An opening ceremony stretching across northern Italy officially kicked off 2026 Winter Olympics on Friday.
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Minneapolis snowboarder Iris Pflum’s early-morning factory shifts pay off with trip to first Olympics
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February 5, 2026
Scamurra scores 2, and U.S. opens women's Olympic hockey tournament with 5-1 win over Czechia
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Thanks to PWHL, women’s hockey will be better than ever at 2026 Olympics
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Lindsey Vonn is 'confident' she can race at Olympics despite ruptured ACL in left knee
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Scoggins: Olympic hockey teams are full of star players. What if someone gets hurt?
Bill Guerin runs the Wild and the U.S. team at the Winter Games, and says “there’s no sense worrying about it.”
AuthoredChip Scoggins
AuthoredChip ScogginsFebruary 3, 2026
Olympic mixed curling team is a match made in heaven ... well, actually Duluth
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What is Minnesota's greatest Olympic sports moment?
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Neal: Minnesotans in the middle of the action as the Winter Olympics begin this week
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AuthoredLa Velle E. Neal III
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