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U.S. women make history at cross country skiing world championships

Eight years ago, Kikkan Randall made history when she was the first American woman to win a cross country skiing world championship medal.

On Thursday, she and teammate Jessie Diggins held the U.S. flag as they skied down the finishing lane together after making more history at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti, Finland.

With Diggins claiming second and Randall third in the freestyle sprint, the Americans put two women on the podium for the second championships in a row. It was a record third worlds medal for each.

Randall, 34, called that first worlds medal "a groundbreaking, unimaginable thing," noting the success Diggins has had at just 25.