Just before the start of the 2022–23 World Cup season, U.S. Cross Country Ski Team star Jessie Diggins took time out of her packed training schedule to speak with American journalists. She Zoomed in from… Read More »As the World Cup Season Launches, Jessie Diggins Takes Stock
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Jessie Diggins held on for silver in the grueling women’s 30km mass start freestyle, earning her two medals total in this Olympics. But she faced some challenges along the way, as did teammate Rosie Brennan, who finished sixth in the race.
With temps dropping and wind gusting, officials decided to run the final men’s race as a 30km. Though he said he would have preferred the grind of the longer-distance event, Scott Patterson turned in a PB and best-ever American result
