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Medal count: Minnesota athletes with Olympic hardware

Medal count: Minnesota athletes with Olympic hardware

Minnesota athletes are piling up the medals in the 2018 Winter Olympics. There are still a few more days to go, and it's not stopping.
by Matt Mikus

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Shiffrin gets silver in Vonn's last Olympic race; Gisin wins

Shiffrin gets silver in Vonn's last Olympic race; Gisin wins

Mikaela Shiffrin added the combined silver to her giant slalom gold from a week earlier. Lindsey Vonn will leave the Pyeongchang Games with a bronze in downhill.
by The Associated Press

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Gold! U.S. women down Canada in Olympic hockey

Gold! U.S. women down Canada in Olympic hockey

Goalie Maddie Rooney of Andover, Minn., stopped Canada's Meghan Agosta on her second try of a shootout after overtime to clinch a thrilling win and gold medal for the American women.
by Associated Press

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Police: More than 150 people bought fake Super Bowl tickets

Police: More than 150 people bought fake Super Bowl tickets

Minneapolis police say 154 people didn't learn that they bought counterfeit Super Bowl tickets until they arrived at U.S. Bank Stadium Feb. 4.
by Associated Press

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Minnesota's Jessie Diggins wins historic cross-country gold

Minnesota's Jessie Diggins wins historic cross-country gold

Jessie Diggins, an Afton native, and Kikkan Randall became the first Americans to win an Olympic gold medal in the sport on Wednesday by shocking powerhouses Norway and the Sweden in the women's team sprint. The U.S. had never won a medal of any kind in women's cross-country skiing prior to the race.
by The Associated Press

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Lindsey Vonn wins bronze in downhill at Pyeongchang Olympics

Lindsey Vonn wins bronze in downhill at Pyeongchang Olympics

In the downhill at what's believed to be her final Olympics, Lindsey Vonn hit speeds of nearly 70 mph as she scorched down the mountain. "I gave it all today, skied a great race," she said.

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Minnesota curler's premature daughter defies odds

Minnesota curler's premature daughter defies odds

Today, Joe Polo finds himself in Pyeongchang, competing on the U.S. Olympic curling team in what would normally be the highest-stress moment of an athlete's life. And yet he is calm. Medal or not, he says, this is just a game. Ailsa was the real achievement.
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Russian curler's 'B' sample confirms doping result; Bronze medal in jeopardy

Russian curler's 'B' sample confirms doping result; Bronze medal in jeopardy

"We express our sincere regret over the fact of this incident," the Olympic Athletes from Russia team says. The team says it will investigate, to see how a banned drug came to be in his system.

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Canadians burn up the ice, Shib sibs win bronze in 'incredible' ice dance final

Canadians burn up the ice, Shib sibs win bronze in 'incredible' ice dance final

"This was an incredible ice-dance event," Maia Shibutani said, of a competition marked by high scores and high drama -- and an electric program by Canadian legends Tess Virtue and Scott Moir.

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