Jessie Diggins will finish an at times painful and tearful season in the same place as she did last year — as the World Cup overall champion.
Diggins, a 33-year-old from Minnesota, mathematically clinched her third career overall title on Sunday with three races left in the 31-race, November-to-March season.
The World Cup overall title goes each year to the skier who accumulates the most points based off results across all events — from sprints to distance races in the classic and freestyle techniques.
Diggins’ lead over German Victoria Carl is 430 points, an insurmountable gap over the last three races through next Sunday.