Finnish ice hockey player Emma Terho and American cross-country skier Kikkan Randall were elected on in the vote. Norwegian cross-country skier Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen polled the next highest ...

“It’s always a big deal to bring this many racers into town, of course, this caliber of racing,” said Kikkan Randall, the executive director of the Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage.

Diggins — who teamed with Kikkan Randall in 2018 to win the first-ever Olympic gold medal in cross-country skiing for the U.S. — started the day in third place overall, 1:47 off the lead.