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Hockey and Twitter push "Team ATC" to Fantasy Olympics victory

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Sidney Crosby #87 of Canada celebrates after scoring the winning goal in overtime during the ice hockey men's gold medal game between USA and Canada at the Winter Olympics on February 28, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada.
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Prior Lake native Zach Parise scored the tying goal for Team USA with just 24 seconds left in the gold medal game, but Canada won the game 3-2 in overtime.

Parise is one of two dozen athletes from our region we've been watching closely as part of the MPR Fantasy Olympics competition.

Morning Edition and All Things Considered drafted local athletes onto fantasy teams and they earned points for competing, winning, appearing in national media and staying in touch with their fans back here at home.

Now that the games are over, Fantasy Olympics commissioner -- and Morning Edition producer -- Jeff Jones explains how Team All Things Considered won the Gold, 109-99.

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Game-winning score
Sidney Crosby #87 of Canada celebrates after scoring the winning goal in overtime during the ice hockey men's gold medal game between USA and Canada at the Winter Olympics on February 28, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada.
Harry How/Getty Images
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Caitlin Compton
Caitlin Compton of Minneapolis, skis up a hill in the 10-kilomter freestyle event at the U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships on Monday, Jan. 4, 2010, in Anchorage, Alaska. Compton skied in four events at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Michael Dinneen/ASSOCIATED PRESS