Whiteout: The Olympic Snowboarder Who Became A Cocaine Kingpin

A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder should have been a footnote—a guy who raced once, finished 24th, and faded away. But in early 2026, Ryan Wedding resurfaces as a fugitive on the FBI’s Most Wanted list, accused of running a sprawling cocaine network and ordering hits across borders. How did a middle-class kid from a ski family end up here?

Ready Alyssa and Tisha’s reporting (espn.co.uk/olympics/story/_/id/47035370/ex-sno…) on Wedding for ESPN

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