"Oh my gosh," Jessie Diggins said to her teammate, Kikkan Randall, "did we just win the Olympics?"
Yes, Jessie, you two did.
Diggins' question is the first thing Randall remembers about their post-finish line hug that followed the historic victory. Together, they delivered a moment that will be hard for fans of the Olympics to ever forget.
Here we want to share with you two videos that help capture the big moment.
First, in case you missed it, here's the big deal: Never before had American women won a medal in cross-country skiing. Never before had any American won a gold medal in the sport. Diggins and Randall combined to not only get that first medal but a golden one in the women's team sprint.
Our Rachel Blount reported from the scene: "Diggins, 26, and Randall, 35, toppled the mighty Norwegians and Swedes at Alpensia Cross-Country Skiing Centre to end an American quest that had lasted nearly five decades. With Diggins skiing the anchor leg, they completed the six-lap race in 15 minutes, 56.47 seconds, 0.19 of a second ahead" of Norway's team.
What. A. Story.
The first video: the dramatic finish. "HERE COMES DIGGINS!" "HERE COMES DIGGINS!" It's a classic Olympics moment. Get those earbuds in. Or not -- your cubiclemates probably need a jolt anyway.