USA's Jessie Diggins becomes first non-European woman to medal in 30km

20 February 2022 by Sarah Jones

Jessie Diggins crossed the finish line in full tilt with nothing left to give to become the first non-European athlete to win a medal in the women’s 30km mass start event. Norway’s Therese Johaug won the gold in 1:24:54.0 and Finland’s Kertu Niskanen the bronze in 1:27:27.3. Johaug, 33, kept herself safely out of reach … Read more

USA's Alex Hall, Nick Goepper take gold, silver in ski slopestyle

15 February 2022 by Sarah Jones

US freeskier Alex Hall threw down a progressive run to capture slopestyle gold Wednesday at the 2022 Winter Olympics, while teammate Nick Goepper repeated his silver from PyeongChang for a third career Games medal. Alaska-born Hall, 23, capped off his first run with a right double cork 1080 into a 900 — the equivalent of … Read more