Minnesota's Games

Minnesota is sending 21 athletes to the Winter Olympics, more than any other state.

In a state that enjoys 6 months of winter weather, this is no surprise. Nor is the fact that this city is buzzing with Olympic fever.

One that I'm following is the guy on the left. His name is Garrott Kuzzy, and he's a cross country skier from the part of the metro I cover. I've been communicating with him via email and we Skyped from the World Cup a few weeks about after he made the team. Our sports guys found 4 seconds of video of him from high school that we used to the max.

Kuzzy has been on the road competing and training since October. After the Olympics, he has a one way ticket back to the Twin Cities to rest up before flying to Europe in the spring to compete there. He's a humble, nice guy who just loves to ski and he has the chance to bring back 6 medals.

Pretty skier Lindsey Vonn is from about 15 minutes from where Dave and I live. Curler Allison Pottinger is from Eden Prairie, where Dave and I used to live. And there are others.

In a state that loves the winter and relishes the snowfall, all eyes will be on Vancouver... who incidentally is experiencing below-average snowfall. Minnesotans are chuckling over that.