Jessie Diggins cruises to historic Cross-Country 10km freestyle gold at World Championship

28.02.2023 - 19:39 eurosport.com

Jessie Diggins cruised to gold in the women's 10km freestyle to earn USA's first-ever individual cross-country skiing World Championship gold.

Diggins finished in a time of 23:40.8, 14 seconds ahead of Sweden's Frida Karlsson, to take USA's first gold of the 2023 Nordic World Ski Championships in Planica.

Ad Karlsson earned her second consecutive silver medal in the event ahead of compatriot Ebba Andersson, who also took bronze for the second time in succession.

World Championships'That was so special' — Diggins wins USA's first ever Cross-Country 10km freestyle gold2 HOURS AGO Andersson took skiathlon gold at the weekend, with Karlsson winning silver, but neither were a match for Diggins on Tuesday, who earned her second medal of the Championships to add to her bronze in the team sprint alongside Julia Kern.

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