Apple Valley’s fun-loving Margie Freed aims to help Team USA earn first biathlon Olympic medal

Margie Freed has always been in it for the fun. The “about me” section on her bio on the US Biathlon website opens with the phrase “Hey Sports Fans!” The Eastview alum — who won an individual Nordic state title in 2016 — first joined cross country skiing because her friends were in it. She first reached the state meet as an eighth grader. “A sign I had talent,” she noted. Her motivation for continued success? “So I could continue to go on ski trips with friends.” Freed recalls going to an event at Mall of America that featured...