Wanted Olympic athlete-turned-fugitive Ryan Wedding in custody, sources say

Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder and FBI most wanted fugitive Ryan Wedding has been captured, sources confirmed to News on Friday.

Ryan Wedding, wanted by the FBI, was seen practicing a race for the men’s parallel giant slalom at the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Park City on February 13, 2002. (FBI | REUTERS/Jeff J. Mitchell)

Wedding, 44, and 14 other alleged associates were accused of orchestrating the January 2025 murder of a witness who was shot to death at a restaurant in Colombia. Wedding placed a bounty on the victim’s head, believing his death would lead to the dismissal of charges against him and the drug trafficking ring he allegedly heads, according to an indictment unsealed in November.

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The FBI has described Wedding as an “extremely violent criminal who is believed responsible for the murder of numerous people overseas.”

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Canada’s Ryan wedding at the 2002 Olympics. (Tony Marshall/EMPICS via Getty Images)

Just last month, FBI officials confirmed that Mexican authorities seized $40 million worth of motorcycles believed to be owned by Wedding. That news came more than a month after Wedding was hit with additional charges and increased the reward for his capture to $15 million.

He participated in the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City after missing the 1998 Games. They were the only Olympic Games in which he competed.

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News’ Matt Finn contributed to this report.

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