Maple Grove taekwondo star heading to Olympics
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Maple Grove native, Alasan Ann, will be heading to Paris this summer to compete in the Olympics in taekwondo. FOX 9's Maury Glover has the story.

Wild GM Bill Guerin to head Team USA in 2026 Olympics

Minnesota Wild General Manager Bill Guerin on Thursday was named the head man for the U.S. Olympic Hockey Team when it heads to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.

Minnesotan Dakotah Lindwurm headed to Olympics in Paris

A Minnesotan has punched her ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics at the Marathon Team Trials in Orlando this weekend. 

Minnesotan Dakotah Lindwurm headed to Olympics
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A Minnesotan has punched her ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics at the Marathon Team Trials in Orlando this weekend.

Russian figure skating phenom Kamila Valieva learns fate in Olympics doping scandal

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was the talk of the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, as the then-15-year-old phenom helped the Russian Olympic Committee to a team gold medal.

Mary Lou Retton says she's a 'fighter' as she recuperates at home following pneumonia scare

Olympic gymnastics great Mary Lou Retton says she faces a long battle recuperating at home from a rare form of pneumonia in which doctors weren’t sure whether she would survive.

France and Salt Lake City chosen as hosts for 2030 and 2034 Winter Olympics, respectively by IOC

Salt Lake City being preferred as a shoo-in to host the 2034 Winter Olympics was expected. The surprise was the IOC favoring the French Alps bid for the 2030 edition on Wednesday.

Cricket's Olympic return in 2028 draws enthusiastic response around the world

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game that's widely popular in south Asia. It's one of five sports added to the Los Angeles Games by the International Olympic Committee.

Winter Olympic host cities for 2030 and 2034 to both be chosen next year

The International Olympic Committee has declining options for Winter Games hosts amid climate change concerns, prompting the earlier selection of the 2030 and 2034 host cities.

IOC to vote on introducing flag football for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

The NFL’s ongoing push for worldwide exposure got another boost when organizers for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics delivered a proposal to put flag football on the program when the Summer Games return to the United States for the first time in 32 years.

U of M skater moves closer to Olympic dreams
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Wren Warne-Jacobsen laced up her skates and hit the ice for a tough training session just days after she turned in a national championship performance.

Simone Biles wins U.S. classic in first meet since Tokyo games

The U.S. Championships are later this month, with the world championships coming in October and the Olympics less than a year out.

2024 Olympics: How Paris will welcome fans at 1st post-pandemic Games

Paris is on track to host millions of visitors and successfully stage 32 sporting events next year when the 2024 Olympics open on July 26.

2024 Olympics: New torch unveiled with carbon footprint in mind

The torch that will be used to carry the Olympic flame around France and on its final leg at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Games next July is a sleek silver-colored steel cylinder gracefully tapered at both ends that is being made in limited numbers to save resources.