Story byAnchorage Daily News, AlaskaAnchorage Daily News, AlaskaThu, January 1, 2026 at 2:53 PM UTC·2 min readJan. 1—American cross-country skiers made history Wednesday as Gus Schumacher and Jessie Diggins won World Cup events in Toblach, Italy. The sweep marked the first time an American man and an American woman claimed World Cup victories on the same day in the same event. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe race, a 5K mass start, was the third stage of the Tour de Ski, a series of six races run over eight days. It was the second World Cup win of Schumacher's career. In February 2024, the Anchorage skier became the first American male in more than 40 years to win a World Cup distance event."I think this is a distance that suits me," Schumacher said in a statement from the Stifel U. S.