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Winter Olympics: What to watch for this week

Winter Olympics: What to watch for this week

This is the first official week of the Beijing games. Here are a few Olympic events to keep an eye on.
by Matt Mikus

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At 15, Kamila Valieva just became the 1st woman to land a quad in Olympic history

At 15, Kamila Valieva just became the 1st woman to land a quad in Olympic history

The teenage Russian athlete landed one of the hardest jumps in figure skating — one that is so difficult, no other woman ever performed it at an Olympics before — and then she did it a second time.
by Nell Clark

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Towns scores 24 points, Timberwolves beat Pistons 118-105

Towns scores 24 points, Timberwolves beat Pistons 118-105

Karl-Anthony Towns had 24 points and 12 rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves got a big boost from their bench in a 118-105 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday. 
by The Associated Press

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U.S. ski champ Mikaela Shiffrin is out of Olympic giant slalom event after falling

U.S. ski champ Mikaela Shiffrin is out of Olympic giant slalom event after falling

Shiffrin, known as the reigning queen of the slopes, fell in her first run in the giant slalom at the Beijing Olympics. It was the first time she did not finish a giant slalom race in four years.
by Jaclyn Diaz and Tom Goldman

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Vasaloppet ski race celebrates its 50th year in Mora

Vasaloppet ski race celebrates its 50th year in Mora

The Vasaloppet USA cross country ski race in Mora, Minn., celebrates its 50th anniversary this coming weekend, despite the ongoing COVID pandemic and a trend of low-snow winters that a few years ago almost ended the longstanding tradition.
by Dan Kraker

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Meet the Winter Olympians from Minnesota

Meet the Winter Olympians from Minnesota

With hockey, curling and cross country skiing, Minnesota offers talent to Team USA’s ranks in the Winter Olympics. Minnesota also has ties to Team Mexico.
by Matt Mikus

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Photos: Beijing Olympic Games Opening Ceremony

Photos: Beijing Olympic Games Opening Ceremony

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has spoken at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Games, thanking those around the globe who he says have gone “beyond the call of duty” to make the events happen as a global pandemic continues raging.
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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