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Keri Herman
Keri Herman, born and raised in Bloomington, Minn., competes in the Women's Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle Flower Ceremony at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on Feb. 11, 2014. Herman finished 10th in the slopestyle finals.
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Athletes with connections to Minnesota are flying high at the Sochi Winter Olympics -- quite literally in the case of skier Keri Herman from Bloomington. Also on Team Minnesota: a student from Bemidji State University, a junior high school teacher from Gilbert, and a star left winger from the Minnesota Wild.

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T.J. Oshie #74 of the United States
T.J. Oshie #74 of the United States celebrates after scoring on a shootout against Sergei Bobrovski #72 of Russia to win the Men's Ice Hockey Preliminary Round Group A game on day eight of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Bolshoy Ice Dome on February 15, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
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Keri Herman
Keri Herman, born and raised in Bloomington, Minn., competes in the Women's Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle Flower Ceremony at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on Feb. 11, 2014. Herman finished 10th in the slopestyle finals.
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Jessica Diggins
Jessica Diggins, who grew up in Afton, Minn., competes on Feb. 11, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. Diggins finished 8th in the skiathlon and 13th in sprint.
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