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It has become a troubling pattern for Sweden. Make it nine times that the Nordic country with a proud heritage in winter sports has put its hand up to stage a Winter Olympics, only to be knocked back. The latest rejection came Wednesday when the International Olympic Committee opted for…

For Jeff Kolkmann, visiting the Los Angeles Olympics was a dream come true. Now he’s spent the last three decades traveling the world to keep that dream alive.

Gunde Svan meets some of Sweden's top athletes to find out how to become the best. By challenging them in a tough and prestigious duel in their own sport, he hopes to crack the secret behind their achievements.

It was Minnesotas first and only World Cup race. But it almost never happened. 8:00 am, Dec. 12, 2020 × Gary Larson, of Duluth, worked as Nordic director for Giants Ridge and chief of course for the 1985 Nordic World Cup races at Giants Ridge in Biwabik. Larson is standing in his home with memorabilia he saved from the race. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com) The International Ski Federation’s Cross-Country World Cup was scheduled to return to Minnesota in March, but it was ca...