The 2022-23 Globe Cup season has come to an finish in Lahti, Finland with the 20k classic. It was a different historic day for the U.S. Cross Nation Ski Group highlighted by Ben Ogden clinching the U23 Green Bib, Jessie Diggins putting second in the FIS Cross Nation Globe Cup General and distance, Rosie Brennan snagging fourth location in each the distance and the general, the females snagging third location in the Nations cup and the whole group in fourth.
31 Globe Cup races later, the 20k classic wrapped up the 2022-23 season system. In mass start out style, a big field took the course for each the guys and females took on the 4-lap course, with technical downhills and extended, striding uphills. For the females, Diggins, Julia Kern, Brennan, Hailey Swirbul, Sammy Smith and Novie McCabe had been on the start out list, though Zak Ketterson, Gus Schumacher, Scott Patterson, Luke Jager and Ogden represented the U.S. guys. Final outcomes showed Diggins in 22nd, Brennan in 23rd, McCabe 25th, Swirbul 26th, Kern 38th, Smith 48th. For the guys, Ogden was 18th, Ketterson 28th, Jager 33rd, Schumacher 40th and Patterson 50th.
At the finish line, there was triumph, triumph for crossing the finish line and triumph for finishing the final race of the season. As athletes crossed the line, they did a thing not normally observed – stayed about to hug each and every other, cheer on their teammates and competitors, take images. As time went on, the power in the finish pen was electric – the season was more than and there was so a lot to celebrate.
However, in the finish, the day was highlighted by a thing larger. Diggins clinched second location in the FIS Cross Nation General standings and second in the general distance standings. This is Diggins’ third year in a row in the top rated-three general. “I am seriously proud of that,” mentioned Diggins. “It speaks to seriously remarkable assistance from the group – all of the incredible and constant tough function from our coaches, wax techs and volunteers. I’m just seriously proud of the year.”
Then, Ogden won the U23 Green Bib, joining an elite class of previous winners and cementing himself as a single of the most dominant young forces on the circuit.
Ogden is becoming a household name in the cross nation planet. As each and every race passes, there are often stories about how “Benny-O” took it a single level greater, pushed the pace that a lot much more, attempted a thing new in the sprints. Ogden is a force on the circuit and it is paying off. At the culmination of the final race of the season, the U23 bib was won by none other than Ogden. Winning the U23 Green Bib is a testament to one’s consistency and speed in distance, sprint and stage races all through the whole season. Ogden racked up much more Globe Cup points than any other U23 and began dawning the green back in Drammen, Norway. Because then, it is been aspect of his uniform and currently, he took it for very good.
Ogden walks away from the circuit with a single of the finest seasons on record by an American male cross nation skier in more than 30 years, winning not only the green bib, but taking property eighth location general in the FIS Globe Cup general standings. A correct testament to his consistency all through the final 30 races.
“Its of course bitter sweet to be fourth location (general) but hopefully I can reflection what to do greater and come back stronger subsequent year!” mentioned Brennan. “It really is been seriously very good to discover very good consistency this year and create off that. Mainly even though, I am super psyched to see Ben win the green bib! That is been incredible to watch. We certainly have a robust group of guys and females coming up and is so cool to see. It has also been a large motivator to make these very good outcomes stick and make it a issue exactly where the U.S. is often competitive!”
As the 2022-23 season ends, it was a year of lots of highs for the U.S. Cross Nation Group. With numerous top rated-10’s, a number of podiums, two Globe Championships medals, planet cup begins by some of the U.S.’s young stars and skiing in venues across the planet, the group will invest a single final evening in Europe ahead of going property for the 1st time given that November.
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