Less than two weeks ago, Jessie Diggins won a bronze medal in the women’s sprint, the first individual Olympic medal won by an American woman in cross-country skiing.
On Sunday, Diggins, the biggest cross-country star from the United States, further proved her dominance by winning silver in the women’s 30-kilometer freestyle, a marathon race that is a world away from the sprint.
She finished the race in 1 hour 26 minutes 37 seconds, behind only Therese Johaug of Norway (1:24:54). Kerttu Niskanen of Finland was third.
Rosie Brennan of the United States finished sixth.