Four years ago I wrote a post about 'transnational athletes' in cross-country skiing. None were anywhere near medal-contenders. But what happens when a transnational athlete wins Gold, as Eileen Gu just did? Add to that some international tension between the two countries that can 'claim' her in some way: the country she was born and …
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Congrats Jessie Diggins!
... on winning a Bronze medal in the women's cross-country freestyle sprint; and to teammate Rosie Brennan who came in close behind in fourth. The featured photo for this post (via Twitter @pegmcshinn) shows a blurry Diggins in the center just crossing the finish line with Brennan right behind. Diggins was maybe 1/4-second behind Silver …
Intrepid XC skiers
For every major snowstorm on the east coast, there has to be at least one photo in the news featuring an 'intrepid cross-country skier' out there enjoying the snow: XC skier in Maine (via New York Times) XC skier on Lower East Side of Manhattan (via Gothamist) XC skier in Times Square (via Washington Post)
Across the Snow Line 