Jessie Diggins hung up her racing skis after last season. But now she is going to race again. She will be on the start line of the American Birkebeiner on February 27.

“I am so so excited,” Diggins says in a video clip on her social media.

The American Birkebeiner is the American counterpart of the Birkebeinerrennet in Norway and spans 50km (freestyle) and 53km (classic). It takes place in Wisconsin and has been held there since 1973.

Four-time World Cup champion

Throughout her career, Jessie Diggins has achieved a remarkable 31 World Cup victories and has won the overall World Cup title four times. She has also earned several Olympic and World Championship medals, including an individual World Championship gold in the 10-kilometer freestyle in Planica 2023.

American Birkebeiner

The American Birkebeiner is North America’s largest cross-country ski race and a homecoming for cross-country ski racers from around the globe!

The American Birkebeiner, a Ski Classics Challengers event, spans 50km from Cable to Hayward in free technique.

To date, over 250.000 skiers have finished Birkie ski events. Approximately 40.000 spectators and skiers gather each February in the Cable and Hayward, Wisconsin areas for the Nordic sports festivities and in celebration of the determination and perseverance of the Birkebeiner warriors.

More information about the event can be found HERE

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