""It's kind of hard being over here feeling like I'm doing this thing that does not matter, Anderson, 25, said in a video interview with The Associated Press. It matters, but in the grand scheme of things it's like, Wow, my people back home are fighting for people's rights, and I'm over here just skiing.' It's kind of an odd contrast to be trying to chase my dreams but also wanting to support the people that are at home fighting for what's right."
""I think the best thing I can do is to do exactly what I said, stand tall and have hope and show the world what America is, who we are as people, because we are more than what's happening right now, she said. The best thing I can do is represent us well. And it is a privilege to be here."
Luci Anderson, a 25-year-old Minnesota native and Olympic biathlete, felt jarred while preparing for the Winter Olympics after watching family members march in Minneapolis protesting an immigration crackdown. Anderson described struggling to reconcile the significance of pursuing an Olympic dream with the urgency of people back home fighting for rights. The U.S. Olympic contingent in Italy includes 26 athletes native to Minnesota, second only to Colorado, plus about a dozen others who live or train there. Many Minnesota-born Olympians expressed excitement about competing alongside anxiety and heavy hearts over the situation in their state. Lindsey Vonn said she intends to stand tall, represent America well, and show hope.
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