May 15, 2018 (Afton, MN) – Jessie Diggins received an amazing homecoming when she returned to Minnesota following her stunning gold medal performance in the women’s Team Sprint alongside Kikkan Randall at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.

She was welcomed in the Minnesota House state legislature, she and her family met Governor Mark Taylor, there were talks about climate change and bringing a FIS World Cup event and even the Nordic World Championships to Minnesota, a parade in Stillwater, and Selma’s Ice Cream Shop in her home town of Afton held a contest to choose the perfect flavour for a Diggins special blend, as well as the name of the ice cream – the icing (cream) on the cake so to speak.

“Here Comes Diggins” debuted this past weekend in time for the town’s celebration of Diggins’ big Olympic victory. Now Minnesotans can cool off with a couple of scoops of Here Comes Diggins, which combines blueberries, strawberries and graham crackers into one tasty ice cream.

“Thank you to everyone who came for the ice cream…and stayed for the gold and glitter! It was very moving and humbling to feel the love from thousands of people coming out to celebrate cross country skiing. I can’t think of a more motivating way to begin the training season!,” she said, thanking her town for their support via social media. “From the new ice cream flavor by Selma’s (“Here Comes Diggins”) to the stretch of road named after me to every cute little peanut who got to hold up the medal, it was an amazing way to get to share this past season with my hometown community.”