Poll: Was Diggins correct choice to carry U.S. flag at closing ceremony?
Cross-country skier Jessie Diggins has been selected as the closing ceremony flag bearer for the U.S. Olympic team by a vote of her peers. Diggins made history along with teammate Kikkan Randall when the pair claimed the U.S.'s first-ever medal in women's cross-country skiing with gold in the team sprint. Diggins also posted four other top-six finishes in PyeongChang.
Was Diggins the right choice for flag bearer? Several other American athletes also had a claim to that honor:
Kikkan Randall
Not only did the team of Diggins and Randall win the United States' first-ever cross-country skiing medal in Olympic history, but the pair did it in style with a gold in the team sprint. Perhaps they could have carried the flag together?
Chloe Kim
Arguably the biggest story from the first week of PyeongChang 2018 was Kim's brilliant performance in the women's snowboard halfpipe. She entered as the heavy favorite and had already won the gold before taking the course for her final run. Oh, and she also kept everyone entertained with her tweets during the competition.
Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson
With one of the filthiest shootout goals you'll ever see, Lamoureux-Davidson led the United States to gold over bitter rival Canada in women's hockey, ending the run of four straight gold medals won by the Canadians.
Chris Mazdzer
Entering the men's singles luge event at PyeongChang 2018, there'd been 32 American men who'd tried for a medal in the discipline in Winter Olympic history. Not a single one of them had ever succeeded. Mazdzer ended that drought with a dramatic silver in South Korea.
Mikaela Shiffrin
She didn't win five medals like some predicted, but Shiffrin still turned in a very strong performance in PyeongChang. The 22-year-old took home a gold in giant slalom and silver in super combined.
Jamie Anderson
Anderson successfully defended her gold medal in slopestyle from Sochi 2014 by topping the podium in a crash-filled event in PyeongChang. She added a silver medal in the big air competition as well.