# @startribune on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DNY8386S1qF
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/33447942-startribune-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-08-15T20:56:31.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Star Tribune (@StarTribune) — https://gondola.cc/StarTribune

## Caption

Dancers Louie Conn and Blaize Shiek made news this week after online posts noted that the two men earned spots on the Vikings cheer roster this year, the first males to do so since 1998. Then the internet freaked out.

Louie’s mother Kathleen told columnist Laura Yuen laurayuenreports that she’s heartsick over the online hate. “He’s got more bravery in his little finger than most people,” she said.

Read Laura Yuen’s full column at the link in our bio. Photos courtesy of Kathleen Conn and Alli Rusco/Minnesota Vikings.

#minnesota #minnesotavikings #cheerleading #cheerteam

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Star Tribune | @StarTribune | https://gondola.cc/StarTribune | Newspaper |
| Ashley Miller | @ashleyamiller | https://gondola.cc/ashleyamiller | Social Manager |

## Tags

cheerleading, minnesota, minnesotavikings, cheerteam

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