Minnesota Olympic hopefuls describe heartbreak after Tokyo games postponed
After mounting pressure, the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo have been postponed to 2021, forcing athletes, including some Minnesotans, to re-evaluate their training.
Japan PM: Tokyo Olympics postponed over coronavirus concerns
Japan’s NHK public television says Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will propose a one-year postponement for the Tokyo Olympics during talks with IOC President Thomas Bach.
Senior IOC member says Tokyo Olympics could be canceled if coronavirus isn't under control in time
A senior member of the International Olympic Committee is casting doubt on the possibility of postponing, moving or scattering this summer’s Tokyo Games because of the deadly coronavirus outbreak, saying organizers will probably either hold the event or cancel it.
40 years later, Americans still believe in the ‘Miracle on Ice’
In 1980, Team USA’s victory over the Soviet Union’s national ice hockey team — then believed to be unbeatable — was and still is nothing short of miraculous.
Former Olympians take to the sky at Bloomington ski jumping competition
Ski jumpers from around the world descended on the Twin Cities Sunday night to take to the sky.
Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn proposes to NHL star P.K. Subban: 'he said Yes!'
Although they were already engaged, the 35-year-old Olympic skier said women shouldn’t be the only ones who get engagement rings.
Russia banned from Olympics, other international sporting events for 4 years over doping
Evidence shows that Russian authorities tampered with a Moscow laboratory database to hide hundreds of potential doping cases, investigators said.
Olympic champion Simone Biles to headline post-Olympic tour
SHE’S COMING BACK! Here’s how you can see this Olympian in action.
Minneapolis to host U.S. Paralympic trials next June ahead of Tokyo Olympics
From the Super Bowl to the Final Four, Minneapolis has played host to a number of national sporting events, and the next one is the U.S. Paralympic trials.
Buck Hill to rename rope-tow after Lindsey Vonn at dedication ceremony
All-time winningest women’s alpine skiing World Cup racer Lindsey Vonn will be honored at Buck Hill in Burnsville Monday.
Gophers on U.S. women's hockey win gold in Olympics
The U.S. women's hockey team made history last night after a decades long drought. Among the players on the team are some University of Minnesota Gophers.
Afton glowing with hometown pride for Jessie Diggins
Half a world away from Jessie Diggins' historic Olympic medal, her hometown of Afton, Minn. is basking in the golden afterglow.