The Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games are officially underway, and Minnesota is very well represented.<\/p>\n
Between the Olympic and Paralympic squads, 29 Minnesotans are on Team USA in 2026. The only state with more representatives is Colorado, which has 32. Wisconsin is eighth with 11.<\/p>\n
However, Minnesota\u2019s ties to the Olympics extend beyond Team USA. Altogether, more than 70 competitors at the Winter Games have some link to the Land of 10,000 Lakes.<\/p>\n
5 EYEWITNESS NEWS has compiled a list highlighting athletes\u2019 Minnesota connections below.<\/p>\n
The Olympic Games officially run from Feb. 6-22, with the Paralympics set for March 6-15.<\/p>\n
Minnesota natives on Team USALucinda Anderson \u2013 Golden Valley \u2013 BiathlonMargie Freed \u2013 Apple Valley \u2013 BiathlonAileen Geving \u2013 Duluth \u2013 CurlingAidan Oldenburg \u2013 Mapleton \u2013 CurlingTara Peterson \u2013 Eagan \u2013 CurlingTabitha Peterson Lovick \u2013 Eagan \u2013 CurlingRich Ruohonen \u2013 Brooklyn Park \u2013 CurlingCory Thiesse \u2013 Duluth \u2013 CurlingOyuna Uranchimeg \u2013 Burnsville \u2013 Wheelchair CurlingJackson LaCombe \u2013 Eden Prairie \u2013 HockeyBrock Faber \u2013 Maple Grove\/Wild \u2013 HockeyJake Guentzel \u2013 Woodbury \u2013 HockeyRory Guilday \u2013 Chanhassen \u2013 HockeyTaylor Heise \u2013 Lake City\/Frost \u2013 HockeyBrock Nelson \u2013 Warroad \u2013 HockeyJake Oettinger \u2013 Lakeville \u2013 HockeyKelly Pannek \u2013 Plymouth\/Frost \u2013 HockeyLee Stecklein \u2013 Roseville\/Frost \u2013 HockeyGrace Zumwinkle \u2013 Excelsior\/Frost \u2013 HockeyLandon Uthke \u2013 Albert Lea \u2013 Sled HockeyPaula Moltzan \u2013 Lakeville \u2013 Alpine SkiingLindsey Vonn \u2013 Born in St. Paul \u2013 Alpine SkiingJessie Diggins \u2013 Afton \u2013 Cross Country SkiingZak Ketterson \u2013 Bloomington \u2013 Cross Country SkiingKonnor Ralph \u2013 Helena \u2013 Freestyle SkiingMax Nelson \u2013 Grant \u2013 Para Nordic SkiingSydney Peterson \u2013 Lake Elmo \u2013 Para Nordic SkiingIris Pflum \u2013 Minneapolis \u2013 SnowboardingGiorgia Birkeland \u2013 White Bear Lake \u2013 SpeedskatingGreta Myers \u2013 Lino Lakes \u2013 SpeedskatingOther Minnesota connections on Team USAPaul Schommer \u2013 St. Scholastica alumnus \u2013 BiathlonKorey Dropkin \u2013 Minnesota-Duluth alumnus \u2013 CurlingTaylor Anderson-Heide \u2013 Gophers alumna \u2013 CurlingDaniel Casper \u2013 Gophers alumna \u2013 CurlingQuinn Hughes \u2013 Minnesota Wild player \u2013 HockeyMatt Boldy \u2013 Minnesota Wild player \u2013 HockeyAbbey Murphy \u2013 Minnesota Gophers player \u2013 HockeyKendall Coyne Schofield \u2013 Minnesota Frost player \u2013 HockeyBritta Curl-Salemme \u2013 Minnesota Frost player \u2013 HockeyConor McDermott-Mostowy \u2013 Macalester alumnus \u2013 SpeedskatingCal Dietz \u2013 Gophers Strength & Conditioning Coach \u2013 Hockey (Coach)Dr. Joel Boyd \u2013 UMN\/Minnesota Wild Physician \u2013 Hockey (Physician)John Hynes \u2013 Minnesota Wild Coach \u2013 Hockey (Coach)Bill Guerin \u2013 Minnesota Wild General Manager \u2013 Hockey (GM)Chris Kelleher \u2013 Minnesota Wild Assistant General Manager \u2013 Hockey (Management)John Worley \u2013 Minnesota Wild Athletic Trainer \u2013 Hockey (Trainer)Travis Green \u2013 Minnesota Wild Athletic Trainer \u2013 Hockey (Trainer)Minnesota connections representing other countriesCANADA \u2013 Jocelyne Larocque \u2013 Minnesota-Duluth alumna- HockeyCZECHIA \u2013 Kl\u00e1ra Hyml\u00e1rov\u00e1 \u2013 Minnesota Frost player \u2013 HockeyCZECHIA \u2013 Denisa K\u0159\u00ed\u017eov\u00e1 \u2013 Minnesota Frost player \u2013 HockeyCZECHIA \u2013 Nat\u00e1lie Ml\u00fdnkov\u00e1 \u2013 Gophers player \u2013 HockeyCZECHIA \u2013 Tereza Plosov\u00e1 \u2013 Gophers player \u2013 HockeyCZECHIA \u2013 Kate\u0159ina Mr\u00e1zov\u00e1 \u2013 Minnesota-Duluth alumna \u2013 HockeyFINLAND \u2013 Erik Haula \u2013 Gophers alumnus \u2013 HockeyFINLAND \u2013 Nelli Laitinen \u2013 Gophers player \u2013 HockeyFINLAND \u2013 Emilia Kyrkk\u00f6 \u2013 St. Cloud State player \u2013 HockeyFINLAND \u2013 Siiri Yrj\u00f6l\u00e4 \u2013 St. Cloud State player \u2013 HockeyFINLAND \u2013 Sanni Ahola \u2013 St. Cloud State alumna \u2013 HockeyFINLAND \u2013 Jenniina Nylund \u2013 St. Cloud State alumna \u2013 HockeyGERMANY \u2013 Nico Sturm \u2013 Minnesota Wild player \u2013 HockeyGERMANY \u2013 Svenja Voigt \u2013 St. Cloud State player \u2013 HockeyGERMANY \u2013 Nina Jobst-Smith \u2013 Minnesota-Duluth alumna \u2013 HockeyGERMANY \u2013 Laura Kluge \u2013 St. Cloud State alumna \u2013 HockeySWEDEN \u2013 Josefin Bouveng \u2013 Gophers player \u2013 HockeySWEDEN \u2013 Joel Eriksson Ek \u2013 Minnesota Wild player \u2013 HockeySWEDEN \u2013 Filip Gustavsson \u2013 Minnesota Wild player \u2013 HockeySWEDEN \u2013 Jesper Wallstedt \u2013 Minnesota Wild player \u2013 HockeySWEDEN \u2013 Ida Karlsson \u2013 Minnesota-Duluth player \u2013 HockeySWEDEN \u2013 Thea Johansson \u2013 Minnesota-Duluth player \u2013 HockeySWEDEN \u2013 Emma Soderberg \u2013 Minnesota-Duluth alumna \u2013 HockeySWEDEN \u2013 Tindra Holm \u2013 Minnesota-Duluth alumna \u2013 HockeySWEDEN \u2013 Marcus Johansson \u2013 Minnesota Wild player \u2013 HockeySLOVAKIA \u2013 Adam Gajan \u2013 Minnesota-Duluth player \u2013 HockeySWITZERLAND \u2013 Laura Zimmermann \u2013 St. Cloud State alumna \u2013 HockeySWITZERLAND \u2013 Lara Stalder \u2013 Minnesota-Duluth alumna \u2013 Hockey
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