As the 2018 Winter Olympics will begin this weekend in PyeongChang, South Korea several Minnesota Golden Gophers alums and one current student will be competing in the games and trying to bring the gold back to Minnesota. As is typical for the winter olympics, most of the Gopher Olympians once skated on the ice at Mariucci and Ridder Arenas. But, the Gophers can also lay claim to a few other olympians who were not former hockey players. We preview the Gophers and how you can follow them below:
Akuoma Omeoga—Bobsled—Nigeria
Akuoma Omeoga is a brakewoman on the Nigeria Bobsled team.