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Old 02-12-2018, 03:29 PM
 
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Relevant because its the Winter Olympics right now. Here's where the winter olympians are from

https://www.teamusa.org/pyeongchang-...m-usa/athletes

Alaska: 7
California: 22
Colorado: 31
Connecticut: 8
Florida: 5
Georgia: 2
Idaho: 3
Illinois: 7
Indiana: 1
Maine: 3
Maryland: 2
Massachusetts: 13
Michigan: 11
Minnesota: 20
Montana: 3
Nevada: 3
New Hampshire: 4
New Jersey: 1
New York: 19
North Carolina: 3
North Dakota: 2
Ohio: 1
Oregon: 5
Pennsylvania: 9
Texas: 3
Utah: 16
Vermont: 15
Virginia: 4
Washington: 4
Wisconsin: 10
Wyoming: 3
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Old 02-12-2018, 03:31 PM
 
Location: Foot of the Rockies
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Here's a story about one Coloradan: Legacy High School grad, Green Beret, heads to Olympics - Broomfield Enterprise
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Old 02-12-2018, 03:35 PM
 
Location: 'greater' Buffalo, NY
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per capita, Vermont is crushing it
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Old 02-12-2018, 03:49 PM
 
Location: Raleigh
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Well, ice skating and hockey are indoor sports and available everywhere. In fact, I learned to ice skate at the Deauville Hotel in Miami Florida in the sixties. There is nothing regional about those sports.
Many of the skiers who are not from parts of the country with big ski areas went to high school there or were on the college teams. They were inspired by vacations to ski areas.
Lots of kids caught a sport fever and were sent off to school where they could get an education and sports training at the same time. Skiing Is like that.
These States have no ski areas:
Georgia: last one closed 10 years ago
Texas: Ski Apache is overrun with Texans

And so it goes.
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Old 02-13-2018, 10:38 AM
 
Location: Colorado Springs
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CA, not surprised because it is the most populous state overall.

CO, NY, and UT, no surprise there either because all three have major Olympic sites.

MA, MI, VT, WI are interesting to see at the higher end, but they also get a fair share of winter to create these athletes.
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Old 02-13-2018, 10:43 AM
 
Location: "The Dirty Irv" Irving, TX
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CA, not surprised because it is the most populous state overall.

CO, NY, and UT, no surprise there either because all three have major Olympic sites.

MA, MI, VT, WI are interesting to see at the higher end, but they also get a fair share of winter to create these athletes.
WI has an Olympic training center just outside Milwaukee, a lot of speed skaters go though there.

MA makes sense: high income state close to other states with mountains, going to the Olympics isn't cheap, parents usually need to have some extra money or else mortgage the home.

I read an article about this one town in VT that sends people to the Olympics every year, which is pretty incredible.
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Old 02-13-2018, 10:47 AM
 
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Georgia has winter Olympians? the place that made news for people abandoning their cars when the streets got frosted with a bit of snow?

Epic Gridlock: Atlanta Drivers Pick up Abandoned Cars | TIME.com
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Old 02-13-2018, 01:14 PM
 
Location: New York NY
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New York State has 19 winter Olympians.
But New York City has not a one. None. Zip. Zilch. Nada.


https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-can...s&page=1&pos=1


Its interesting, however, that the article states that while there are winter Olympians living in the city, they're foreign nationals who will represent their home countries, not the U.S. Winter sports athletes from here go to where there's more snow and mountains (Lake Placid), consistent training (Colorado Springs), or a university that has an intensive program in their sport.
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Old 02-13-2018, 03:25 PM
 
Location: Brew City
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My internet is being funky, can anyone tell me if the article is listing where these athletes were born, live now or somewhere in between?


I'm just gathering info on how to advise my daughters on where to list as "home" when they play for the USA Women's hockey team starting in 2030 . Born in Montana, started playing in Michigan, and now live in Wisconsin.


Considering WI's share of athletes, maybe I should quit my hockey league and pick up curling .
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Old 02-13-2018, 03:27 PM
 
Location: Nashville TN, Cincinnati, OH
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Is that where they were born, where they were raised or where they call home?
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