The Olympic rings are seen on the Eiffel Tower Friday, June 7, 2024, in Paris. The Paris Olympics organizers mounted the rings on the Eiffel Tower on

How Minnesota shines in Summer Olympics: Unveiling a century of triumphs

Over a century, we trace Minnesota-born athletes at the Olympics from early participation to modern achievements and record-breaking performances.
Former Gophers diver Sarah Bacon, right, will compete with Kassidy Cook in the women's 3-meter synchronized springboard competition at the Paris Olymp
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What to watch this weekend at the 2024 Paris Olympics

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Keep track of Minnesota's athletes at the Summer Games and the must-see events from more than 5,000 hours of live coverage.
Cheryl Reeve coaches the Lynx against the Dallas Wings in June at Target Center.
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Pressure is on Lynx's Reeve to bring home Olympic gold

July 26
Cheryl Reeve of the Lynx has risen to head coach of the U.S. Olympic women's basketball team. Winning an eighth straight gold medal is expected.
Meet the athletes with Minnesota ties on Team USA at the Olympics
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Meet the athletes with Minnesota ties on Team USA at the Olympics

July 20
Suni Lee and Regan Smith are back in the Olympics after star turns in Tokyo, while Minnesota boasts a four-time Olympian and cornerstones of USA Basketball.
TV viewers will be seeing a lot of the Eiffel Tower in the background of the beach volleyball stadium at the Paris Olympics.
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What to watch each day at the Paris Olympics

July 21
There will be more than 5,000 hours of live coverage during the Paris Olympics. How do you decide what to watch? Here's a must-see event for each day of the Games and some of the athletes you don't want to miss.
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US figure skaters set to get team gold medals at Paris Olympics after ruling in 2022 doping case

July 25
The U.S. figure skating team was formally confirmed as gold medalists from the 2022 Beijing Olympics by a sports court ruling Thursday, opening the way for the team to get its medals at the Paris Summer Games.
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Rafael Nadal could meet Novak Djokovic in the second round of 2024 Olympic tennis

July 25
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic could meet in the second round of the tennis tournament at the Paris Olympics — which might end up being the last event of Nadal's career.
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With big goals and gambles, Paris aims to reset the Olympics with audacious Games and a wow opening

July 25
Paris has long been a city of dreamers: Just look at the Eiffel Tower, for decades the world's loftiest structure. Audacity also underpins the French capital's plans for its first Olympic Games in a century, which open Friday with an opening ceremony for the ages.
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An Olympic-sized fight erupts among anti-doping officials, and it's just getting started

July 25
The stream of threats, recriminations and anti-doping innuendo flowed freely again Thursday when tensions over a U.S. law designed to combat drugs in sports escalated on the eve of the Paris Olympics.