country skiing at the 2018 Games.
- 2. Jessie is the first American to win the FIS Tour de Ski and the first American woman to win the overall and distance World Cup titles.
- 3. She is a huge adrenaline junkie and loves skydiving and cliff jumping. But, she would also take a dance class every day if time allowed!
- 4. Jessie joined the Minnesota Youth Ski League when she was three-years-old.
- 5. Jessie's favorite memory: "The moment right after we won the Olympic team sprint when I saw the whole team right at the finish line...seeing the emotion, the tears, the coaches on their knees, that was the most amazing celebration of what generations of skiers had accomplished as a team."
- 6. Jessie is a spokesperson for the Emily Program, "which I care so deeply about because they are the treatment program I went to when I was 18 and sick with an eating disorder."
- 7. She is an ambassador for Protect Our Winters, "because we only get one Planet to live on, and we need to take care of it!" And a huge fan and ambassador of Fast and Female, an organization that empowers young girls through sport and looks to get them involved in sport for life!
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Jessie Diggins Engadin Sprint 4th + Wins 2021 XC Overall Globe!
Jessie Diggins Third in Ulricehamn Women's Sprint 2021
Jessie Diggins Wins 10 km Cross Country | Falun, SWE 2021
Jessie Diggins Becomes First American to Win Tour de Ski - Stage 8 - Women's 10K Final Climb - Val di Fiemme
Diggins Third in 2021 Tour de Ski Stage 5 - Women's 10K C Pursuit - Toblach
Diggins, Brennan 1-2 AGAIN in 2021 Tour de Ski Stage 4 - Women's 10K Interval Start - Toblach
Jessie's News
FIS Showcases Diggins' Cross-Country Workout Challenge
July 23, 2021
Diggins Honored With Overall Athlete Of the Year Award
June 07, 2021
Cross Country Team Posts Historic Season
April 30, 2021
Diggins Leads Three Into Top 14 In Classic Mass Start
March 13, 2021
