Snowboarder Vic Wild’s Ride Leads To Another Olympic Medal
Feb 8, 2022, 9:49 AM
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ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — U.S-born snowboarder Vic Wild is bringing a bronze medal back to his adopted country of Russia.
It came eight years after he won gold at the Sochi Games on the same day his now ex-wife took a bronze in parallel giant slalom.
Wild married a Russian snowboarder and got citizenship there so he could compete for Russia starting at the 2014 Olympics.
🇷🇺🥉 sportsman Vic Wild won a bronze medal at the #Beijing Olympics in the parallel giant slalom. 🎉🎉🎉
For the Russian national team, this medal became the 8th in a row – the Russians have 2 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze now. pic.twitter.com/cvhNCzfAox
— Russia in Jordan (@RusEmbJordan) February 8, 2022
His third-place finish on Tuesday came from out of nowhere. Wild came into this parallel giant slalom contest ranked 24th in the world.
It marked the latest twist to a story that has at times read less like sports and more like a political-romance novel.
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