PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — Kikkan Randall and Jessie Diggins have made history in their sport, winning an Olympic gold medal, the first medal ever at the Games for American women in cross country skiing.
The Americans beat Sweden and Norway down the stretch.
Randall and Diggins join Bill Koch as the only American skiers to win Olympic medals in the sport. Koch’s silver came 42 years ago at the Innsbruck Games.
The Americans won their semifinal heat to reach the final. In the final, they were head to head with Sweden and Norway throughout the race, she had fallen back to third but sprinted home to pull off the victory.