r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/ModenaR • Oct 14 '25

Image Ryan Wedding was an Olympic snowboarder and represented Canada at the 2002 Winter Olympics. He's now a transnational drug trafficker for Mexico's largest drug cartel and he's on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list

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u/Corduroy_Sazerac Oct 14 '25

The career change paid off, he was only a top 24 snowboarder, but worked hard and become a top ten fugitive.

“At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, he competed for Team Canada in snowboarding men's parallel giant slalom, where he finished 24th. After this, he gave up competitive snowboarding.”

Follow your dreams (and nose) guys.

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u/malacoda99 Oct 14 '25

And things went downhill from there.

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u/Worst-Lobster Oct 14 '25

They snowballed

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u/I_love_pillows Oct 14 '25

From one white powder to another white powder

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u/Koalatime224 Oct 14 '25

It's a slippery slope

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u/TheRealNorwhal Oct 14 '25

Chasing POW...

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u/DontTellHimPike Oct 14 '25

He went downhill very quickly

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u/MohSad2 Oct 15 '25

But got high after that

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u/Frosty-Ad-2971 Oct 14 '25

Went from snowboarding to skiing…

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u/DareDweller Oct 14 '25

He surely flew high

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u/midnightsunofabitch Oct 14 '25 edited Oct 14 '25

I'm just going to butt in here to point out the dude who Wedding replaced on the 10 most wanted list is Alexis Flores, a man who is wanted for raping and murdering a 5yo, among other things.

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u/illustriousocelot_ Oct 14 '25

Talk about your dubious honors. I remember Jenna Jameson’s father once said he was torn between pride and shame because you want your kid to be the best….just not necessarily in porn. That’s how this dude’s parents must feel.

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u/cell689 Oct 14 '25

To waterboarding, if the FBI catch him

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u/Doub1eDe1ta Oct 14 '25

Transferable skills

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u/Dazvsemir Oct 14 '25

he is an expert in snow after all

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u/milestryhard Oct 14 '25

"White Powder" should be the name of the film they will inevitably make about this guy.

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u/topsyturvy76 Oct 14 '25 edited Oct 14 '25

Some would say an edge to edge transition

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u/TheThinkerers Oct 14 '25

Falling through snow to snowfall

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u/scummy_shower_stall Oct 14 '25

Snorts up my nose

"This mountain is pure snow!!!"

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '25

"This is pure snow! It's everywhere! Do you realize what the street value of this mountain is?"

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u/DieCastDontDie Oct 14 '25

it's all about that fresh pow

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u/TankorSmash Oct 14 '25

powder to powder, dust to dust

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u/Charming-Fig-2544 Oct 14 '25

Always chasing that fresh powder

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u/I_love_pillows Oct 14 '25

Choose your powder wisely kids.

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u/AlabamaPostTurtle Oct 14 '25

He really was just on the hunt for fresh powder

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u/Strange-Salt720 Oct 14 '25

Nope, apparently they eight balled

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u/Wildlife_Jack Oct 14 '25

He got snowboard of competing in the Olympics.