Jessie Diggins wins silver for the U.S., her third Olympic medal.

Jessie Diggins finished the race behind Therese Johaug of Norway.Credit…Maddie Meyer/Getty Images 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 […]

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