Jessie Diggins will have the honor of carrying the Stars and Stripes for the United States at the 2018 Winter Olympics closing ceremony.
Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press reported the 26-year-old women's team sprint Olympic gold medalist will carry the flag as Pyeongchang 2018 comes to a close.
Diggins teamed with Kikkan Randall to win the United States' first-ever cross-country gold medal at the Olympics as the pair battled to a dramatic photo finish with Sweden.
According to Bryan Armen Graham of the Guardian, the decorated athlete was ecstatic after picking up the shock victory.