Champ Skier Jessie Diggins Gets Candid On Off-Season Struggles: "Getting Everything ... Comes With Unexpected Pressures"

By Erin Hassanzadeh, CBS Minnesota

November 21, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota Olympic gold medalist is getting ready to compete in the World Cup Race in Finland this week.

Jessie Diggins ended last season as a world champion in the 10K, the first American to win an individual gold at that event. But now, an unexpected off-season relapse is her latest hurdle.

Online, Diggins radiates positivity. Her accounts are jam-packed with silly dancing videos, her signature glitter gametime getup, and her thousand-watt smile.

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