Wakefield Olympian Earns Medal In Cross-Country Skiing

WAKEFIELD, MA — An Olympian with local ties has won her fourth career medal. Cross-country skier Jessie Diggins took bronze in the 10 km freestyle event at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games on Thursday.

Diggins is listed as living in Wakefield, according to NBC Olympics. The 34-year-old is originally from St. Paul, Minnesota.

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Diggins was dealing with bruised ribs but powered through to post a time of 23:38.9. Two Swedish skiers, Frida Karlsson and Ebba Andersson, finished ahead of her for gold and silver, according to NBC 10 Boston.

Diggins won her first Olympic medal in 2018, earning gold in the team spring at the PyeongChang Games. She then won silver and an individual bronze at the 2022 Beijing Games.

The 10km race was her third at this year's games. She suffered a rib injury in a crash during the skiathlon Saturday, NBC 10 Boston reported.

In November, Diggins announced on social media that she will be retiring after this year's Olympics.

"It’s going to be hard to step away from this sport and team that I love so much, but it also feels right in my heart, and I’m so excited to open a new chapter in my life!" she wrote. "Skiing has given me more joy, challenge, courage and community than I could have ever imagined, which is why I want to take you all on this final year with me."

See the full Instagram post from Diggins by clicking here.