Fourteen athletes from Minnesota or with strong Minnesota connections are coming home with Olympic medals (*raced early Sunday):
AthleteMinnesota connectionOlympic sportMedal
Hannah BrandtVadnais Heights/Gopherswomen's hockeygold
Dani CameranesiPlymouth/Gopherswomen's hockeygold
Jessie Diggins*Aftoncross-country skiinggold
Tyler GeorgeDuluthmen's curlinggold
Amanda KesselGopherswomen's hockeygold
John LandsteinerDuluthmen's curlinggold
Gigi MarvinWarroad/Gopherswomen's hockeygold
Sidney MorinMinnetonka/Minn. Duluthwomen's hockeygold
Kelly PannekPlymouth/Gopherswomen's hockeygold
Joe PoloDuluthmen's curlinggold
Maddie Rooney (above)Andover/Minn. Duluthwomen's hockeygold
John ShusterChisholmmen's curlinggold
Lee SteckleinRoseville/Gopherswomen's hockeygold
Lindsey VonnBurnsvilleAlpine skiingbronze
Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse have secured Team USA’s first medal in mixed doubles curling while Jessie Diggins and Paula Moltzan are also in the hunt for hardware at the Milan Cortina Games.
