Two curling teams based in Minnesota, and the newest member of the Minnesota Wild, have earned spots at the Milan-Cortina Games, which begin in February.
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Two Minnesota curling teams book tickets to the Olympics
Danny Casper’s rink, which defeated John Shuster’s team in the U.S. trials, earned its trip to Italy on Wednesday. Tabitha Peterson’s rink secured its spot Thursday.
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Lindsey Vonn begins a new ski season at age 41 with the Olympics in Cortina on her mind
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Olympic cross country skiing champion Diggins gets 30th World Cup victory
Olympic cross country skiing champion Jessie Diggins of the United States earned her 30th World Cup victory by winning a 20-kilometer skiathlon on Saturday.
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Eight Minnesotans, including four returnees, named to U.S. roster for world junior hockey championship
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The Afton native, who will retire next year, has won three Olympic medals and three World Cup overall titles and brought World Cup racing to her home state.
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Jessie Diggins, Team USA’s most successful cross-country skier, says she will retire after this season
Diggins, who grew up in Afton, was the first American to reach many milestones in Nordic skiing, including winning an Olympic gold medal and an overall World Cup title.
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Five-time Olympian John Shuster passes the U.S. men’s curling baton to Chaska’s Danny Casper
Casper’s rink is a step away from qualifying for the 2026 Winter Games after holding off Team Shuster at the U.S. trials.
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Changing of the guard in U.S. curling as John Shuster’s team falls short at Olympic trials
The men’s team skipped by Danny Casper, based out of Chaska Curling Club, has the chance to qualify for its first Winter Games, ending Shuster’s run at five.
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John Shuster pushes United States curling team trials to decisive game with two points in 10th end
Looking for a sixth consecutive trip to the Olympic Games, the veteran skip needed to come up with a big finish against Danny Casper, and he did.
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Team Peterson wins gold at United States curling team trials
Sisters Tabitha and Tara Peterson, of Eagan, now head to British Columbia next month in a final bid to qualify for the Winter Games in Italy.
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As curling evolves, Team USA constant remains John Shuster
But even Shuster, trying to qualify for his sixth Olympics, now has a coach to study game theory and has easy access to analytics.
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