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,s4 ,,res4 #dag  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bh1 #bjah   
,ms4 ,klobu*> 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,smi?7   
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1     
,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,,resolution
  ,congratulat+ ! ,m9nesotans :o compet$
 on ,team ,,usa at ! #bjah ,olympic     
,w9t] ,games 9 ,pyeong,chang1 ,s\?      
,korea4  ,:]eas1 ( ! #bdc a?letes on !  
#bjah ,unit$ ,/ates ,olympic ,team      
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble z 8,team      
,,usa071 #bc h ties to ! ,/ate (        
,m9nesota1 mak+ x ! ?ird-mo/ repres5t$  
,/ate on ,team ,,usa2 ,:]eas1 if ! ,/ate
 ( ,m9nesota _h compet$ 9 ! #bjah       
,olympic ,w9t] ,games z a c\ntry1 t     
,/ate w\ld be ti$ = twelf? place 9 !    
numb] ( gold m$als won2 ,:]eas ,m9nesota
 has a long tradition ( w9t] sports &   
has produc$ "s ( ! mo/ tal5t$ w9t]      
,olympians 9 ! _w2 ,:]eas ,jessie       
,digg9s ( ,afton1 ,m9nesota1 won a gold 
m$al 9 ! cross-c\ntry ski+ team spr9t & 

0 *os5 by ! memb]s ( ,team ,,usa z !    
,unit$ ,/ates flagbe>] = ! ,olympic     
clos+ c]emony2 ,:]eas ! gold m$al won by
 ,jessie ,digg9s is ! fir/ gold m$al = !
 ,unit$ ,/ates 9 ,olympic cross-c\ntry  
ski+2 ,:]eas ! wom5's ,olympic hockey   
team beat ,canada & won ! fir/ ,olympic 
gold m$al = ! team s9ce #aiih2 ,:]eas ! 
foll[+ #h memb]s ( ! wom5's ,olympic    
hockey team h ties to ,m9nesota3 ,hannah
 ,br&t1 ,dani ,cam]anesi1 ,am&a ,kessel1
 ,gigi ,m>v91 ,sidney ,mor91 ,kelly     
,pannek1 ,maddie ,rooney1 & ,lee        
,/eckle92 ,:]eas ! m5's curl+ team      
defeat$ ,sw$5 to w9 ! fir/ gold m$al =  
,team ,,usa 9 curl+2 ,:]eas ! foll[+ #d 
memb]s ( ! m5's curl+ team h ties to    
,m9nesota3 ,john ,%u/]1 ,tyl] ,george1  
,john ,l&/e9]1 & ,joe ,polo2 ,:]eas     
,l9dsey ,vonn1 born 9 ,/4 ,paul1        
,m9nesota1 & a memb] ( ! ,buck ,hill    
,ski ,team1 won a bronze m$al 9 d[nhill 
ski+2 ,:]eas ! foll[+ memb]s ( ,team    
,,usa also h ties to ,m9nesota3 ,w      
,borg51 ,cory ,*ri/5s51 ,rosie          

,frank[ski1 ,aile5 ,gev+1 ,annie ,h>t1  
,leif ,nordgr51 ,tabi?a ,pet]son1 ,ryan 
,/oa1 & ,david ,*od\nsky2 & ,:]eas      
,m9nesota /&s unit$ 9 respect & support 
= ! a?letes on ,team ,,usa3 ,n[1 !re=e1 
be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 congratulates !
 ,m9nesotans :o compet$ on ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,olympic ,team at ! #bjah        
,olympic ,w9t] ,games 9 ,pyeong,chang1  
,s\? ,korea2 &  7#b7 comm5ds ! d$ication
 & p]sev]ance ( all ( ! a?letes on !    
#bjah ,unit$ ,/ates ,olympic ,team4