tom.horrocks@usskiandsnowboard.org
With three-time Olympic medalist Jessie Diggins leading the way, the U.S. women’s cross-country team has made major strides in recent years.
But outside of the athletes competing, the world of cross-country skiing remains something of a boys’ club.
“Women are really underrepresented in ski coaching, but also in the technician roles, which are massive in cross-country,” says U.S. cross country program director Chris Grover.
A new proposal submitted to the FIS cross county committee by U.S. Ski & Snowboard aims to change this paradigm. Under the new guidelines, each cross-country team on the World Cup circuit will receive a maximum of eight “course access” bibs, so long as two are used by women.
