Jessica Diggins

Born

August 26, 1991
Afton, Minnesota

Ski club

Stratton Mountain Elites

World Cup career

Seasons

2011–

Individual wins

Indiv. podiums

Medal record

Women's cross country skiing
Competitor for United States
World Championships
	2013 Val di Fiemme	Team sprint
	2015 Falun	10 km freestyle

Jessica "Jessie" Diggins (born August 26, 1991) is an American cross country skier from Afton, Minnesota.^[1]

Athletic career

Diggins won a gold medal with Kikkan Randall in the team sprint in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 in Val di Fiemme.^[1] 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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Season standings

Season	Overall	Distance	Sprint	Tour de Ski
2011	-	-	-	-
2012	34	26	35	-
2013	36	34	44	21
2014	20	21	23	13
2015	22	17	23	-
2016				10

Career highlights

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Medals: 2015 – Falun 02 ! 2nd, 10 km freestyle; 2013 – Val di Fiemme 01 ! 1st, team sprint (with Randall)

FIS Nordic U23 World Ski Championships Medals: 2014 - Val di Fiemme 02 ! 2nd, Sprint freestyle

World Cup podiums (Individual): 2016 – Nove Mesto na Morave 03 ! 3rd, 10 km freestyle; 2016 – Toblach 01 ! 1st, 5 km freestyle

World Cup podiums (Team): 2016 – Nove Mesto na Morave 02 ! 2nd, 4x5 km relay (with Caldwell / Bjornsen / Stephen); 2015 – Lillehammer 03 ! 3rd, 4x5 km relay (with Brennan / Bjornsen / Stephen); 2013 – Lillehammer 03 ! 3rd, 4x5 km relay (with Randall / Bjornsen / Stephen); 2012 – Quebec 01 ! 1st, team sprint (with Randall); 2012 – Gällivare 03 ! 3rd, 4x5 km relay (with Brooks / Randall / Stephen); 2012 – Milano 02 ! 2nd, team sprint (with Randall)

US National Championships Medals: 2012 - Craftsbury, VT 02 ! 2nd, 30 km freestyle Mass Start; 2012 - Rumford, ME 02 ! 2nd, Sprint classic; 2012 - Rumford, ME 01 ! 1st, 20 km classic Mass Start; 2012 - Rumford, ME 01 ! 1st, 10 km freestyle; 2012 - Rumford, ME 01 ! 1st, Sprint freestyle; 2011 - Sun Valley, ID 03 ! 3rd, 30 km classic Mass Start; 2011 - Rumford, ME 01 ! 1st, Sprint freestyle

References

1 2 3 Jessica Diggins at the International Ski Federation
↑ "Ladies' Skiathlon 7.5 km Classic + 7.5 km Free Results". SOOC. Retrieved February 8, 2014.

World champions in women's cross-country skiing team sprint

2005: Norway (Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen, Marit Bjørgen) 2007: Finland (Riitta-Liisa Roponen, Virpi Kuitunen) 2009: Finland (Virpi Kuitunen, Aino-Kaisa Saarinen) 2011: Sweden (Ida Ingemarsdotter, Charlotte Kalla) 2013: United States (Jessica Diggins, Kikkan Randall) 2015: Norway (Ingvild Flugstad Østberg, Maiken Caspersen Falla)

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