Jessie Diggins finished 16th in the second stage of the Tour de Ski on Wednesday, putting the Afton cross-country skier in second place in the overall standings. Diggins had a time of 28 minutes, 11.9 seconds for a 10-kilometer classic race in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, 1:07.9 behind winner Kerttu Niskanen of Finland.
Jessie Diggins places 16th in second stage of Tour de Ski
The Afton cross-country skier is in second place in the overall standings.
December 30, 2021 at 3:11AM
Diggins, who won the Stage 1 freestyle sprint Tuesday, sits 29 seconds behind Niskanen in the overall time standings. The six-stage Tour continues Friday with a 10K freestyle mass start in Oberstdorf, Germany.
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