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Jessie Diggins opens Tour de Ski with first sprint win in three years

Jessie Diggins celebrates victory in the sprint of the FIS World Cup Cross-Country Tour de Ski Toblach in Toblach Hochpustertal, Italy.
Jessie Diggins celebrates victory in the sprint of the FIS World Cup Cross-Country Tour de Ski Toblach in Toblach Hochpustertal, Italy. Photograph: Federico Modica/NordicFocus/Getty Images

Jessie Diggins launched her bid for a third Tour de Ski title with a dramatic victory on Saturday in the opening 1.4km freestyle sprint in Toblach, Italy.

“This was a huge surprise,” Diggins said after her first World Cup sprint win in three years, a triumph that left the three-time Olympic medalist elated and surprised. “I kind of thought I was getting old and not ready to have another sprint victory, so this was amazing.”

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