Jessie Diggins' dramatic dash earns bronze for U.S. in women's 10km free
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Key Points:
- Jessie Diggins of the United States won the bronze medal in the women's 10km free race at Milan Cortina 2026 despite competing with bruised ribs, marking her fourth Olympic medal in her final Games.
- Sweden's Frida Karlsson secured her second gold medal of the Winter Games, with teammate Ebba Andersson taking silver, replicating their skiathlon results from earlier in the week.
- Diggins battled visible pain throughout the race and narrowly beat Norway's Heidi Weng by seven seconds to claim bronze, collapsing at the finish line after a time of 23 minutes 38 seconds.
- The challenging Tesero course was firmed up with salt, favoring Karlsson's strengths, who described the
