From Chloe Kim’s gold to Elizabeth Swaney’s slouch towards glory, Guardian writers on the big stories from Pyeongchang
No American woman had ever won an Olympic medal in cross country until Jessie Diggins overtook Sweden and Norway on the final lap to win the team sprint freestyle alongside Kikkan Randall. The bubbly 26-year-old from Minnesota, who spends her downtime learning hip-hop dance routines from YouTube tutorials, suffered near-miss after near-miss early on in Pyeongchang when she finished in the top six but off the podium in her first four events, missing bronze by 3.3 seconds in the 10km freestyle. Nevertheless, she persisted. For her efforts – and ebullience – Diggins was chosen to carry the flag into the closing ceremony by her USA team-mates. BAG
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