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Minnesota Athletes

  • Garrott Kuzzy
    Garrott Kuzzy

    Skiing

    Won State Nordic Ski Championship while competing for Hopkins HS

  • Leif Nordgren
    Leif Nordgren

    Skiing

    Competed in cross-country and Nordic skiing at Forest Lake High School

  • Jason Smith
    Jason Smith

    Curling

    Trains at the Duluth Curling Club

  • Phil Kessel
    Phil Kessel

    Hockey

    Had a plus/minus rating of +22 in his one year with the Gophers

  • Lindsey Vonn
    Lindsey Vonn

    Skiing

    Met idol Picabo Street at Pierce Skate & Ski when she was nine

  • John Shuster
    John Shuster

    Curling

    Became the Minnesota State High School curling champion in 1999

  • Jeff Isaacson
    Jeff Isaacson

    Curling

    Graduate of Bemidji State University who currently works as a teacher

  • Paul Martin
    Paul Martin

    Hockey

    Selected Minnesota's Mr. Hockey in 2000

  • Kaylin Richardson
    Kaylin Richardson

    Skiing

    Graduated from Edina High School while competing abroad

  • Steve Fisher
    Steve Fisher

    Snowboarding

    Began snowboarding on a small hill at Aquila Park in St. Louis Park

  • Natalie Nicholson
    Natalie Nicholson

    Curling

    When she isn't curling, the Bemidji native is a nurse practitioner

  • Angie Keseley
    Angie Keseley

    Hockey

    Lettered in hockey and soccer at St. Louis Park High School

  • Tony Benshoof
    Tony Benshoof

    Luge

    Lettered in the triple jump at White Bear Lake High School

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