Apparently, US Snowboard Team Alpine racer Vic Wild, 25, is planning to throw in the towel on the United States of America and race for Russia in the coming season, according to a story on Russia Today
Vic Wild, husband of Russia’s world champion in parallel slalom Alyona Zavarzina, has expressed a wish to compete for the Russian national team, says the head of the Russian skiing and snowboarding federation. . . “Currently we are preparing the papers to be admitted to the Russian citizenship. It’s hard to say now how long it will take,” Leonid Melnikov told the Sport-Express newspaper. “We are very interested in this athlete. He would add more competitiveness within the team. We know him as a professional and disciplined guy,” said Melnikov, adding that Wild has already begun learning Russian.
We guessing the US Team won’t mind all that much. Za vas, Vic.
[Link: Russia Today]
