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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Bryan Armen Graham

Jessie Diggins seals extraordinary fourth World Cup overall title before retirement on home snow

Jessie Diggins clinched another cross-country skiing World Cup overall title on Friday with a fifth-place finish in the 10km classic at the World Cup finals in Lake Placid, New York.
Jessie Diggins clinched another cross-country skiing World Cup overall title on Friday with a fifth-place finish in the 10km classic at the World Cup finals in Lake Placid, New York. Photograph: Action Press/Shutterstock

No woman from outside Europe had ever captured the cross-country skiing World Cup overall title until Jessie Diggins in 2021. Now she’s won it four times.

The Minnesota-born star clinched yet another crystal globe in the twilight of her glittering career on Friday, securing the season crown with a fifth-place finish in the 10km classic at the World Cup finals in Lake Placid, New York. Diggins made it a mathematical certainty with two races remaining in the season-ending weekend, giving her a third consecutive overall title and fourth in total.

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