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Jessie Diggins Announces 2025–26 as Her Final Season

The U.S. cross-country great outlines a final season culminating at the Lake Placid World Cup Finals after Milano-Cortina.

Overview

  • Diggins, 34, said she will retire after the 2025–26 campaign, calling the decision in a social post her chance to close one chapter and start another.
  • She plans to race at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics in February 2026, which would be her fourth Games.
  • Her last races are scheduled for the Stifel Lake Placid Finals in New York on March 19–22, 2026.
  • Her final season is slated to open November 28 in Ruka, Finland, according to the latest schedule shared in coverage.
  • The most decorated U.S. cross-country skier highlights a legacy that includes the nation’s first Olympic gold in the sport (2018 with Kikkan Randall), three overall World Cup titles, seven world championship medals, 29 World Cup victories, and sustained advocacy on mental health and eating-disorder awareness, drawing public tributes from peers such as Mikaela Shiffrin.