Jessie Diggins is an American cross-country skier and she is the first American to top the women’s overall standings for the 2020- 21 FIS Cross-Country World Cup.
So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about her life and career.
- Jessica Diggins was born in August 26, 1991
- She is an American cross-country skier
- She and teammate Kikkan Randall won the United States’ first ever cross-country skiing gold medal at the Winter Olympics in the team sprint in 2018
- At the 2022 Winter Olympics, Diggins won the silver medal in the 30 kilometer freestyle
- She won the bronze medal in the individual sprint
- Thus, making her the most decorated American cross-country skier of all-time
- She has also won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
- In 2021, Diggins clinched the top spot in the women’s overall standings for the 2020–21 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
- Becoming the first American to do so
- Jessie Diggins was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
- She grew up in Afton, Minnesota
- She has one sister, Mackenzie
- Diggins began skiing at age 4
- She showed prowess for skiing at age 11 when she started competing against older children
- Diggins graduated from Stillwater Area High School in 2010
- Diggins competed for the Stillwater Area High School cross-country ski team
- In 2008, Diggins was the top-ranked girls individual cross-country skier in the Minnesota high school rankings
- She fell out of the state rankings in 2009 when she competed and won the United States Junior National Sprint title on March 9 of that year
- She was added to the United States’ World Junior Cross-Country Ski Team in 2010
- Diggins is an ambassador for the non-profit organization Fast and Female
- The organization works to inspire girls from ages 8–18 to be active and empowered in sports
- Diggins is also an ambassador for the 501(c)(3) non-profit organization Protect Our Winters, or POW
- Whose aim is to affect systemic solutions to climate change through the outdoor sports community
- Diggins travelled with POW to Capitol Hill in April 2018 to raise concerns over climate change
- In 2019, Diggins became a spokesperson for the Emily Program
- It is an organization in the United States that provides treatment for eating disorders
- In several interviews and essays, she revealed her experience of seeking treatment for bulimia in 2010 at the organization while as a teenage athlete
- With the aim of her story to improve self-acceptance and reduce stigma and secrecy around eating disorders
- In 2020, Diggins wrote an autobiography, Brave Enough
- The autobiography about her athletic accomplishments and personal struggles with bulimia as a teenager
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