Trailing 3-0 early in a do-or-die match, St. Paul-based Team Peterson rallied to score eight of the final nine points Thursday in the Olympic Qualification Event in Kelowna, Canada to send Norway home with an 8-4 victory that will send the Americans to the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympic Winter Games.

After securing the victory, skipper Tabitha Peterson joined her teammates — her sister, Tara Peterson, Cory Thiesse and Taylor Anderson-Heide — threw her arms around them and said, “I’m so proud of you guys. I’m just so proud of you.”

Two spots were available in the women’s draw at this week’s qualification event. Japan and Norway finished in a tie for first in the round-robin portion with 6-1 marks, with the United States in third at 5-2.

Japan edged Norway, 6-5, on Wednesday to secure the fi

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