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Don't take friendship for granite. Gopher it.

Jennifer Brooks: "Watching two friends cheer each other on to the pinnacle of their sport was a reminder that as hard as it can be to make friends in Minnesota, it’s worth the effort."

Duluth’s curling pair are a couple. A couple of friends.
By Jennifer Brooks
The Minnesota Star Tribune
Gift link: https://www.startribune.com/duluths-curling-pair-are-a-couple-a-couple-of-friends/601580104?utm_source=gift

#Duluth #curling #friendship #Pickwick #sports #granite

Cory Thiesse, mixed doubles silver medalist, is the first American woman to medal in curling. (Anthony Soufflé/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Broom in one hand, curling stone in the other, Thiesse prepares to release the 44-pound granite.

https://www.fogolf.com/1164493/city-of-duluth-seeking-public-input-in-lester-park-golf-course-land-study/ City of Duluth seeking public input in Lester Park Golf Course land study #duluth #Golf #GolfNews #LandStudy #LesterParkGolfCourse #minnesota

“They seemed to be a little bit sharper than we were today, but we’re not going to let that game take away from the week that we had," [Cory] Thiesse said in a postgame interview on NBC. "We’re so proud of the way we played this week and battled in that last game. They’re a great team, and props to them. We’re very excited to walk away with the silver medal, for sure.”

It's silver for Thiesse, Dropkin as Sweden takes Olympic final
https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/sports/its-silver-for-thiesse-dropkin-as-sweden-takes-olympic-final

#curling #winners #Duluth

United States' Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin wave on the podium after winning the silver medal of the mixed doubles curling competition, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (Misper Apawu/The Associated Press)

Kevin Baxter writes,

MILAN — Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse became the first U.S. curlers to medal in Olympic mixed doubles competition Tuesday, but the medal wasn’t the one they were trying to achieve.

The American pair lost in a dramatic final, 6-5, to the Swedish brother-sister combo of Isabella and Rasmus Wrana at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.
https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/story/2026-02-10/u-s-falls-to-sweden-takes-silver-in-mixed-doubles-curling

#curling #Duluth #WinterOlympics

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse guaranteed the U.S. its first Olympic medal in mixed doubles curling, reaching the final Monday with a 9-8 victory over Italy. …

In a curling match, two teams compete to see which can get the most granite stones closest to a bullseye target called the tee by sliding them along a narrow sheet of ice.
https://apnews.com/article/curling-winter-games-cortina-milan-af37a6f92841f625f786b6b5870121d2

#curling #WinterOlympics #Duluth

Almost everyone at the club curls, whether they were born to play or started later in life. (Those who don’t are offered lessons on the spot.)
—Christa Lawler in the Minnesota Star Tribune

At Duluth Curling Club, everyone’s rooting for ‘Boy Korey’ and ‘Girl Cory’

Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin, Team USA’s mixed doubles team, has big support at its home club.

https://www.startribune.com/at-duluth-curling-club-everyones-rooting-for-boy-korey-and-girl-cory/601578164?utm_source=gift

#curling #Duluth #WinterOlympics

I love winter. #nature #duluth #minnesota

@clolsonus Right!

I thought they make such an attractive couple but then I learned that they aren't a couple in the romantic sense, despite talk of a famous proposal at the Pickwick!

'It was at this location where Korey Dropkin met Cory Thiesse for a drink in 2022. And a proposal."

'“And there’s no better place than the Pickwick to do something like that,” Dropkin said. “So we were having a beverage, and kind of made small talk early on. And I was just like, you know what, let’s cut straight to it.

'“You want to curl mixed doubles with me?”'
https://www.startribune.com/olympic-mixed-curling-team-is-a-match-made-in-heaven-well-actually-duluth/601571272?utm_source=gift

#curling #Duluth #Pickwick

WATCH: Senator #Klobuchar visits #Duluth to highlight how the #ICE surge affects school attendance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh2LklPadkA

#Live #MN

(For the record, Thiesse is married and Dropkin is engaged.)
—from the article

#Duluth #Pickwick #curling

We just watched a couple of cute Minnesotans beat Switzerland in curling.

Cory and Korey for the win.

Compared to when we were kids, TV transmissions from distant points sure are brilliantly clear these days.

As La Velle E. Neal III pointed out earlier this week in the Strib,

So far, so good.

"Thiesse is from Duluth. Both her parents curled, and her mother is a two-time senior national champion. Dropkin was born in Massachusetts to a curling family, began curling at age 5 and later realized that if he was going to achieve everything he wanted he had to move to the capital of curling."
https://www.startribune.com/olympic-mixed-curling-team-is-a-match-made-in-heaven-well-actually-duluth/601571272?utm_source=gift

#Minnesota #Duluth #curling

Brooms 'n' stones on the ice.

Cory Thiesse has a chance for two Olympic medals at the 2026 Games. (Anthony Souffle/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Nothing like the view of a frozen Lake Superior in the Twin Ports!

#TwinPorts #Northland #Duluth #Superior #LakeSuperior #frozen

'It was at this location where Korey Dropkin met Cory Thiesse for a drink in 2022. And a proposal.

'“And there’s no better place than the Pickwick to do something like that,” Dropkin said. “So we were having a beverage, and kind of made small talk early on. And I was just like, you know what, let’s cut straight to it.

'“You want to curl mixed doubles with me?”'

Olympic mixed curling team is a match made in heaven ... well, actually Duluth
By La Velle E. Neal III
The Minnesota Star Tribune
https://www.startribune.com/olympic-mixed-curling-team-is-a-match-made-in-heaven-well-actually-duluth/601571272?utm_source=gift

#Duluth #curling #Pickwick

A curler in the launch stance: stone in one hand, broom in the other.

Cory Thiesse has a chance for two Olympic medals at the 2026 Games. (Anthony Souffle/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Appreciating levity from the Philosophy Club hosting Slide Show Karaoke. #UMN #Duluth #ridiculous

How many runways can you see for Sky Harbor airport in Duluth area (USA) ? : The answer is on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/kdyt/en #skyharborairport #airport #duluth #usa #kdyt #aviation #avgeek vl

#gigposters #primus #rhyscooper #duluth

A framed poster features a stylized monkey-like character with dark fur, red face markings, and sunglasses resting on its head (left lens blue, right red). The character wears a suit and tie, holds a large gun in one hand, and a carnivorous plant with an open mouth appears near the gun. Text elements read "JANUARY 25TH, 2016" above "PRIMUS" in large letters, with "INFINITE ENERGY CENTER, DULUTH, GA" below. The background includes red and white striped patterns and star-like dots. The poster is enclosed in a black frame.

Have gotten alerts from #TwinCities folks stating #ice is on their way to #Duluth if they’re not already here. Not sure how to confirm, but be advised.

Twin Ports Rapid Response: (218) 213-5009