Gophers
Nichols' revelation about Olympic doctor's abuse set her free to win
The way the Sooners sophomore from Little Canada won her NCAA title last weekend put an exclamation point on an extraordinary season.
Sports
Olympic gold medalist Diggins heads to Congress to talk climate change
"We are the canaries in the coal mine."
East Metro
Olympic champion Diggins comes home to Stillwater for parade
Back home as a gold medalist, Jessie Diggins rolled down Main Street in the back of a white pickup, the Olympic medalist reveled in Saturday's snowflakes as if they were nature's ticker tape.
Sports
'Here comes Diggins!' Gold medalist coming home in April
The cross-country skier who won Olympic gold makes her return to her home state in April.
Twins
Broomtree! Team Shuster, Dessa scheduled for Twins' home opener
The Olympic curlers will sing "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" during the seventh-inning stretch and there's free breakfast outside Target Field in the morning.
Sports
Another milestone for Jessie Diggins with second-place finish in World Cup standings
The Afton gold medalist took second in the season-ending race as well.
Local
Mapleton, Minn., has a rich curling legacy
The U.S. curlers' gold medal has enhanced the once-obscure sport's popularity while illuminating Mapleton's curling connection.
Sports
St. Cloud snowboarder wins Paralympic gold on artificial knee he created
If there's one thing that can top carrying the U.S. flag in an Olympics Opening Ceremony, it's winning a gold medal — on an artificial knee that you invented.
Sports
Gold medal curler Matt Hamilton (and his mustache) now a bobblehead
A Wisconsin native, Hamilton gained fame during the Winter Games as part of the underdog American team that fought back to win gold.
Sports
Olympian Jessie Diggins places 2nd in 30K race in Norway
The cross-country skier from Afton became the first American woman to earn a medal in a World Cup 30K event.
Sports
Team USA goalie Rooney lobbies to play hockey with Justin Bieber
Andover's Maddie Rooney tweeted, "Hey @justinbieber let me know if you ever need a goalie for your beer league games??"
Eat & Drink
Minnesota's gold medal hockey champ Hannah Brandt celebrated on Kemps milk
Milk jugs elbow cereal boxes as Olympic honor comes to dairy cases.
Sports
Crushing fear and doubt, U.S. women win hockey gold
The U.S. women beat Canada 3-2 for the Olympic gold medal in a shootout at Gangneung Hockey Centre, riding a stout performance from goaltender Maddie Rooney of Andover and the pond-hockey chops of North Dakota's Lamoureux twins.
Sports
John Shuster returns to Duluth, where curling club is 'blowing up'
Duluth began what looks to be a 24-hour party when John Shuster and other members of Team USA's gold medal curling team arrived home from the Olympics.
Sports
Photos: Team Shuster brings the gold home to Duluth
Posing for selfies and even curling in the airport the U.S. men's curling team had fun and basked in the attention on the way home from the Olympics.
Sports
Afton's Diggins hoists U.S. colors at Olympics Closing Ceremony
South Korea concluded one of the most efficient Games in recent memory Sunday.
Sports
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
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
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
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.
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