OMG! Did you see the women's cross-country skiing freestyle sprint tonight on NBC? USA! USA! Norway who? Sweden who? And it was Minnesota native Jessie Diggins that drove the pair to the Oly gold. Epic!
The sport of snowboarding is gaining some national spotlight thanks to the extending media coverage during the Winter Olympics. Snowboarding became an Olympic sport in 1998.
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar highlighted Minnesota athletes competing in the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. Klobuchar said that there are 21 members of Team USA that have ties to communities across Minnesota.