Sochi 2014: Get To Know Team NYC

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The WNYC Data News Team
WNYC News | Feb 7, 2014

The Winter Olympics are underway in Sochi, Russia. The U.S. is sending 230 olympians - the most for any nation in the history of the winter games - to compete in events from bobsledding to curling. Here are the 42 who hail from the tri-state area.

In this interview, Brian Mann of North Country Public Radio and Jenny Ye, a member of WNYC's Data News team, talk about some of the local athletes to watch in the Winter Games, and how you can follow their progress using our Team NYC Olympian Tracker, below.

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