Sports
February 26, 2018
USA curling skip Shuster strikes gold again on flight home; first-class passenger swaps seats

USA curling skip Shuster strikes gold again on flight home; first-class passenger swaps seats

Delta celebrated their gold-medal achievement at the airport in Seoul popping champagne and giving the curlers a toast on board during their flight home.
Sports
February 26, 2018
Lindsey Vonn was carried as team USA entered Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium during Closing Ceremony on Sunday.

Scoggins: Minnesota's Olympians steal show (when do we leave for Beijing?)

After three weeks in Korea, Chip Scoggins writes: "Mostly, I'll remember those four days when Minnesota athletes stole the show with one riveting performance after another."
Sports
February 26, 2018
U.S. skiers Kikkan Randall, left, and Jessie Diggins of Afton, Minn., after winning the gold in the team sprint in Pyeonchang, South Korea, on Thursda

Diggins 7th in final Olympic race; Minnesotan Frankowski 21st

Jessie Diggins, who won a gold medal Wednesday in the team sprint, fell on the first lap on the 30-kilometer race and found herself playing catch-up the rest of the way.
Sports
February 26, 2018

Olympic highlights from Star Tribune photographer Carlos Gonzalez

Here are some of Star Tribune photographer Carlos Gonzalez's best images from his time covering the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Sports
February 25, 2018

Following our Minnesotan Olympic athletes

Here's the final results of how our Olympic athletes from Minnesota fared in Pyeongchang:
Sports
February 25, 2018

Final Pyeongchang Olympics medal tracker

Norway led the way with 39 medals; the United States finished fourth with 23.
Sports
February 25, 2018

Final Pyeongchang Olympics results

Here's the results from the final day of competition in the Winter Games:
Sports
February 25, 2018
Maddie Rooney of UMD was the goalie for the gopld-medal winning U.S. Olympians in 2018.

Minnesota Strong: Local athletes return home with impressive Olympic medal count

Athletes from this pocket of the world did the U.S. proud, and they have the medals to prove it
Olympics
February 24, 2018

Quite the haul: A look at Minnesota's medals

Fourteen athletes from Minnesota or with strong Minnesota connections are coming home with Olympic medals.
St. Paul
February 24, 2018
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Gold medal-worthy curling party in St. Paul: 'This is the place to be'

At a lock-in event late Friday night, curling revelers cheered on Team USA to a gold medal.
Sports
February 24, 2018
Ester Ledecka of the Czech Republic competes in the ladies parallel giant slalom snowboard event, at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea,

Skier/snowboarder Ester Ledecka convinces skeptics

Sports
February 24, 2018
Team skip John Shuster reacted after throwing the last stone and scoring 5 on the eighth end to give the USA a 10-5 lead. Team USA beat Sweden 10-7 at

Scoggins: With gold, John Shuster's curling redemption is complete

Nothing in sports tops unexpected success, and the U.S. men's curling team, led by Chisholm-born John Shuster, engineered one of the greatest surprise endings in Olympic history.
Sports
February 24, 2018
Team skip John Shuster reacted after throwing the last stone and scoring 5 on the eighth end to give the USA a 10-5 lead. Team USA beat Sweden 10-7 at

Golden curls: Shuster leads USA to first curling gold medal

The best curling team Minnesota's John Shuster ever assembled shrugged off a 2-4 start to the Olympic round robin to win five in a row, ending its Winter Games with tears, hugs and a gold medal few saw coming.
Wild
February 24, 2018
Team Canada leaves the ice after the semifinal round of the men's hockey game against Germany at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea

Scoggins: Absence of NHL players a noticeable downside at Pyeongchang Games

Every other Olympic sport offers a showcase of the world's premier talent. Not men's hockey this year.
Olympics
February 24, 2018
Current U.S. medal count

Current U.S. medal count

The United States ranks 4th in gold medals. See complete medal counts here.
Sports
February 23, 2018
Bill Hancock runs the high-demand ticketing for the U.S. Olympic Committee. Hancock has served on the United States Olympic Committee staff at 13 Olym

Football guy Bill Hancock takes on Olympic duty

Bill Hancock has worn many sports hats, handling high pressure with perspective
Sports
February 23, 2018
Afton's Jessie Diggins

Diggins to carry flag at closing ceremony

Afton's Jessie Diggins earned another honor after making history for the United States by winning a gold medal in the cross-country sprint race with teammate Kikkan Randall.
Sports
February 23, 2018
Leif Nordgren, of United States of America, collapses in the finish area after the men's 4x7.5-kilometer biathlon relay at the 2018 Winter Olympics in

Forest Lake's Nordgren anchors sixth-place finish in biathlon relay

Americans finished sixth, equaling the best-ever result for the U.S, but the team was "gunning for a lot more."
Sports
February 23, 2018
Vonn scatters grandpa's ashes in South Korea

Vonn scatters grandpa's ashes in South Korea

Vonn Scatters Grandpa's Ashes in South Korea
Sports
February 23, 2018
Gold medalists in the women's team sprint freestyle cross-country skiing Kikkan Randall and Jessica Diggins, of the United States, pose during the med

Golden finish could start something big for U.S. cross-country skiing

Jessie Diggins and Kikkan Randall became the first American women to medal in cross-country at the Olympics. There's tangible proof with their gold medal that Americans can compete with the best in the world.