Jessie is a legend of cross country skiing and a 4-Time Olympic Medalist, most recently having earned her latest medal at the 2026 Olympics in Italy. She is, by far, the best cross-country skier Team USA has ever had. She has won everything there is to win, most events more than once, including the Overall World Cup Championship four times (the last three years consecutively). Over the course of her career she competed in a record setting 358 World Cup competitions and reached the podium and astounding 90 times.

What is she best known for? She is widely considered one of the toughest athletes in the world. She is known as ‘The Queen of Pain’ for her uncanny ability to push herself to complete exhaustion and go deep into what she calls, ‘The Pain Cave.’ This is the race for which she is most famous (guaranteed to pump you up – it’s worth watching!): Best Call of 2018 Olympics, Jessie Diggins wins gold with incredible comeback on the klabo bakken!