Winter Olympics 2026: U.S. curler Rich Ruohonen speaks out against ICE presence in his home state: 'What's happening in Minnesota is wrong'

Jason OwensStaff writer Tue, 10 February 2026 at 9:10 pm UTC·3 min read On a day when Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse made U.S. curling history with an Olympic silver medal in mixed doubles, U.S. curler Rich Ruohonen used the platform to turn the spotlight on his home state of Minnesota. Ruohonen, a St. Paul native, spoke in a news conference about the recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) presence in his home state that's resulted in the shooting deaths of U.S. citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti by...