Jessica Diggins

Jessica Diggins
Born (1991-08-26) August 26, 1991
Afton, Minnesota, USA
Ski club Stratton Mountain Elites
World Cup career
Seasons 2011–
Individual wins 3
Indiv. podiums 8
Overall titles 0 – (6th in 2017)
Medal record
World Championships
2013 Val di Fiemme Team sprint
2015 Falun 10 km freestyle
2017 Lahti Sprint
2017 Lahti Team sprint

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

In the 2015/2016 World Cup, she placed 8th in the overall and sprint rankings and 9th in the distance ranking.[3]

World Cup standings

 Season   Age  Season Standings Ski Tour Standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening 		Tour de Ski World Cup
Final		 Ski Tour
Canada
2011 19 – – – – – – N/A
2012 20 34 26 35 – – 15 N/A
2013 21 36 34 44 24 21 26 N/A
2014 22 20 21 23 24 13 36 N/A
2015 23 22 17 23 44 – N/A N/A
2016 24 8 9 8 38 10 N/A 5
2017 25 6 7 10 8 5 16 N/A

Career highlights

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Medals
2017 – Finland Lahti 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 3rd, team sprint (with Bjornsen)
2017 – Finland Lahti 2nd, silver medalist(s) 2nd, sprint freestyle
2015 – Sweden Falun 2nd, silver medalist(s) 2nd, 10 km freestyle
2013 – Italy Val di Fiemme 1st, gold medalist(s) 1st, team sprint (with Randall)
FIS Nordic U23 World Ski Championships Medals
2014 - Italy Val di Fiemme 2nd, silver medalist(s) 2nd, Sprint freestyle
World Cup podiums (Individual)
2016/17 – Italy Toblach 1st, gold medalist(s) 1st, 5 km freestyle
2016/17 – Germany Oberstdorf 2nd, silver medalist(s) 2nd, 10 km skiathlon
2016/17 – Norway Lillehammer 1st, gold medalist(s) 1st, 5 km freestyle
2015/16 – Canada Canmore 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 3rd, 10 km classic pursuit
2015/16 – Canada Gatineau 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 3rd, Sprint freestyle
2015/16 – Finland Lahti 2nd, silver medalist(s) 2nd, Sprint freestyle
2015/16 – Czech Republic Nove Mesto na Morave 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 3rd, 10 km freestyle
2015/16 – Italy Toblach 1st, gold medalist(s) 1st, 5 km freestyle
World Cup podiums (Team)
2015/16 – Czech Republic Nove Mesto na Morave 2nd, silver medalist(s) 2nd, 4x5 km relay (with Caldwell / Bjornsen / Stephen)
2015/16 – Norway Lillehammer 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 3rd, 4x5 km relay (with Brennan / Bjornsen / Stephen)
2013/14 – Norway Lillehammer 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 3rd, 4x5 km relay (with Randall / Bjornsen / Stephen)
2012/13 – Canada Quebec 1st, gold medalist(s) 1st, team sprint (with Randall)
2012/13 – Sweden Gällivare 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 3rd, 4x5 km relay (with Brooks / Randall / Stephen)
2011/12 – Italy Milano 2nd, silver medalist(s) 2nd, team sprint (with Randall)
US National Championships Medals
2012 - United States Craftsbury, VT 2nd, silver medalist(s) 2nd, 30 km freestyle Mass Start
2012 - United States Rumford, ME 2nd, silver medalist(s) 2nd, Sprint classic
2012 - United States Rumford, ME 1st, gold medalist(s) 1st, 20 km classic Mass Start
2012 - United States Rumford, ME 1st, gold medalist(s) 1st, 10 km freestyle
2012 - United States Rumford, ME 1st, gold medalist(s) 1st, Sprint freestyle
2011 - United States Sun Valley, ID 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 3rd, 30 km classic Mass Start
2011 - United States Rumford, ME 1st, gold medalist(s) 1st, Sprint freestyle

References

  1. 1 2 3 Jessica Diggins at the International Ski Federation
  2. ↑ "Ladies' Skiathlon 7.5 km Classic + 7.5 km Free Results". SOOC. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  3. ↑ "FIS Ski World Cup Leader Board". International Ski Federation. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
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