From Her Basement, Emily Quiner Is Shooting For The Olympics
Some people have air hockey in their basement, or maybe a dart board. But what 23-year-old Emily Quiner from Brooklyn Park has in her basement just might get her to the Olympics.
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Some people have air hockey in their basement, or maybe a dart board. But what 23-year-old Emily Quiner from Brooklyn Park has in her basement just might get her to the Olympics.
The ovation wasn't quite as deafening as it was 35 years ago. It was riveting, nonetheless, for Dave Christian and his old Olympic buddies, together again to celebrate their Miracle on Ice.
The "Miracle on Ice" was a triumph years in the making under the careful, demanding and creative guidance of coach Herb Brooks. Some of the documents that were part of the improbable U.S. victory over the Soviet Union during the 1980 Winter Olympics are now for sale, along with a bunch of other belongings of the late hockey great.
USA Basketball announced Monday that Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve will one of three assistants returning to Team USA for the 2016 Olympics.
Olympic slopestyle skier Nick Goepper won the bronze at the Sochi Olympics and Gold at the 2013 X Games. He did some skiing at Afton Alps Saturday before hosting a Q&A session with young skiers and riders.
If you knew Heidi Henriksen when she was younger, this is about the last thing you'd have imagined her doing. But 10 years ago, the shy and quiet artist did something that would change her life. She sat down and watched a movie.
Next week, world-class athletes from across the globe will come to Minnesota and Wisconsin to compete in a one-of-a kind event. The North Star Bicycle Race is the only pro-stage race in the Midwest. It's not every day you get to see elite athletes this close, according to David LaPorte - the race's executive director.
An Olympic gold medal earned by a player on the "Miracle on Ice" 1980 U.S. Olympic team has been auctioned for nearly $263,000. It belonged to Mark Pavelich, who had the assist on Mike Eruzione's game-winning goal for Team USA against the Soviet Union.
Jamie Benn scored in the second period, Carey Price made 31 saves, and Canada beat the United States 1-0 Friday night in the semifinals of the Olympic men's hockey tournament. Canada advanced to the gold-medal match Sunday against Sweden, which beat Finland 2-1 in the earlier semifinal at Bolshoy Ice Dome.
As T.J. Oshie led the U.S. men's Olympic team to a dramatic 3-2 shootout win over Russia on Saturday, people in his tiny northern Minnesota hometown were screaming in joy at their televisions, daring to hope that the 27-year-old would be the latest from Warroad to bring home Olympic gold.
T.J. Oshie scored four times in the shootout and got the winner in the eighth round, leading the United States past Russia 3-2 Saturday in the thrilling revival of a classic Olympic hockey rivalry. Cam Fowler and Joe Pavelski scored in regulation for the Americans in the marquee game of the preliminary round.
Ben Brushoff and Tony Carlson walked into Bolshoy Ice Dome for the men's hockey game between the United States and Russia all decked out in stars and stripes. They didn't have much company.
Icy stares, bone-crunching checks, even a skirmish or two in front of the net. The matchup between the United States and Russia on Saturday may have lacked the political tension that engulfed the game in 1980, but the Sochi version was still teeming with intensity on the ice.
If you're tuning into the Sochi Winter Olympics this year, it's hard not to wonder what these Olympic venues will look like in ten years. While we wait for the answer, check out these abandoned Olympic venues you can still travel to.
All week long, the WCCO Morning Show team is taking its inspiration from America's Olympian athletes, who are skiing down runs at 90 miles per hour, doing triple toe loops with grace, and curling with great aplomb.
Minnesota Wild center Mikko Koivu decided his surgically repaired right ankle has not healed enough to allow him to play for Finland in the Olympics. Koivu, who had surgery after fracturing his right ankle while blocking a shot on Jan. 4, has been out the past 15 games for Minnesota heading into the Olympic break.
Women's hockey gets started this weekend at the Sochi Olympics and the U.S. team has a strong Minnesota flavor. But beyond that, they're excited for the chance to win America's first gold since the very first gold.
As Team USA gears up for the biggest sporting events of their lives in Sochi, they need some motivation to push themselves in ways they never have before.
On another chilly morning in Duluth, as the clouds roll in and the city wakes up, John Shuster is hoping his 8-month-old son Luke is ready for some sleep. "Every day ... I toss him in the car seat and head down to the (curling) club," Shuster said. "And hope he has a long nap." That's when the stay-at-home dad walks into his second home. His sanctuary.
For the second time, Minnesota Timberwolves star forward Kevin Love has been named to the initial roster for the U.S. Nation Team for 2014-16. The roster was released Thursday morning by USA Basketball, and Love was one of 28 players named.
As athletes from around the world prepare to attend the Olympics in Sochi next month, concerns about security continue to mount. One member of the Senate Intelligence Committee says he wouldn't go, and he wouldn't have his family go.
As many as five Minnesota Wild players will play for their native countries in the Winter Olympics next month. Forwards Mikael Granlund and Mikko Koivu were named Tuesday to Finland's roster. Koivu's participation is in question because of a broken ankle he suffered Saturday and had surgery to fix Monday.
The leader of the only U.S. team to win an Olympic curling medal has spent the last several days playing before a mostly empty arena in North Dakota. Pete Fenson doesn't mind. He still remembers the parade in Bemidji, Minn., that had residents waving brooms and American flags in 2006.
Iron Range's top maids will get a chance to "fold for the gold" when they compete in the upcoming Housekeeping Olympics. Teams from hotels and motels across the Iron Range will compete Monday at the Fortune Bay Resort Casino in Tower. Events include folding linen, stacking laundry and making beds.
Gold medalist Jordan Burroughs and his fiance nervously awaited word Sunday on whether wrestling would be reinstated as an Olympic sport.
A sunnier Friday will make for a slightly warmer end to the work week in the Twin Cities.
Families heading west to the Black Hills this summer might make a stop at the Crazy Horse Memorial near Mount Rushmore. The memorial has a Minnesota connection that tells the story of the site.
About two weeks ago, a parent connected to an in-home daycare in Hopkins said that she received a notice from the owner. The owner intended to close due to relationship troubles with her husband.
More Minnesota communities are parting ways with Flock Safety and dropping the automatic license plate reading cameras. On Thursday, the Sherburne County Sheriff's Office joined the list and announced they will no longer use the cameras.
Kyle Schwarber smashed two home runs into the corn behind right field as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Minnesota Twins 7-1 in the first game at the Field of Dreams movie site in four years.
About two weeks ago, a parent connected to an in-home daycare in Hopkins said that she received a notice from the owner. The owner intended to close due to relationship troubles with her husband.
More Minnesota communities are parting ways with Flock Safety and dropping the automatic license plate reading cameras. On Thursday, the Sherburne County Sheriff's Office joined the list and announced they will no longer use the cameras.
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is the first airport to create a new path for people living with blindness or low vision, centering around what may be the most important rooms in the complex: the bathrooms.
What started as a social media invitation for a scooter ride through Minneapolis last Saturday quickly became something much bigger. Now, the company Lime is taking steps to slow riders down.
The Chicago-based law firm of Romanucci and Blandin is now investigating after an 18-year-old urban explorer was severely injured after falling nearly 20-stories from a Minneapolis grain elevator earlier this month.
Families heading west to the Black Hills this summer might make a stop at the Crazy Horse Memorial near Mount Rushmore. The memorial has a Minnesota connection that tells the story of the site.
More Minnesota communities are parting ways with Flock Safety and dropping the automatic license plate reading cameras. On Thursday, the Sherburne County Sheriff's Office joined the list and announced they will no longer use the cameras.
WCCO is tracking everything you can go out and do 4 Your Weekend, including a slate of county fairs.
Virgil Winds, chief executive of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, says he's worried the mining operation could harm the land so closely tied to generations of people.
The Winona Police Department said on Wednesday that while the cameras have been an "effective and impactful resource," the community's trust is "the foundation of effective policing."
The crash happened at approximately 7:12 a.m. on westbound I-94 at milepost 13 in St. Croix County near Roberts, Wisconsin, according to the State Patrol.
Wisconsin residents headed to the polls Tuesday — or voted early — to have their say in the 2026 primary. Here are live results.
Progressive candidates for governor in Wisconsin and U.S. Senate in Minnesota are making their final pushes ahead of Tuesday's election.
Authorities have released the name of the Madison police officer who shot and killed a 38-year-old Black man last month in Wisconsin's capital city, Madison.
David Crowley, backed by Gov. Tony Evers, faces democratic socialist Francesca Hong in a Wisconsin primary that could signal how far left the Democratic Party is willing to go.
Crews in St. Paul, Minnesota, are clearing out the city's largest encampment on Wednesday.
After officials in Minnesota's capital city announced they would shut down encampments for those experiencing homelessness, the City Council approved more than $1 million to expand capacity at local shelters.
The city of St. Paul, Minnesota, is taking a stand and closing encampments amid growing concerns.
Baseball fans might remember the Metrodome's iconic blue seats, and now in Atwater, Minnesota, spectators can once again grab a blue seat and watch a game.
Tucked away in the Midway neighborhood in St. Paul is a community treasure many have come to love and respect.
The Pentagon is pushing back against reports of poor conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln.
Here’s what voters can expect in the key matchups in the general election.
St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her gave her inaugural budget address Wednesday amid a firestorm of controversies in her first months on the job.
An 11% property tax increase and cutting 100 city jobs. That's what Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says is necessary to balance the city's budget. Adam Duxter shares his proposal and why council members say this budget won't come easy.
Key matchups are set for November after some high-stakes primaries last night. In Minnesota, women won nominations for important races that will make history. More than with 1 million people cast ballots, which is about 25% of eligible voters. As Esme Murphy reports, those big numbers lead to some unexpectedly large margins.
A Minnesota woman says she fainted, spiked a 102-degree fever, and was hospitalized with sepsis three days after eating a chicken burrito bowl at a Chipotle in Roseville, and genetic testing connected her case to a multistate outbreak, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
Parents will be digging deeper into their wallets this back-to-school season.
Get ready to watch movies and television with clarity like never before. That's how industry experts are describing the latest TV technology now on sale exclusively at Best Buy.
A lottery player in Minnesota won a jackpot of more than $34 million last week, a record for the Lotto America game in the state.
The lawsuit accuses Loon of using "kid-friendly characters" to promote its vapes in flavors such as Cotton Candy, Strawberry Popsicle, Banana Taffy and Blue Razz Slushy.
About two weeks ago, a parent connected to an in-home daycare in Hopkins said that she received a notice from the owner. The owner intended to close due to relationship troubles with her husband.
Police discovered nearly three dozen damaged vehicles in downtown Minneapolis early Thursday after reports of a man committing break-ins.
A 37-year-old man is charged with murder in the sucker punch-related death of 62-year-old Isaiah Jacob Wilson last week in downtown St. Paul.
Condo owners say the intersection of Sixth Avenue and Second Street in Minneapolis turns into a war zone when darkness falls Thursday through Sunday nights.
Two Twin Cities police departments say an apparent double murder-suicide Wednesday morning at a home daycare and a separate deadly stabbing are linked.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
Back-to-back tainted food outbreaks have a lot of people asking what's safe to bring home from the grocery store.
A Minnesota woman says she fainted, spiked a 102-degree fever, and was hospitalized with sepsis three days after eating a chicken burrito bowl at a Chipotle in Roseville, and genetic testing connected her case to a multistate outbreak, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
The system uses light tracing and more than 1,500 data points to create a personalized treatment plan.
Two Michigan residents who had "significant underlying health conditions" have died after contracting cyclosporiasis, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said.
WCCO is tracking everything you can go out and do 4 Your Weekend, including a slate of county fairs.
Rod Stewart, who is 81, is recovering from a "routine coronary stent procedure," according to his team. He had been scheduled to perform at the Grandstand on Sept. 1 alongside Richard Marx.
Singers at Eastview High School in Apple Valley, Minnesota, are warming up for their performance on stage with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band Foreigner.
The Uptown Art Fair kicked off in Minneapolis on Friday afternoon. The event is now closer to Uptown for the first time in two years.
USA TODAY has confirmed what Minnesotans already know well: our state fair is the best in the nation.
Kyle Schwarber smashed two home runs into the corn behind right field as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Minnesota Twins 7-1 in the first game at the Field of Dreams movie site in four years.
The Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa, will host a game Thursday night between the Minnesota Twins and the Philadelphia Phillies. WCCO's Mike Max will be covering the game on air during Thursday's 4 p.m., 5, p.m., 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. shows.
The Minnesota Vikings released their first unofficial depth chart of the season on Wednesday, though head coach Kevin O'Connell spoiled the answer to the biggest question a day before when he announced Kyler Murray as the starting quarterback.
Though he admitted he's "obviously disappointed," J.J. McCarthy said losing the Minnesota Vikings' starting quarterback job to Kyler Murray hasn't changed his attitude.
Napheesa Collier had 20 points and nine rebounds, Kayla McBride scored 19 points and the Minnesota Lynx nearly squandered a 29-point lead before holding off the Portland Fire 85-81.
The candidates for the Minnesota general election are all set, and the campaigns are shifting into a higher gear.
The Minnesota primary is Tuesday, with the final barrage of political ads in overdrive and candidates making their final pitches.
The Minnesota primary is Tuesday, with the final barrage of political ads in overdrive and candidates making their final pitches.
The polls close on Minnesota's high-stakes primary in a little more than five days, with new figures from the Secretary of State's Office showing more than 157,000 people have already voted.
Minnesota's ban on AI "nudification" became law and Elon Musk isn't happy about it. He is suing the State of Minnesota, claiming the law violates free speech laws.
Keith Richardson is a home brewer and beer memorabilia collector. His collection got so big that, two years ago, he moved everything into an old toy store near downtown Lanesboro and opened the Hammarama Museum and Gift Shop.
Passing trains and scenic bluffs are a big part of Buffalo County, Wisconsin, but in the middle of it all is a garden where creativity and flowers grow together, all courtesy of a man named Herman Rusch.
Thousands of pictures of Split Rock Lighthouse are taken each year. And oftentimes a little island appears in those photos. Ellingsen Island has developed a following of its own.
There's a scenic, nearly century-old spot in St. Cloud, Minnesota, where right now you'll find thousands of flowers in bloom.
Baseball fans might remember the Metrodome's iconic blue seats, and now in Atwater, Minnesota, spectators can once again grab a blue seat and watch a game.
As if the constant barrage of political ads wasn't enough, some WCCO viewers are particularly bothered by the language candidates are using.
There's a certain elegance to the common loon. Its black and white plumage carries a gentle sheen of green as though dressed for a formal affair. Subtle colors that allow its piercing red eyes to steal your gaze.
Parents will be digging deeper into their wallets this back-to-school season.
Minnesotans have become quite familiar with drought in recent years. Not only how it affects the water supply, but also the rules that can come with it.
The issue is a major talking point ahead of the midterm elections. Do gas prices actually impact elections?
The Minnesota State Fair has unveiled its new foods for 2026.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Minnesotans got a great view of the northern lights Tuesday night.
A look at the newest addition to the polar bear population at St. Paul, Minnesota's Como Zoo.
From food shelves to school programs, our team is proud to serve where it matters most.
A sunnier Friday will make for a slightly warmer end to the work week in the Twin Cities.
In Minnesota, weather can be all over the place. Here at WCCO, we want to give you what you need to prepare for what's happening next.
Expect a mix of sun and clouds on Friday, leading to a slightly warmer end to the week.
Our 80-degree temperatures are here to stay. Chief meteorologist Chris Shaffer shares when we could see some rain.
Some much-needed rain is headed our way. The rain will arrive Friday night with some more possible Saturday morning. Chief meteorologist Chris Shaffer breaks down the next few days and shares which weekend day will be nicer.
Flock cameras are coming down in more and more cities, plus more of the day’s top stories.
The Pentagon is pushing back against reports of poor conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln.
Expect a mix of sun and clouds on Friday, leading to a slightly warmer end to the week.
Our 80-degree temperatures are here to stay. Chief meteorologist Chris Shaffer shares when we could see some rain.
Work on the Crazy Horse Memorial in the Black Hills is still going on 8 decades later.