Jessie Diggins won a 10-kilometer freestyle Sunday in Ostersund, Sweden, her second victory of the World Cup cross-country ski season.
Jessie Diggins wins for second time this World Cup season
The Olympic gold medalist from Afton recorded her 50th top-three finish on the World Cup circuit.
December 11, 2023 at 5:59AM
The Afton native and Olympic gold medalist led at every checkpoint over a technical, three-lap course. Diggins finished in 27 minutes, 5.6 seconds, 23 seconds ahead of Norway's Heidi Weng. The win was the 16th of Diggins' World Cup career and marked her 50th top-three finish on the circuit.
"We had great skis," Diggins told FIS.com. "I felt like I was flying out there. That was so fun."
Diggins leads the World Cup overall and distance standings after the first three weekends of racing.
Lindsey Vonn now has a firm target for her return to World Cup ski racing at age 40: next weekend for a pair of super-G events in St. Moritz, Switzerland.