The New York Times ignited backlash from female athletes and coaches over an article’s language about cross country ski star Jessie Diggins’ body compared to other Olympic skiers:
and prioritizing her mental and physical health have led her to perform at this level. Diggins aims to be an example for future generations of skiers.
“Eating disorders, or disordered eating, are sadly very common in young women athletes… conditions that are definitely exacerbated by insensitive and inaccurate reporting like Mr. Futterman’s,” she wrote. College of St. Scholastica head coach and founder of the Women Ski Coaches Association Maria Stuber offered a solution-oriented approach, advocating for awareness and education that might better support and protect athletes of all levels from body-centric messaging.
“I think that our sport is so unique and so powerful in the sense that every single body type can succeed at this sport,” Swirbul responded. “It doesn’t matter how you look, it matters how you race with your heart, how hard you work, and I know that everyone on our team works so freaking hard, Jessie included. Everyone on that podium deserves that spot, no matter what they look like.”
Swirbul also stated that response from the community to the Times article has not been a distraction for her as she prepares for Olympic competition.
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