AFTON, Minn. — Jessie Diggins , the most decorated professional cross-country skier in history, announced she is retiring after next season.

"It’s going to be hard to step away from this sport and team that I love so much, but it also feels right in my heart, and I’m so excited to open a new chapter in my life!" she wrote in an Instagram caption on Wednesday. "Skiing has given me more joy, challenge, courage and community than I could have ever imagined, which is why I want to take you all on this final year with me."

The three-time Olympic medalist has also won eight world championship medals, 29 World Cup wins (and 79 World Cup podiums), two Tour de Ski victories and three overall World Cup Crystal Globe wins.

Diggins, 34, made cross-country skiing history for the United Sta

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