Name: Jessie Diggins
Sport: Cross Country Skiing
Height: 5’4”
Current Residence: Stratton Mountain, Vt.
College: Westminster College
Career Highlights:
- 2013, World Championships team sprint gold medalist (w/ Kikkan Randall)
- 2013, World Championships 4x5km relay fourth place (w/ Sadie Bjornsen, Randall, Liz Stephen)
- 2012, World Cup at Quebec, Canada, team sprint gold medalist (w/ Randall)
- 2012, U.S. sprint freestyle champion
- 2012, U.S. sprint classic champion
- 2012, U.S. 20k classic champion
- 2012, U.S. 10k freestyle champion
- 2011, U.S. sprint freestyle champion
Fun Facts: Enjoys reading, camping, canoeing, hiking, cliff-jumping, swimming and dancing ... Hobbies include playing violin and working on artsy-crafty projects ... Began skiing at age 3 ... Earned first World Cup team sprint gold medal for the United States (w/ Kikkan Randall) ... First U.S. cross country skier to win World Championships gold medal (w/ Randall in team sprint)
Learn more:
U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association