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Jessie Diggins becomes first US cross-country skier to win individual world title

Three-time Olympic medalist Jessie Diggins skied to the first individual gold medal in US cross-country skiing history on Tuesday in Planica, Slovenia

The Guardian - US

Minnesota to host 1st World Cup XC ski event in US since '01

U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced that Minnesota will host a World Cup cross country ski event next February, giving the Americans a rare home-course advantage

The Independent UK

Celebrating Women’s History Month Through Iconic Sports Illustrated Photos

In honor of Women’s History Month, here are some of Sports Illustrated’s best photos of iconic women athletes throughout the years.

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Diggins makes U.S. Olympic history winning silver in 30-kilometer freestyle

BEIJING — Jessie Diggins didn't cry when she lay in bed with food poisoning. She admitted she had a moment of self-pity, but with her final race at the Beijing Olympics only hours away, that wasn't going to do any good.

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Jessie Diggins Reveals Food Poisoning Bout Before Winning Historic Silver in 30-Km Race

Jessie Diggins made history as the first American woman to win a long-distance cross-country skiing race at the Olympics.

Sports Illustrated

Winter Olympics day 16: GB win women’s curling gold before closing ceremony – as it happened

Team GB’s women won curling gold before a Beijing closing ceremony to a Games embroiled in controversy

The Guardian - US

Despite medal expectations, Jessie Diggins happy with fifth place in sprint relay

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Jessie Diggins knew she couldn't escape the expectations. Never mind that the team sprint at the Beijing Olympics would be raced in a different technique, at a different altitude, on different snow, with a different partner.

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Jessie Diggins heads to her gold medal event with fresh changes, challenges

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Jessie Diggins has been making the case that the U.S. really isn't defending the Olympic gold medal in cross-country skiing she won four years ago. The team sprint at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games was a freestyle, while Wednesday's team sprint at the Beijing Games is in the…

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USA women’s 4x5K relay team — anchored by Jessie Diggins — finishes sixth

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — When Jessie Diggins began the anchor leg of the women's 4 x 5K relay on Saturday, Team USA trailed the leaders by 57.6 seconds.

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Jessie Diggins’ parents can only cheer, agonize from opposite side of the world

MINNEAPOLIS — The thrill of the races, the boredom of the mountain bus rides, even the confusion of navigating airports — sure, Deb Diggins wishes she was experiencing the Beijing Olympics like she did the Games in Sochi and PyeongChang.

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In her weakest event, Jessie Diggins finds joy finishing 8th in 10-kilometer race

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Jessie Diggins didn't expect to win a medal Thursday. By her own admission, the 10-kilometer classic is her weakest event.

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Jessie Diggins makes more U.S. Olympic history by skiing to freestyle sprint bronze

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — When she pushed her ski over the finish line, Jessie Diggins wasn't sure she had won a medal. She glanced up at the video screen and saw her name in third place, but she still wasn't ready to believe it.

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Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 day four – as it happened

Day four of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games

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Jessie Diggins finishes sixth in skiathlon, first race of loaded Beijing Games

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Jessie Diggins didn't win a medal Saturday in her first race of the Beijing Olympics. That was hard to tell from her upbeat mood after a sixth-place finish in the women's 15-kilometer skiathlon.

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Jessie Diggins goes for first medal: What you should about skiathlon

BEIJING — Jessie Diggins competes in her first race at the Beijing Olympics on Saturday, the 15 km skiathlon.

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American cross-country skier Jessie Diggins bears the weight of gold happily

The gold medals awarded at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics were the heaviest ever, weighing in at 20.6 ounces. Jessie Diggins didn't notice it at first, when she stood on a podium in the South Korean mountains with her newly won prize around her neck.

The Independent UK

Finding the 'happy bubble': Mental health key for Olympians

The U.S. biathlon team has a full-time embedded sports psychologist who travels with the team

Sports Illustrated

Jessie Diggins Is on a Quest For More Than Medals

Following a history-making 2021 season, the Minnesotan returns to the Olympic stage after winning Team USA's first medal in cross-country skiing in PyeongChang in 2018.

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