Vic Wild, a Russian-American snowboarder, two-time champion of the 2014 Sochi Olympics, told Championat about an unpleasant incident when intruders stole the athlete's belongings.
Wild, 37, won two gold medals at the 2014 Olympics in parallel slalom and parallel giant slalom. Also, the snowboarder has a bronze medal in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, after which Wild announced the end of his professional career.
Vic Wild
All my stuff from Sochi was stolen. Clothes, toys, books - everything was stolen except the medals. I don't know who did this. But it was probably someone who worked nearby. I kept everything in a locked garage. But someone managed to break in there.
On December 24, 2023, Denis Tikhomirov, head of the Russian Snowboard Federation, told TASS about Wild's desire to compete at the 2026 Olympic Games, which will be held in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo. The American, who plays for Russia, emphasized that he was not going to go to the 2026 Olympics as a neutral athlete.
