An American cross-country skier Jessie Diggins is getting married to her husband to be Wade Poplawski.
Diggins won the first US gold skiing medal with teammate Kikkan Randall at the 2018 Winter Olympics in the Women’s team sprint.
She climbed to the top position of the women’s 2020-21 FIS Cross-Country World Cup in 2021.
Jessie wrote Brave Enough, an autobiography about her accomplishments in sports and her struggles.
The athlete suffers from a disease called bulimia nervosa which is an eating disorder that she has talked about in her autobiography.
Who Is Jessie Diggins Husband To Be Wade Poplawski?
Jessie Diggins husband to be Wade Poplawski is a former Canadian ice hockey player. He now works as a financial analyst in Boston.
Wade is attracting the attention of many as he will be tieing the knot with a high-profile skier, Jessie Diggings.
Both Wade and Diggins had busy times because of their job due to which they could not spend much time together but were able to work their relationship somehow.
Poplawski even traveled to South Korea to support his girlfriend at the Olympics. The two are as deeply in love as we can see on Jessie’s Instagram.
Jessie Diggins Parents And Family
Jessie Diggins’s parents are Debra Diggins and Clay Diggins. She also has one sister named Mackenzie.
However, not much is known about Jessie’s family and what they do for a living.
Jessie’s family is quite supportive and proud of her. She even thanked her family via Instagram for the support and love that she has got through her athletic journey.
Jessie was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and grew up in Afton, Minnesota. She began skiing from a very young age, at just 4.
Diggins showed competency towards skiing when she was just 11. She decided to turn professional instead of attending college.
Jessie Diggins Net Worth Revealed
Jessie Diggins has a net worth of about $1,5 million. Nonetheless, the mentioned figure is just a guess.
Being a cross-country skier, Jessie has surely made enough money for a living. She turned professional around 2011 and has been racing professionally since then.
Diggins is also an ambassador for Fast and Female, a nonprofit organization with a goal to inspire young girls to be engaging in sports.
Also, she became a representative for an organization named Emily Program, in the United States that provides cures for eating disorders.