When Jessie Diggins became the first American to win the Tour de Ski three weeks ago, the caveat was that she did it without any skiers in the field from powerhouse Norway.
Well, the Norwegians are back after sitting out races for coronavirus pandemic safety reasons. And Diggins beat them on Friday.
Diggins won a World Cup race in her trademark discipline — 10km freestyle — in Falun, Sweden. She edged the world’s top skier, Norwegian Therese Johaug, by 2.1 seconds in the interval-start race. Diggins finished early, then waited it out as Johaug chased her time.