Fourteen athletes from Minnesota or with strong Minnesota connections are coming home with Olympic medals (*raced early Sunday):
AthleteMinnesota connectionOlympic sportMedal
Hannah BrandtVadnais Heights/Gopherswomen's hockeygold
Dani CameranesiPlymouth/Gopherswomen's hockeygold
Jessie Diggins*Aftoncross-country skiinggold
Tyler GeorgeDuluthmen's curlinggold
Amanda KesselGopherswomen's hockeygold
John LandsteinerDuluthmen's curlinggold
Gigi MarvinWarroad/Gopherswomen's hockeygold
Sidney MorinMinnetonka/Minn. Duluthwomen's hockeygold
Kelly PannekPlymouth/Gopherswomen's hockeygold
Joe PoloDuluthmen's curlinggold
Maddie Rooney (above)Andover/Minn. Duluthwomen's hockeygold
John ShusterChisholmmen's curlinggold
Lee SteckleinRoseville/Gopherswomen's hockeygold
Lindsey VonnBurnsvilleAlpine skiingbronze
The Olympics gold medal matchup in men’s hockey has long been anticipated after the past two Winter Games were contested without NHL players.
