"It's time to open the next chapter of my life and it's going to be filled with so many things, she said Thursday in a Zoom call from Finland, where she is preparing for the season opener. I've been working very, very hard for a very long time and I love what I do and I love this team but it's time to open the next chapter of my life."
"Diggins will race the full World Cup calendar and compete in her fourth Olympics at Milano-Cortina before finishing her career on home snow at the World Cup finals in Lake Placid. She announces her departure as the world's No 1-ranked skier, the owner of three overall World Cup titles and three distance globes, and a four-time Olympic medalist including the famous 2018 team sprint gold she won with Kikkan Randall that marked the first Olympic title in US cross-country skiing history."
Jessie Diggins will retire at the end of the season after a 15-year career. She will race the full World Cup calendar, compete at her fourth Olympics in Milano-Cortina, and finish on home snow at the World Cup finals in Lake Placid. She leaves as the world's No 1-ranked skier with three overall World Cup titles, three distance globes, 79 World Cup podiums, 29 victories and four Olympic medals, including the 2018 team sprint gold with Kikkan Randall, the first Olympic title in US cross-country skiing history. The 34-year-old from Afton cites travel and desire for a normal life and plans to pursue a 100-mile trail run.
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