SKIING

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Mikaela Shiffrin has yet to medal at Winter Olympics but remains upbeat

BEIJING — The 1.7-mile downhill course plunges through barren brown hillsides, past haggard trees and towering gray rock faces, all transformed by a coating of snow from a storm that passed through a few days earlier.

Freestyle Skiing - Mixed Team - Aerials - Final 2

Pro

Americans go big and go home with freestyle skiing gold

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — The United States knew the only way they were likely to be able to beat China in Thursday’s Olympic freestyle skiing aerials mixed team event was to take some risks, and their bold approach paid off spectacularly and brought them the ultimate prize.

February 10, 2022 04:44 PM

Olympics: Cross-Country Skiing-Sprint Freestyle

Sports

Jessie Diggins makes more U.S. Olympic history by skiing to freestyle sprint bronze

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — When she pushed her ski over the finish line, Jessie Diggins wasn't sure she had won a medal. She glanced up at the video screen and saw her name in third place, but she still wasn't ready to believe it.

February 08, 2022 04:03 PM

Olympics: Alpine Skiing-Womens Giant Slalom

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Shiffrin pays high price for one wrong turn

American fell early in giant slalom and couldn't repeat her gold medal

February 07, 2022 03:54 PM

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Northland Outdoors

Movil Maze Recreation Area offers a variety of outdoor opportunities year round

About five miles north of Bemidji, Movil Maze Recreation Area is a little known spot catering year round to a variety of outdoor recreation opportunities, from hiking and mountain biking to snowshoeing and cross-country skiing.

January 06, 2021 07:10 AM

By Bria Barton

Northland Outdoors

913 acres in northern Minnesota bring out the fun in just about everything

January 03, 2021 09:00 AM

By Bria Barton

Northland Outdoors

New guidelines as Detroit Mountain prepares for ski season

Detroit Mountain, off State Highway 34 in Becker County, will implement new reservation procedures, lift ticket requirements and indoor chalet protocols in preparation for a safe winter ski season during the COVID-19 era. Skiers and snowboarders will need to book their lift tickets in advance before heading to the mountain this year, according to the new guidelines.

October 04, 2020 06:00 AM

By Michael Achterling

A bison herd ambles along a road in Yellowstone National Park on a snowy monring in late February. The roads are closed to cars and trucks but are open to guided tours of snowcoaches, like those shown here, and snowmobiles. John Myers / jmyers@duluthnews.com

Sports

Sharing the trail with bison: Yellowstone dazzles in winter with white, wildlife and warmth

ALONG THE FIREHOLE RIVER -- The big bull bison, off on his own from the herd, was thrashing his head to clear a spot in the deep snow, trying to dig his way down to something edible along the shoreline.

March 03, 2019 05:05 AM

By John Myers / Forum News Service

Sam Hendrickson, 14, of Duluth skis off the lip of a drop on a North Shore stream on Feb. 18 during an outing with his family. Sam Cook / Forum News Service

Sports

Unexpected Olympic moments up a frozen river

DULUTH-I put my snowshoes on quickly and dropped into the river valley. Down here, the wind couldn't find me. Snow swirled into the river bottom on this 15-degree morning in February.The dog led the way past narrow slits of open water that gurgle...

February 25, 2018 05:08 AM

By Sam Cook

Darya Domracheva of Belarus celebrates after the women's 4x6 km biathlon relay final Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, at the Winter Games. Toby Melville / Reuters

Sports

A flurry of gold as Winter Games near conclusion

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - Switzerland's Michelle Gisin held off the might of American Alpine skiing to win the women's combined at the Pyeongchang Games on Thursday, Feb. 22, claiming victory ahead of Mikaela Shiffrin while her fellow Swiss Wend...

February 22, 2018 02:36 PM

By Reuters Media

Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. smiles Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, during the women's downhill event at the Winter Games. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters

Sports

Minnesota's Vonn gone from Olympics? Don't bank on it just yet.

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - Lindsey Vonn's bronze medal run in Wednesday's downhill was billed as her final bid for Olympic gold in the sport's marquee event but those who know her best say they wouldn't rule out a fifth attempt in Beijing in 2022...

February 21, 2018 10:29 AM

By Reuters Media

Sports

'It feels unreal': Minnesota's Diggins sprints to long-awaited gold in cross-country

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - Kikkan Randall and Jessica Diggins delivered the first Olympic cross-country medal for the United States since 1976 with a stunning victory in a thrilling finish to the women's team sprint relay on Wednesday.Diggins hel...

February 21, 2018 05:47 AM

By Field Level Media

Lindsay Vonn of the U.S. competes in the super-G on Saturday, Feb. 17, at the Olympics. She was the first skier in the 45-woman competition. Stefano Rellandini / Reuters

Sports

Minnesota's Vonn slips to miss podium in super-G

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - - Lindsey Vonn will have to wait for a first medal at the 2018 Olympic Games after a slip and near crash towards the end of the women's super-G cost her time.The American, who won bronze in the event at the Vancouver Ol...

February 16, 2018 09:14 PM

By Reuters Media