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Jessie

Skiing in a box, and other things we did this summer

Right now, I’m in Park City, Utah with the US Ski Team for our second (and final) team training camp of the season. It makes me so, so happy to be living in team housing, getting to hang out together outside of training sessions and feel the happy team vibe!...

It’s not a grind when it’s fun

Hello from Stratton, Vermont! Training is in full swing, and it feels crazy to think we’re cruising right through August. We’ve been working hard, and since I last posted in May (whoopsies) we’ve been balancing that hard training with good quality team hangout time, a mini-camp, birthday cakes, fun runs...

Bend camp – back to it!

Bend…I missed this place; this snow, these trails, the local skiers and the riverside trail running. Yes, yes, we will get to the crash photos and discuss my downhill ineptitude in great detail later on. But first, a cheesy love note to my team and why I’m still here, getting...

Big crystal balls – the 2020-21 Season recap

That’s a wrap! The 2020-21 season ended on just about the highest note imaginable (with the exception of covid still being a big part of our lives, of course). This was the hardest and most challenging season I think I’ve ever faced, without the ability to see Wade or my...

World Champs 2021

At the start of this season, I don’t think anyone would have predicted that we’d be able to race at World Champs in March with covid, let alone that it would be 60 degrees and sunny slush racing. It’s truly impressive to me that everyone has put so much time,...

Falun frolicking and Ulricehamn hammering

One of the fun facts about our team is that our Physical therapists, Massage therapists and team Doctors are entirely volunteer-based. These generous, hardworking individuals press pause on their jobs and lives back home to come on the road with us and hold our tired and sore bodies together race...

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Jessie Diggins on the 2023/2024 Season: Taking Care of Her Mental Health, and Taking Things Day by Day

A preseason press conference in professional sport — and I make this observation with nothing but immense gratitude for any athlete who gives up their time to take questions...

How to Watch World Cup Cross-Country Ski Races and Biathlon from the U.S. (2023/2024 Season)

The content on this website tends more toward “wonkish items that I find personally interesting and helpful,” less so toward “a slavish adherence to search engine optimization.” Think not...

From Sweden With Love: JC Schoonmaker + Emma Ribom; Kevin Bolger + Maja Dahlqvist, but Visa Issues Loom

Update from late November 2023, since this article remains highly popular: It took Kevin Bolger far longer than anticipated, but he ultimately saw his visa processed and was able...