Edina athletes

Their competitive cores are as solid as the ice they first skated on. That foundation on hockey rinks in Edina and Bloomington has led Keri Herman, a freestyle skier, and Brian Burke, the director of player personnel for the USA men’s hockey team, to career heights in athletics this month as they participate in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
    
“The Olympics are Broadway,” says Burke, a leader of the U.S. national team dating back to 1993. “A lot of people can play major roles off Broadway, but when you’re on Broadway, it all counts and everyone’s watching.”  Read more about Hard as Ice, Shooting for Gold

Gary Rohrer is no stranger to victory. The Edina resident has won 37 national championships in handball, in both singles and doubles, and recently added four more feathers to his cap. Last year, Rohrer won three national tournaments and one tournament in Canada, only four years after having two hip replacements. Rohrer, who began playing handball when he was 14, has won at least one national championship every decade of his life since age 20. In 1998 he was inducted into the Minnesota Handball Hall of Fame.
    Read more about Gary Rohrer, Edina Native, Excels in Handball