PYEONGCHANG, South Korea -- Jessie Diggins will be out in front once again.
Diggins, who teamed with Kikkan Randall to give the United States its first-ever gold medal in cross country, was chosen by her fellow Olympians to carry the flag in Sunday’s closing ceremony. She is the first cross-country skier to be chosen as the U.S. flag bearer for the closing ceremony.
“I actually thought there maybe had been a mistake. I was like, `What? I can’t believe this,’” Diggins said Friday on the TODAY Show, which first announced the honor. “It is so humbling, and I feel so honored to have been picked.