Jessie Diggins

Quick Facts

• Specialty: Cross-Country Skiing

• Daughter of Deb and Clay Diggins. She has a younger sister, Mackenzie

• Began skiing at age 3

• Enjoys dancing, hiking, canoeing, camping, swimming, reading, gardening and cooking

• Made history as part of the first U.S. team to win an Olympic gold medal in cross-country skiing at the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018

• Advocate for eating disorder awareness and serves as an ambassador for The Emily Program, an eating disorder recovery center

Biographical Information

Jessie Diggins is an American cross-country skier and Olympic champion. She was born in Afton, Minnesota, and began skiing at the age of three. She emerged as a top competitor in the U.S. junior ranks before making her world cup debut in 2011.

Diggins made history at the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, teaming up with Kikkan Randall to win gold in the team sprint—the first Olympic gold medal in U.S. cross-country skiing history. She continued her success at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, earning a silver in the individual sprint and a bronze in the 30-kilometer freestyle.

Beyond the Olympics, Diggins has excelled on the world cup circuit, winning the overall title in 2021 and multiple world championship medals. Off the snow, she is an advocate for eating disorder recovery and serves as a spokesperson for The Emily Program, an eating disorder treatment center. Diggins is also an ambassador for Fast and Female, a non-profit that supports young women in sports, and Protect Our Winters (POW), an organization dedicated to finding solutions to climate change through the outdoor sports community.

Olympic Experience

• 3-time Olympian; 3-time Olympic medalist (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
  • Olympic Games Beijing 2022, silver (30km Freestyle - Women), bronze (Sprint Freestyle - Women), 5th (Team Sprint Classic Style - Women), 6th (2 x 7.5km Skiathlon - Women, 4 x 5km Relay - Women), 8th (10km Classic Style - Women)
  • Olympic Games Pyeongchang 2018, gold (Team Sprint Freestyle - Women), 5th (10km Freestyle - Women, 2 x 7.5km Skiathlon - Women, 4 x 5km Relay - Women), 6th (Sprint Classic Style - Women), 7th (30km Classic Style - Women)
  • Olympic Games Sochi 2014, 8th (2 x 7.5km Skiathlon - Women, 4 x 5km Relay - Women), 13th (Sprint Freestyle - Women), 38th (30km Freestyle - Women)

World Championships Experience

• Most recent: 2023 – gold (10km Freestyle - Women), bronze (Team Sprint Freestyle - Women), 5th (4 x 5km Relay - Women), 21th (Sprint Classic Style - Women)
• Years of participation: 10km Freestyle - Women 2013, 2015, 2021, 2023; 4 x 5km Relay - Women 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023; Sprint Classic Style - Women 2021, 2023; Team Sprint Freestyle - Women 2013, 2015, 2023; 2 x 7.5km Skiathlon - Women 2011, 2017, 2021; 10km Classic Style - Women 2019; 30km Freestyle - Women 2017, 2019; Sprint Freestyle - Women 2011, 2017, 2019; Team Sprint Classic Style - Women 2017, 2019; 30km Classic Style - Women 2013, 2015
• Medals: 6 (2 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
  • Gold – 2023 (10km Freestyle - Women); 2013 (Team Sprint Freestyle - Women)
  • Silver – 2017 (Sprint Freestyle - Women); 2015 (10km Freestyle - Women)
  • Bronze – 2023 (Team Sprint Freestyle - Women); 2017 (Team Sprint Classic Style - Women)