Minnesota boasts strong showing at Olympics
John Benton (L) and Jeff Isaacson (R) sweep for Team John Shuster during their men's semi final match against Team Todd Birr in the US Curling Olympic Trials. Benton is from Minnesota, which boasts the largest number of athletes on Team USA from any state.
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Minnesota is sending more Olympians to Vancouver this winter than any other state in the U.S.
According to the U.S. Olympic Committee website, there are now 20 Minnesotans have earned a spot on Team USA, not counting athletes like Lindsay Vonn who no longer live in the state.
That's nearly 1/10th of this year's Winter Olympics roster. Minnesotans have had a long tradition of strong representation in the Winter Games. Minnesota sports author Ross Bernstein joined Tom Crann to talk about Minnesota's strong showing.
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