Afton native Jessie Diggins has proudly represented her country at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang and the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Now the 34-year-old cross country skiing superstar is preparing for her swan song at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Mila no Cortina. She announced months ago that she plans to retire upon the conclusion of the World Cup campaign, which means this is the last time she will wear the red, white, and blue as a professional. It would be storybook ending for Diggins if she could add another gold medal to her collection over the next couple of weeks. She became a household name nearly a decade ago when she teamed up with her childhood idol Kikkan Randall and brought home a gold medal. You could make the argument that nobody has helped grow the sport more in the U.S. than Diggins over the past decade. She has carried herself with an unmistakable joy that has become her calling card. She also has used her platform to fearlessly advocate for mental health at every opportunity. That’s something Minnesotans can be proud as Diggins headlines a large contingent from her home state at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina. Here’s a full list of the Minnesotans set to compete: MINNESOTA OLYMPIANS Luci Anderson Age: 25 Sport: Biathalon Country: USA Connection: Golden Valley native Taylor Anderson-Heide Age: 30 Sport: Curling (Mixed) Country: USA Connection: Gophers alumna Giorgia Birkeland Age: 23 Sport: Speedskating Country: USA Connection: White Bear Lake native Matt Boldy Age: 24 Sport: Hockey (Men’s) Country: USA Connection: Wild forward Josefin Bouveng Age: 24 Sport: Hockey (Women’s) Country: Sweden Connection: Gophers forward Danny Casper Age: 24 Sport: Curling (Men’s) Country: USA Connection: Gophers alumnus Kendall Coyne Schofield Age: 33 Sport: Hockey (Women’s) Country: USA Connection: Frost forward Britta Curl-Salemme Age: 25 Sport: Hockey (Women’s) Country: USA Connection: Frost forward Jessie Diggins Age: 34 Sport: Cross Country Skiing Country: USA Connection: Afton native Korey Dropkin Age: 30 Sport: Curling (Mixed) Country: USA Connection: Minnesota Duluth alumnus Joel Eriksson Ek Age: 29 Sport: Hockey (Men’s) Country: Sweden Connection: Wild forward Brock Faber Age: 23 Sport: Hockey (Men’s) Country: USA Connection: Wild defenseman, Maple Grove native Margie Freed Age: 28 Sport: Biathlon Country: USA Connection: Apple Valley native Adam Gajan Age: 21 Sport: Hockey (Men’s) Country: Slovakia Connection: Minnesota Duluth goaltender Aileen Geving Age: 38 Sport: Curling (Mixed) Country: USA Connection: Duluth native Jake Guentzel Age: 31 Sport: Hockey (Men’s) Country: USA Connection: Woodbury native Rory Guilday Age: 23 Sport: Hockey (Women’s) Country: USA Connection: Chanhassen native Filip Gustavsson Age: 27 Sport: Hockey (Men’s) Country: Sweden Connection: Wild goaltender Erik Haula Age: 34 Sport: Hockey (Men’s) Country: Finland Connection: Gophers alumnus Taylor Heise Age: 25 Sport: Hockey (Women’s) Country: USA Connection: Frost forward, Lake City native Tindra Holm Age: 24 Sport: Hockey (Women’s) Country: Sweden Connection: Minnesota Duluth goaltender Quinn Hughes Age: 26 Sport: Hockey (Men’s) Country: USA Connection: Wild defenseman Klara Hymlarova Age: 26 Sport: Hockey (Women’s) Country: Czechia Connection: Frost forward Marcus Johansson Age: 35 Sport: Hockey (Men’s) Country: Sweden Connection: Wild forward Thea Johansson Age: 23 Sport: Hockey (Women’s) Country: Sweden Connection: Minnesota Duluth forward Ida Karlsson Age: 21 Sport: Hockey (Women’s) Country: Sweden Connection: Minnesota Duluth defenseman Zak Ketterson Age: 28 Sport: Cross Country Skiing Country: USA Connection: Bloomington native Denisa Krizova Age: 31 Sport: Hockey (Women’s) Country: Czechia Connection: Frost forward Emilia Kyrkko Age: 21 Sport: Hockey (Women’s) Country: Finland Connection: St. Cloud State goaltender Jackson LaCombe Age: 25 Sport: Hockey (Men’s) Country: USA Connection: Eden Prairie native Nelli Laitinen Age: 23 Sport: Hockey (Women’s) Country: Finland Connection: Gophers defenseman Conor McDermott-Mostowy Age: 27 Sport: Speedskating Country: USA Connection: Macalester alumnus Paula Moltzan Age: 31 Sport: Alpine Skiing Country: USA Connection: Prior Lake native Abbey Murphy Age: 23 Sport: Hockey (Women’s) Country: USA Connection: Gophers forward Greta Myers Age: 21 Sport: Speedskating Country: USA Connection: Lino Lakes native Natalie Mlynkova Age: 24 Sport: Hockey (Women’s) Country: Czechia Connection: Gophers forward Jake Oettinger Age: 27 Sport: Hockey (Men’s) Country: USA Connection: Lakeville native Aidan Oldenburg Age: 24 Sport: Curling (Men’s) Country: USA Connection: Mapleton native Kelly Pannek Age: 30 Sport: Hockey (Women’s) Country: USA Connection: Frost defenseman, Plymouth native Tabitha Peterson Age: 36 Sport: Curling (Women’s) Country: USA Connection: Eagan native Tara Peterson Age: 34 Sport: Curling (Women’s) Country: USA Connection: Eagan native Iris Pflum Age: 22 Sport: Snowboarding Country: USA Connection: Minneapolis native Tereza Plosova Age: 19 Sport: Hockey (Women’s) Country: Czech Republic Connection: Gophers forward Ben Richardson Age: 27 Sport: Curling (Men’s) Country: USA Connection: Richfield resident Rich Ruohonen Age: 54 Sport: Curling (Men’s) Country: USA Connection: St. Paul native Paul Schommer Age: 33 Sport: Biathalon Country: USA Connection: St. Scholastica alumnus Emma Soderberg Age: 27 Sport: Hockey (Women’s) Country: Sweden Connection: Minnesota Duluth alumna Lee Stecklein Age: 31 Sport: Hockey (Women’s) Country: USA Connection: Frost defenseman, Roseville native Nico Sturm Age: 30 Sport: Hockey (Men’s) Country: Germany Connection: Wild forward Cory Thiesse Age: 31 Sport: Curling (Mixed and Women’s) Country: USA Connection: Duluth native Luc Violette Age: 26 Sport: Curling (Men’s) Country: USA Connection: Eagan resident Svenja Voigt Age: 21 Sport: Hockey (Women’s) Country: Germany Connection: St. Cloud State forward Lindsey Vonn Age: 41 Sport: Alpine Skiing Country: USA Connection: Burnsville native Jesper Wallstedt Age: 23 Sport: Hockey (Men’s) Country: Sweden Connection: Wild goaltender Siiri Yrjola Age: 21 Sport: Hockey (Women’s) Country: Finland Connection: St. Cloud State forward Laura Zimmermann Age: 22 Sport: Hockey (Women’s) Country: Switzerland Connection: St. Cloud State forward Grace Zumwinkle Age: 26 Sport: Hockey (Women’s) Country: USA Connection: Frost forward, Excelsior native United States skip Rich Ruohonen, a St. Paul native, delivers a stone against Canada during the World Men's Curling Championship on April 7, 2018, in Las Vegas. 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