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Team USA secures third in mixed snowboard parallel giant slalom with close photo-finish | NBC Sports
'Everything I dreamed of': Minnesota snowboarder reflects on journey to 2026 Winter Games
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Iris Pflum | Team USA
Athlete Bio & Facts
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Linden Hills native Iris Pflum in 2026 Olympics
The parallel giant slalom snowboarder is competing without funding by Team USA.
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Minneapolis snowboarder Iris Pflum’s early-morning factory shifts pay off with trip to first Olympics
Iris Pflum, who has to raise about $40,000 a year for expenses to pursue her snowboarding dream, will compete in the women’s parallel giant slalom on Sunday, Feb. 8, in Italy.
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Iris Pflum focusing on her ‘amazing accomplishment' despite failing to qualify in giant slalom
Description goes hereFirst-time Olympian Iris Pflum didn’t qualify for the next round in women’s snowboarding parallel giant slalom, but says she got a smile back on her face thanks to her support system.
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Two BSM Alums Headed to 2026 Winter Olympics
Two Red Knights will take the world stage in 2026, as Kelly Pannek ’14 and Iris Pflum ’21 have been selected to represent Team USA at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan…
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Meet the Minnesota winter Olympians and Paralympians heading to Milano Cortina
Almost 40 athletes who are heading to the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic and Paralympic games have connections to Minnesota — whether they live here, train here or were born here…Olympians from Minnesota at the Games in Milano Cortina, Italy | MPR News
