Former Minnesota Olympian to compete on 'Survivor'

Katrina Radke will be part of the 35th season of 'Survivor'

August 30, 2017 at 4:25PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Katrina Radke, will be one of the 18 castaways competing on SURVIVOR this season, themed "Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers," when the Emmy Award-winning series returns for its 35th season premiere on, Wednesday, September 27 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Photo: Robert Voets/CBS ©2017 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
(CBS/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Katrina Radke/CBS photo

Minnesotan Katrina Radke didn't medal at the Olympics, but she's still got a chance to take gold in one of TV's longest-running series.

Radke, who finished fifth in the 200-meter butterfly event during the 1988 Seoul Games, will compete in the 35th edition of CBS's "Survivor," which will be set in Fiji.

According to the insidesurvivor.com website, Radke, 46, currently works as a sport psychologist, therapist, and professor at California's Foothill College, but considers Excelsior her home. She is married to former Olympics swim coach Ross Gerry.

She is the author of "Be Your Best Without Stress: It's Not About The Medal," which chronicles her battle against Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome.

The season premieres at 7 p.m. Sept. 27 on WCCO, Ch. 4

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Neal Justin

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Neal Justin is the pop-culture critic, covering how Minnesotans spend their entertainment time. He also reviews stand-up comedy. Justin previously served as TV and music critic for the paper. He is the co-founder of JCamp, a non-profit program for high-school journalists, and works on many fronts to further diversity in newsrooms.

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