Jesse Diggins won the World Cup cross-country ski race, capping off one of the best overall weekends in recent U.S. winter sports history.
Diggins dominated the 10km freestyle field in Ostersund, Sweden, winning by a 23-second margin for the second week in a row and extending his lead in the overall World Cup standings.
“Today was about the boys,” Diggins said, noting that compatriots JC Schoonmaker and Ben Ogden finished third and fourth, their best World Cup finishes, in Saturday’s sprint. Ta. “I was incredibly motivated, very motivated and overwhelmed with joy and passion for the sport.”
This marked Diggins’ 16th FIS World Cup cross-country skiing victory and 50th individual event podium, extending his American record.
And it was a memorable three days in Winter Olympic sports for Americans.
Starting Friday, Americans will compete in alpine skiing (Mikaela Shiffrin), freestyle skiing (Jaelyn Kauf, Alex Ferreira), speed skating (Erin Jackson, Jordan Stoltz) and short track (Kristen Santos-Griwald twice). , also won the World Cup competition in bobsled (Keisha). Love) and Luge (Zach DiGregorio and Sean Hollander in doubles).
In figure skating, Ilya Marinin and ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates won the title at the Grand Prix Final, the sport’s second largest annual event.
The U.S. also won its eighth consecutive Para Hockey Cup title last week, going 5-0 against Canada, China and the Czech Republic.
The Cross-Country Skiing World Cup will be held next weekend in Trondheim, Norway.