Jessie Diggins
Jessica Diggins (born August 26, 1991) is an American cross-country skier. She is the most accomplished cross-country skier from the United States in the sport's history having won two World Cup overall titles, three Olympic medals, six World Championship medals, and numerous other event championships. Diggins has used her status as a famous athlete to advance advocacy related to climate change and eating disorders.
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 26, 1991 Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Stratton Mountain School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 14 – (2011–present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Starts | 310 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 2 – (2021 & 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 2 – (DI in 2021 & 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 17 March 2024. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diggins and teammate Kikkan Randall won the United States' first-ever cross-country skiing gold medals with a team sprint victory at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang At the 2022 Winter Olympics, Diggins won the silver medal in the 30 kilometer freestyle and the bronze medal in the individual sprint, making her the most decorated American cross-country skier of all time.
Diggins has also won six medals, including two golds, at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, from 2013 to 2023. She was the first American to win an individual event gold medal by winning the 10 km freestyle in 2023. Diggins has competed in the FIS Cross-Country World Cup since 2011. In 2021, Diggins won the women's overall title for the 2020–21 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, becoming the first American woman to win a season title and the first American to win one since Bill Koch in 1982. She again won the overall title for the 2023–24 FIS Cross-Country World Cup.