Jessie Diggins Is Picking QF5 And Skiing It Very Hard

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Author

Joran Elias

Published

February 11, 2024

I noted earlier that Jessie Diggins has been opting for QF5 with increasing frequency of the past several season, and that this is markedly different than other top sprinters:

It’s also the case that she is skiing the quarterfinal differently too, setting a very hard pace. This has resulted in a significant shift in the relative speeds in the different quarterfinals: