American snowboarder Vic Wild boosted his adopted country’s medal count for a second time today.
Wild, who’s competing for Russia, won his second gold medal in Sochi in the parallel slalom final. He won the men’s parallel giant slalom earlier in the week.
Wild, who was born in Washington state, said that he didn’t have the support from the United States Olympic Committee or the United States Snowboarding Association to pursue his Olympic dreams at home. So he went abroad.
........“I didn’t have the support I needed. The USOC and the USSA do a great job but not everyone can be happy. I don’t hold a grudge. I am here now doing what I want to do and it’s all good,” Wild said.
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