American skier Jessie Diggins made history on the slopes Tuesday. She became the first U.S. cross-country skier to win an individual world title.
Diggins won the 10km freestyle event at the World Ski Championships in Planica, Slovenia. She outlasted the competition with a winning time of 23 minutes and 40 seconds. The event had competitors enter at 30-second intervals. Diggins had a late start but wound up winning by 14 seconds over silver medalist Frida Karlsson.
"I couldn’t stop crying after the race," Diggins told Norwegian broadcaster NRK, via NBC Sports. "I was like, 'I can’t even enjoy this because I can’t even see.