Bringing the World Cup to Minneapolis
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We speak to John Munger, Executive Director of the Loppet Foundation in Minneapolis and Garrott Kuzzy, former U.S. Ski Team member who grew up near Wirth Park - the site of this March's World Cup. This will be the first domestic World Cup since 2001. The Loppet Foundation has been the glue keeping all the moving World Cup parts together.
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