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On the final day of the Olympics, Jessie Diggins of Afton seized her last shot to make more history, despite being sick with food poisoning just hours before the race in the mountains outside Beijing.
COVID rules kept Jessie Diggins' parents home in Afton instead of traveling to China to watch her ski at the Olympics.
Jessie Diggins has a habit of making history, and Tuesday's bronze medal just added to the Afton native's list of breakthrough performances.
The cross-country skier from Afton enters the Beijing Games with greater expectations and higher visibility after winning the first U.S. gold medal in the sport four years ago.
The cross-country skier from Afton enters the Beijing Games with greater expectations and higher visibility after winning the first U.S. gold medal in the sport four years ago.