Ex-Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding back on US soil, seen for first time since arrest on murder & drug charges

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Ex-Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding back on US soil, seen for first time since arrest on murder & drug charges

Disgraced ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding — one of America’s most-wanted fugitives — was paraded in handcuffs as he landed in California Friday to face murder and drug charges, dramatic video shows.

The Canadian snowboarder-turned-alleged drug kingpin touched down at Ontario International Airport in San Bernardino County, flanked by FBI agents as he was marched off the plane.

Sporting jeans, a black vest and a Los Angeles cap, Wedding kept his head down as federal authorities escorted him across the tarmac.

Wedding, who represented Canada in the 2002 Olympics, is suspected in multiple murders tied to his alleged El Chapo-esque narcotics empire, according to law enforcement.

The 44-year-old was on the run for over a decade, landing on the FBI’s list of 10 most wanted fugitives in March 2025.

The FBI announced earlier Friday that Wedding was captured in Mexico, calling the arrest a major blow to an international criminal network during a joint press conference alongside the LAPD, DEA and Canada’s RCMP.

“When you go after a guy like Ryan Wedding, it takes a united front, and that’s what you’re seeing here,” FBI Director Kash Patel said.

“To tell you how bad of a guy Ryan Wedding is, he went from an Olympic snowboarder to the largest narco traffickers in modern times,” Patel told reporters, calling Wedding a modern-day El Chapo.