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Jessie Diggins takes 12th after crash in final World Cup cross-country ski race of storied career
Jessie Diggins crashed while in medal contention during her final World Cup race but finished 12th after securing her fourth overall World Cup title earlier in the weekend.
- On Sunday in Lake Placid, Jessie Diggins, the 34-year-old cross-country ski racer, crashed late while in the medal mix and finished 12th in her final race, then recovered to complete the course.
- Refusing a ceremonial farewell, Diggins was charging hard for victory after clinching her fourth overall World Cup title earlier this weekend in the final World Cup race.
- Amid the competitive finish, teammates and rivals embraced Diggins, who wore her trademark glitter and got a bubbly spray soon after Jonna Sundling won in 48 minutes, 17.1 seconds.
- Diggins departs as the most decorated U.S. cross-country skier, a four-time Olympic medalist with 20 World Cup wins and two world championships.
- Diggins said 'I'm really going to miss this' and plans to campaign for climate change awareness and support for people coping with eating disorders despite painful rib bruising from an earlier crash.
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Jessie Diggins, 34, has made a name for herself as an expert in downhill skiing. In the last competition of her career, she fell down a hill.
·Stockholm, Sweden
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Jessie Diggins takes 12th after crash in final World Cup cross-country ski race of storied career
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·Winnipeg, Canada
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The final sprints of the Cross-Country Ski World Cup season in Lake Placid went to Linna Svahn and Federico Pellegrino.
Coletta Rydzek finished sixth in the last sprint of the season. As at the Olympic Winter Games, the Swedes Linn Svahn, Jonna Sundling and Maja Dahlqvist were on the podium.
Cross-country skiing results at the Lake Placid final and the World Cup standings
It became a familiar sight on the podium when the last World Cup sprint of the season ended in a Swedish triple victory in Lake Placid.
·Finland
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