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.
St. Cloud Cathedral graduate Anne Schleper is getting ready to skate for an Olympic gold medal, and her alma mater is getting ready to cheer her on. The women's hockey gold medal game with team USA taking on Canada starts at 11:00 a.m. our time tomorrow (Thursday).
Hilary Knight scored 53 seconds into the opener of the Olympic women's hockey tournament Saturday, and Jesse Vetter needed only 14 saves to lead the United States to a 3-1 victory over Finland.
St. Cloud's Anne Schleper will begin her Olympic career this weekend. The opening ceremonies for the Sochi Olympics are tomorrow (Friday) at 11:00 a.m. our time. Then, the U.S. Women's Hockey team will see their first action.
There are 30 members of Team USA that have ties to communities across Minnesota, Our state boasts the second-highest number of hometown athletes in the country.
When St. Cloud native Anne Schleper takes to the ice for the USA Women's Hockey team at the Sochi Olympics, she'll have her family in the stands cheering her on.