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Show D-5 Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, February 24-27, 2018 the wait r gold medal in cross-country skiing E REED TED PRESS real,” Randall said. “It’s what I’ve been working on for 20 years and with this team for the last five years and, wow, it’s just so fun to put it together tonight — finally.” If not, they certainly felt it after the race. Diggins screamed as she crossed the finish line, setting off a huge celebration for the red, white and blue. Her American teammates were jumping and hugging each other along the fence line that guarded the track. Added Diggins: “It feels unreal. I can’t believe it just happened.” “Our whole team had that belief we could win and everyone was there screaming,” Diggins said of the final sprint. “I don’t know if you have that many teams where everyone is out there on the fence yelling their faces off. I just think we had a lot of support behind of us.” It meant more that their teammates where there to celebrate — and family, too. Diggins’ father, Clay, said he had a feeling this was the day the drought would end. Diggins had three top-six finishes at the Olympics and Randall was skiing well, too. And he said the entire American women’s cross-country team came out to practice on Tuesday morning with Diggins and Randall. Charlotte Kalla sensed the Americans were extra motivated for a medal, saying she saw it in their eyes before the race and felt it when Randall stayed on her heels on the second-to-last lap. “There were only two of them skiing to- old medal in the team sprint at the 2018 Olympics. “Olympic champions, they are so worth it,” the Swede said. “They were amazing today. I’m really impressed with them.” PHOTO BY SARAH BRUNSON/U.S. SKI & SNOWBOARD Jessica Diggins crosses the finish line at the women’s cross-country team sprint in the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, to deliver the U.S.’s first gold medal in the sport. day, but the entire team came out to support them — practicing tags and everything,” Clay Diggins said. “That to me is pretty cool. They wanted to be there for them, for the team. And I think Kikkan and Jess felt that (support) on the course.” Sweden took silver and Norway finished with a bronze, which allowed Marit Bjoergen to secure her record 14th medal at the Winter Games. That broke her tie with Norwegian biathlete Ole Einar Bjoerndalen for the most medals at the Winter Olympics. Bjoergen, who already had won gold, silver and bronze at the Pyeongchang Games, said she was happy to see the Americans win this one. “Those two, they are happy girls,” Bjoergen said. “And I think that is important for our sport that the USA is there.” THE PARK CITY AREA LODGING ASSOCIATION’S BLACK DIAMOND AWARDS PHOTO BY SARAH BRUNSON/U.S. SKI & SNOWBOARD WERE ESTABLISHED TO RECOGNIZE EXPERT LEVELS OF SERVICE AND HOSPITALITY WITHIN THE PARK CITY COMMUNITY. THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY IS WELCOME TO NOMINATE THE BEST IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: LODGING – FRONT OF HOUSE LODGING – BACK OF HOUSE F&B – FRONT OF HOUSE F&B – BACK OF HOUSE MANAGER VENDORS AND THOSE THAT INSPIRE OUR LODGING COMMUNITY AND OUR INDUSTRY NOMINATION DEADLINE IS FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2018. AWARDS GALA IS THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2018 AT THE CHATEAUX DEER VALLEY BEGINNING AT 12:00PM VISIT PCALA.ORG FOR DETAILS AND NOMINATION FORM |