Jessie Diggins celebrates successful the Women’s 20 km Mass Start FIS World Cup snowboarding competitors in Falun, Sweden, on Sunday.

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Jessie Diggins celebrates successful the Women’s 20 km Mass Start FIS World Cup snowboarding competitors in Falun, Sweden, on Sunday.

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The most dominant cross-country ski racer in U.S. historical past, male or feminine, has completed it once more.

Competing on Sunday in Falun, Sweden, Jessie Diggins, age 32, gained her second World Cup title in a sport lengthy dominated by Europeans.

“My only goal was to have the most fun,” stated Diggins after her win, in a statement released by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team. “I wanted to ski a brave race and put my whole heart out there and that’s what I did.”

Diggins, whose hometown is Afton, Minn., and who typically trains in Vermont, first gained an Olympic gold medal in South Korea in 2018.

She’s been a powerhouse ever since. She made historical past as the primary American lady to win an general World Cup title, often called the Crystal Globe, in 2021.

Then she captured silver and bronze medals on the Beijing Olympics in 2022.

Now she’s gained a second World Cup title, competing in a sequence of races that started in November 2023. She capped a dominant season with Sunday’s win within the 20 km freestyle race.

Cross-country snowboarding combines explosive energy, approach and endurance.

In current years, Diggins — like different athletes — has spoken publicly in regards to the emotional challenges of competitors, together with her personal battle with an consuming dysfunction.

Diggins said before this year’s season that she had suffered a relapse of the situation, after 12 years in restoration.

“It’s been a lot of ups and downs and it hasn’t been easy,” Diggins stated in her assertion on Sunday. “It’s been a hard year and that’s why it’s so special that we did it together,” she stated of her workforce.

Diggins is essentially the most profitable U.S. athlete to try to compete in a sport the place European athletes maintain massive benefits. Cross-country snowboarding is way extra well-liked and professionally profitable in Europe, particularly in Nordic nations.

Unlike most different top-tier American cross-country ski racers, Diggins has managed to maintain successful. After her newest victory she credited her coaches and teammates.

“I’m really proud of how the season ended, but I’m even more proud of my team for being there for me,” she stated.