James Clifford Maki (born July 7, 1950) is an American former ski jumper who competed in the 1976 Winter Olympics and in the 1980 Winter Olympics.
 He was born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.
Robert Blanchaer (born 22 September 1952) is a Belgian former alpine skier.
 He competed in the Men's Downhill, Men's Giant Slalom and Men's Slalom events in the 1972 and 1976 Winter Olympics.
 In addition, he was also the flag bearer for Belgium in the 1972 and 1976 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.
Valentina Iliffe (born 17 February 1956 in Sydney, Australia) is a British former alpine skier who competed in the 1972 Winter Olympics, in the 1976 Winter Olympics, and in the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Jerzy Andrzej Potz (February 1, 1953 - January 27, 2000) was a Polish ice hockey player.
 He played for the Poland men's national ice hockey team at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.
Ice hockey is a sport that is contested at the Winter Olympic Games.
 A men's ice hockey tournament has been held every Winter Olympics (starting in 1924); an ice hockey tournament was also held at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
 From 1920 to 1968, the Olympics also acted as the Ice Hockey World Championships, and the two events occurred concurrently.
 From 1920 until 1984, only amateur athletes were allowed to compete in the tournament, and players from the National Hockey League (NHL) were not allowed to compete.
 In 1970, after a disagreement over the definition of amateur players, Canada withdrew from the tournament and did not send a team to the 1972 or 1976 Winter Olympics.
 In 1987, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to allow professional athletes to compete in the Olympics, and starting in 1998, the NHL allowed its players to participate.
 Women's ice hockey was added in 1992 and the first tournament was held at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
 Both events have been held at every Olympic Games since.
Jana Gantnerová-Šoltýsová (born 30 September 1959 in Kežmarok) is a Slovak former alpine skier who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1976 Winter Olympics, 1980 Winter Olympics, and 1984 Winter Olympics.
In December 1980 she won an Alpine Skiing World Cup downhill in Altenmarkt, becoming the first east European skier to win a World Cup race.
 Her best performance at the Olympics was a fifth place in the downhill in 1984.
 Since retiring from competition she has served as president of the Slovak Skiing Association, as a member of the Slovak Olympic Committee Executive Board, as a member of the International Ski Federation Alpine Commission, and as Deputy Chef de Mission for the Slovak team at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
 She is the mother of alpine skier Jana Gantnerová.
The selection process for the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of four bids, and saw Denver, United States, selected ahead of Sion, Switzerland; Tampere, Finland; and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
 The selection was made at the 70th IOC Session in Amsterdam on 12 May 1970.
 In a 1972 referendum, voters in Colorado rejected funding for the games, and for the only time a city awarded the Games rejected them.
 Denver officially withdrew on 15 November, and the IOC then offered the games to Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, but they too declined owing to a change of government following elections.
 Whistler would go on to be associated with neighbouring Vancouver's successful bid for the 2010 games.
 Salt Lake City offered to host the games, but the IOC, still reeling from the Denver rejection, declined and selected Innsbruck to host the 1976 Winter Olympics, which had hosted the 1964 Winter Olympics games twelve years earlier, on 5 February 1973.
James Barrett Galanes (born August 28, 1956 in Brattleboro, Vermont) is an American former Nordic combined and cross-country skier.
 He competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics, the 1980 Winter Olympics, and the 1984 Winter Olympics.
Grand Rapids is a city in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States.
 The population was 10,869 at the 2010 census.
 It is the county seat of Itasca County.
The 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games (German: "Olympische Jugend-Winterspiele 2012"), officially known as the I Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG), were an international multi-sport event for youths that took place in Innsbruck, on 13–22 January 2012.
 They were the inaugural Winter Youth Olympics, a major sports and cultural festival celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games.
 Approximately 1100 athletes from 70 countries competed.
 The decision for Innsbruck to host the Games was announced on 12 December 2008 after mail voting by 105 International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.
 Innsbruck is the first city to host three winter Olympic events, having previously hosted the 1964 Winter Olympics and the 1976 Winter Olympics.

Question: Jim Clifford Maki who competed in the 1976 Winter Olympics was born in what county?
Answer: Itasca County