Ryan Wedding: From Canadian Olympian to alleged drug lord
Former Team Canada snowboarder Ryan Wedding, who competed at the 2002 Olympics, is now one of the most wanted men in the U.S. for his alleged involvement in a multi-billion dollar criminal enterprise.
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Former Team Canada snowboarder Ryan Wedding, who competed at the 2002 Olympics, is now one of the most wanted men in the U.S. for his alleged involvement in a multi-billion dollar criminal enterprise.
2002 Winter Olympics Ryan Wedding competed for Team Canada in snowboarding at the 2002 Winter Olympics. (Tony Marshall/EMPICS via Getty Images)
2002 Winter Olympics Wedding competed in the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom event, where he finished 24th. (Adam Pretty/Getty Images)
Former Olympic snowboarder and Canadian Ryan Wedding is seen in a photo released by the FBI. (FBI)
Former Olympic snowboarder and Canadian Ryan Wedding is seen in a photo released by the FBI. (FBI)
This graphic from the U.S. Department of the Treasury outlines the alleged drug trafficking organization, identifying former Olympian Ryan Wedding as the alleged leader and showing the key associates, entities, and businesses tied to his sanctioned transnational criminal network. (U.S. Department of the Treasury)
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi stands near a wanted poster for Canadian fugitive Ryan Wedding as she speaks with reporters during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in Washington, where officials said Wedding ordered the murder of a key witness in the case against him. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Justice Bondi A staff member moves a wanted poster for Canadian fugitive Ryan James Wedding during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in Washington. The U.S. Department of Justice announced that the reward for information leading to Wedding’s arrest has increased from US$10 million to $15 million. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
