Jessie Diggins of Team United States competes during the Women’s Cross-Country Team Sprint Classic Semifinals on Day 12 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at The National Cross-Country Skiing Centre on February 16, 2022 in Zhangjiakou, China.
Team USA placed fifth in the final of the women’s team sprint event in cross country skiing.
Jessie Diggins and her partner Rosie Brennan finished with a time of 22:22, 12.93 seconds behind the Germans, who won the gold medal. Sweden and the ROC grabbed the silver and bronze respectively, both finishing within a second of Germany.
Diggins, a Team USA favorite after her dramatic gold medal finish in Pyeongchang 2018, won bronze in the women’s individual sprint this year.
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