Jessie Diggins Trivia | 30 facts about the cross-country skier

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.

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