Sports
July 19, 2020
Olympic gymnastics hopefuls Suni Lee, of St. Paul, and Grace McCallum, of Isanti.

Minnesota gymnasts Lee and McCallum back in training for Tokyo

Earlier this month, Grace McCallum's Twin City Twisters and Suni Lee's Midwest Gymnastics reopened their facilities, allowing them to return to training for the postponed Olympics.
Sports
July 5, 2020
Oklahoma gymnast Maggie Nichols competes in the Perfect Ten Challenge at the Bart and Nadia Experience in Oklahoma City, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. (AP

'We're still fighting': Netflix doc tells whole story of 'Athlete A,' Maggie Nichols

Filmmakers spent 2½ years making "Athlete A," named for the alias that protected Maggie Nichols' identity in early court documents against USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar.
Wild
June 22, 2020
Legendary Russian goalie Vladislav Tretiak was quite a catch for John and Lyn Erickson at their Detroit Lakes hockey camp in 1991.

Reusse: How did a Russian sports legend end up in Detroit Lakes?

In the early '90s, goalie Vladislav Tretiak became a goalie instructor at a hockey camp -- and faced tough questions from 9-year-olds.
Local
June 21, 2020
Kyra condie, rock climber from shoreview, with newly adopted cats Pika (the Siamese) and

Without sports, athletes and coaches bring on pets during pandemic

Idled athletes and coaches are seeing an opportunity to take in four-legged household additions. The humans are benefiting as much as the pets.
Local
June 13, 2020
Regan Smith practiced at Bluewater Aquatic Center in Apple Valley last July.

Left high and dry by shutdowns, Lakeville's Smith keeps positive

Lakeville North senior and two-time world champion Regan Smith just got back in the water Monday, after coronavirus-related shutdowns closed her pool for more than two months.
Sports
May 31, 2020
Kyra Condie

Peak performance: Condie didn't let spinal fusion deny Olympic climbing dream

Determined Shoreview native Kyra Condie, despite limited mobility in her back since surgery at age 13, keeps training for the Tokyo Games, pushed back to 2021 by the coronavirus pandemic.
Sports
May 17, 2020
Olympic shot putter Maggie Ewen practiced and worked out at her family's farm, Thursday, April 30, 2020 in St. Francis, MN. Ewen has trained for sever

Olympic plans on hold for Minnesotans, but workouts go on

Do-it-yourself training setups and venues have become sole options for Tokyo hopefuls.
Twins
May 10, 2020
Janie and Jake Reed were both standout athletes at Oregon. Janie is now a United States Olympic softball player, while Jake is a Twins minor league re

Reusse: For Jake and Janie Reed, athletic careers on hold together

Jake Reed was signed by the Twins out of Oregon in 2014. He has pitched in more than 100 games in Class AAA but never in the majors. Janie Reed, Jake's wife, has waited longer to be an Olympian.
Wild
May 3, 2020
USA team?s coach Dave Peterson watches his team from the bench during first period Winter Olympic action against Switzerland, Thursday Feb. 25, 1988,

Patrick Plus: Hockey coach Dave Peterson became villain at 1988 Winter Olympics by design

The former state championship-winning coach at Minneapolis Southwest wanted to take pressure off his players.
Duluth
April 24, 2020
Mark Pavelich played on the team that beat the Soviets during the 1980 Olympics.

Court filings: 'Miracle on Ice' player Pavelich no longer resisting mental health treatment

His mental fitness to stand trial on assault charge will be reviewed.
Sports
April 13, 2020
Jessie Diggins, the Olympic Gold Medal winning cross country skier from Stillwater, skied with local high school skiers at Theodore Wirth Park Tuesday

Jessie Diggins announces engagement to longtime boyfriend

The Olympic champion from Afton said she hasn't stopped smiling after Wade Poplawski popped the question over the weekend.
Local
March 29, 2020
Suni Lee of St. Paul was on track to have a breakthrough Olympic Games this summer in Tokyo.

'A little bump in the road': Chasing medals must wait for Minnesota's Olympic hopefuls

A new date for the Tokyo Games hasn't been announced, and with the coronavirus still spreading, it's uncertain how qualifying will be affected or when athletes can resume training and competing.
Local
March 24, 2020

Sampling of Minnesotans likely to compete in the (now) 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games

The 2020 Summer Olympics were expected to feature a strong class of Minnesotans. Here are some of the local athletes who had their eyes on Tokyo.
Local
March 23, 2020
People gathered to take a look at Olympic flame on display north of Tokyo as calls grew for the games to be postponed.

IOC now considering postponing Olympics as nations, athletes speak out

The IOC said its executive board "will step up its scenario-planning" in response to the coronavirus, which has shut down qualifying events and disrupted training.
Local
March 23, 2020
Three-time Olympic gold medalists Tadahiro Nomura, right, and Saori Yoshida light the torch as Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori, left, watches d

Souhan: Logic means postponing games, but logic doesn't always guide IOC

Logic dictates that the Games be postponed until the summer of 2021. It would be criminally stupid to hold them this summer, during a worldwide pandemic.
Sports
March 22, 2020
Prussian soldiers leaving Berlin for the front are given flowers by girls and women during World War I in an undated photo. (AP Photo) ORG XMIT: APHS1

Canceled Olympics: 1916, 1940, 1944

Local
March 22, 2020
Three-time Olympic gold medalists Tadahiro Nomura, right, and Saori Yoshida light the torch as Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori, left, watches d

USA swimming and track leaders urge that Olympics be postponed

With the coronavirus shutting down sports worldwide, USA Swimming wants the Olympics to be postponed a year.
Sports
March 21, 2020
Oklahoma's Maggie Nichols competes in the floor exercise during the NCAA college women's gymnastics championships Saturday, April 21, 2018, in St. Lou

Maggie Nichols looks back on her college gymnastics career and smiles

The Oklahoma star from Little Canada finished with 22 perfect 10s.
Local
March 18, 2020
Jessie Diggins (center in Red), the Olympic Gold Medal winning cross country skier from Stillwater, skied with local high school skiers at Theodore Wi

World Cup race canceled, gold medalist Diggins skis with teens at Wirth Park

As many as 20,000 fans were expected at Theodore Wirth Park on Tuesday for the now-canceled World Cup cross-country ski races featuring Jessie Diggins. "We got so many people excited about skiing," she said.
Sports
March 17, 2020
Several local Olympic hopefuls, including Suni Lee of St Paul (left) and Grace McCallum of Isanti (right, next to all-around winner Simone Biles at th

Coronavirus disrupts athletes' path to the Olympics

With disrupted schedules and Games no sure thing, Olympians can only train.