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

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.

Sundling and Ribom win cross-country skiing team sprint for Sweden Andersson powers to skiathlon gold The 31-year-old narrowly missed out on the podium in 2021, finishing five seconds behind Andersson, but bounced back to take top spot this time around in the absence of reigning champion Therese Johaug. It is Diggins' first World Championship gold in a decade, having won the team sprint with Kikkan Randall in 2013, and extends her record as the most successful American cross-country skier with a sixth medal.