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Vonn, Shiffrin, Gu Named in TIME’s ‘100 Most Influential People in Sports’ List

For the first time, TIME Magazine released its first ‘100 Most Influential People in Sports‘ list, recognizing the coaches, athletes, investors, and advocates that have shaped the landscape of sports. The inaugural list featured dozens of sports legends, such as Lionel Messi, LeBron James, Shohei Ohtani, and Alex Honnold. Among them were some of the biggest names in snow sports, displaying […]
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U.S. Cross-Country Skier Jessie Diggins Ends Career with 4th Overall Season Title in Emotional World Cup Finale at Lake Placid, NY

Team USA’s cross-country skier Jessie Diggins brought her remarkable career to a close on Sunday, March 22, on home-soil at Lake Placid, New York, finishing 12th in the 20km mass start free at the World Cup Finals—an emotional farewell that was about far more than the result sheet. Related: Jessie Diggins—America’s Greatest Cross-Country Skier—Announces Intention to Retire Before the race […]
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The Struggle Behind the Smile: Olympic Cross-Country Jessie Diggins Shares Battle with Eating Disorder in New Documentary THRESHOLD

The documentary THRESHOLD about American cross-country skier Jessie Diggins showcases the struggles, challenges, and reality of her battle with an eating disorder. Diggins is a four-time Olympic medalist and the most decorated American cross-country skier in history. The documentary shows an intimate behind-the-scenes look at how a person like Diggins, who is at the top of the Nordic skiing world, […]
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Jessie Diggins Extends Tour de Ski Lead With 2 Victories, While Gus Schumacher Wins 2nd Career World Cup

It has been a standout New Year’s race period for Team USA on the FIS Cross-Country Skiing World Cup circuit. Jessie Diggins extended her commanding lead in this season’s Tour de Ski with back-to-back victories in Toblach, Italy, while Gus Schumacher capped off New Year’s Eve with a breakthrough win in the men’s race, giving the United States a rare […]
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USA’s Jessie Diggins Claims First Career Skiathlon & 30th World Cup Victory At Trondheim, Norway

Team USA’s Jessie Diggins today claimed her first-ever Skiathlon World Cup victory at the World Cup in Trondheim, Norway. America’s most successful cross-country skier of all time showed incredible tenacity and strategy at the first-ever 20km women’s skiathlon ahead of the Olympics. Related: Jessie Diggins, America’s Greatest Cross-Country Skier, Announces Intention to Retire Diggins, who announced her intention to retire […]
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Jessie Diggins, America’s Greatest Cross-Country Skier, Announces Intention to Retire

America’s most decorated cross-country skier, Jessie Diggins, has announced that she will retire at the end of the 2025–26 season, closing the chapter on one of the most influential careers in U.S. skiing history. The 34-year-old Minnesota native shared her decision less than 80 days before the Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games, where she is expected to make her fourth—and final—Olympic […]
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Jessie Diggins Secures Third World Cup Overall Title, Cements Legacy in Cross-Country Skiing

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Jessie Diggins has once again etched her name into the history books, claiming her third FIS Cross Country World Cup overall title and her second consecutive sweep of both the overall and distance Crystal Globes. The 32-year-old American skier capped off a dominant 2024-25 season, reinforcing her status as one of the sport’s all-time greats. Meanwhile the men’s overall title […]
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Strong Performance by Team USA at FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Falun, Sweden, as Jessie Diggins Claims Victory & Gus Schumacher 2nd Place in 20km Race

Jessie Diggins is heading to the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim, Norway, with serious momentum after securing a hard-fought victory in the 20km Mass Start Free in Falun, Sweden. The 33-year-old World Cup leader edged Norway’s Heidi Weng by just 0.7 seconds, while Sweden’s Ebba Andersson claimed third in a tight contest on the demanding course. Related: U.S. […]
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U.S. Cross-Country Skier Jessie Diggins Kicks Off 2024-25 World Cup Season With Victory in 20KM Race in Ruka, Finland

Jessie Diggins delivered an exciting victory in the women’s 20 kilometer (12.4 miles) mass start freestyle cross-country race at the opening weekend of the FIS Cross-Country World Cup. The three-time Olympic medalist edged Sweden’s Jonna Sundling by three-tenths of a second in an electrifying final sprint. Norway’s Heidi Weng completed the podium in third on Sunday, December 1 at Ruka, […]
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U.S. Ski & Snowboard Announces 24/25 Season U.S. Cross-Country Team

U.S. Ski & Snowboard formally announced the 27 athletes who have accepted their nominations and have officially been named to the 2024-25 Stifel U.S. Cross Country Ski Team. Coming off the most successful season in program history, the 2024-25 roster is filled with veteran talent and promising newcomers. The A Team welcomes back Olympic champion and 2023-24 overall Crystal Globe […]
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Jessie Diggins Secures 23/24 Season Overall Crystal Globe & Long Distance Small Crystal Globe After Victory in 20km Race in the Cross Country World Cup Finals at Falun, Sweden

U.S. cross country skier Jessie Diggins secured the 23/24 Season Cross-Country Overall Crystal Globe as well as the Long Distance Crystal Globe after winning the Women’s 20km Mass Start in Falun, Sweden, on Sunday, March 17. It is the second time Diggins has won the Big Crystal Globe, after becoming the first non-European woman to claim the Overall Title in […]
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Royal Treatment: Jessie Diggins Becomes First American to be Awarded the Norwegian Holmenkollen Medal

American cross country skier Jessie Diggins became the first American to receive the prestigious Holmenkollen Medal on Saturday, March 9. The Holmenkollen Medal is Norway’s highest skiing honor and is awarded to the best cross country skier of the season across all disciplines. In the men’s division, Norwegian skier Simen Hegstad Kruger was awarded the Holmenkollen Medal for 2024. Diggins […]
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Jessie Diggins Wins 19th Cross Country World Cup at Goms, Switzerland

U.S. cross country skier Jessie Diggins has secured her 19th World Cup in the 20km skating discipline at the World Cup in Goms, Switzerland. Diggins beat Sweden’s Frida Karlsson by 0.6 seconds in a breathtaking sprint on the last few meters of the 20km race. Third place went to Switzerland’s Nadine Fähndrich, while Diggins’ teammates Sophia Laukli and Rosie Brennan finished […]
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Jessie Diggins Overcomes Crash to Win 20km Pursuit at Cross Country World Cup in Toblach, Italy, & Extends her Lead in the Tour de Ski

Jessie Diggins had crashed in the warm-up but during the 20km race at Toblach, Italy, on Monday, January 1, 2023, the American cross country skier was in a league of her own, leading the pursuit race without ever a threat to her leading position, finishing the race in first place. The American collapsed across the finish line, seemingly too exhausted […]
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Jessie Diggins Wins 10km & JC Schoonmaker 3rd Place in Sprint at Cross-Country World Cup in Östersund, Sweden

It’s been another fantastic weekend for the U.S. Cross-Country team, with two podiums, more than a dozen top-30 results, and a couple of personal bests at the FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Östersund, Sweden. Most notably, Jessie Diggins won the 10km race and James Clinton ‘JC’ Schoonmaker came third in the Sprint event — a personal best for the 23-year-old […]
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Successful FIS World Cup Cross-Country Weekend for Team USA in Gällivare, Sweden, with a 1st and 3rd Place for the American Women

The U.S. cross-country team led by Jessie Diggins had a successful weekend at the FIS World Cup competitions at Gällivare, Sweden. The weekend of cross-country events in Gällivare consisted of a men’s and a women’s 10km (6.25 miles) interval start race and a men’s and a women’s 4 x 7.5km (4.7 miles) relay race. Jessie Diggins won the individual race […]
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