Team Peterson, whose home base is the St. Paul Curling Club, has advanced to the final qualifier for the 2026 Winter Games in Milano-Cortina, Italy, Feb. 6-22.

Led by skip Tabatha Peterson, the team advanced by winning its best-of-three series against Team Cousins, 2-0, at the Sanford Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. After winning 8-3 on Friday, Team Peterson won 8-4 on Saturday to advance to the Olympic Qualification Event in British Columbia, Canada, Dec. 6-19.

There, the top two teams will qualify for the final two berths in the 2026 Games. It would be the third Olympics appearance for Team Peterson, which competed in the 2022 Beijing Games and in Pyeongchang, South Korea, finishing sixth and eighth, respectively.

Team Peterson comprises Peterson, her sister Tara Peterson, Cory Thiesse, V

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