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Can Diggins bring World Cup championship to Minnesota?
It's been a golden few weeks for Olympic cross-country skier Jessie Diggins. The Afton native spoke to MPR's Cathy Wurzer on All Things Considered.
Gold-medal curlers receive hero's welcome in Duluth
To chants of "U.S.A," the gold medalists followed a bagpiper into a packed ballroom through a canopy of curling brooms held up by local players.
Duluth welcomes home golden curlers
About 200 well-wishers greeted the U.S. Olympic men's curling team at the Duluth airport Monday evening, after their memorable run to the country's first-ever curling gold.
Duluth set to welcome home Twin Ports Olympians
The Olympians will arrive home to cheering family, friends and fans Monday at 5 p.m. at the Duluth International Airport. They'll be honored Tuesday at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center.
Diggins' golden Olympic spirit inspires skiers at the 'Birkie' and beyond
Afton Olympic hero Jessie Diggins carried the American flag at the closing ceremony in Pyeongchang this weekend, while thousands of cross-country skiers chanted her name at the American Birkebeiner ski marathon in northwest Wisconsin.
Afton's Jessie Diggins carries U.S. flag in Olympic closing ceremonies
Afton native Jessie Diggins carried the U.S. flag during the closing ceremonies of the 2018 Winter Olympics. The games came to a close with a high-tech lightshow and a political talk offer from North Korea
Going into the Winter Games, the IOC had said there was a chance Russia's athletes could march under their country's flag at the closing ceremony -- depending on how the athletes behaved.
IOC upholds doping ban; Russians can't march under own flag
The IOC's full membership unanimously approved the recommendation of the executive board just hours before the final competition and the closing ceremony. The ruling denys the 168 athletes competing here as "Olympic Athletes from Russia" the right to march in the closing ceremony under their country's flag.