Ryan Wedding, the former Olympic snowboarder, was arrested. Find out more about him, his arrest and his fugitive status.
Former Olympic snowboarder Ryan James Wedding was added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List earlier this year. On March 6, 2025, the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office announced that the 44-year-old had been added to the list, calling him “a very dangerous man.” He was indicted last year in a Los Angeles federal court on multiple charges, including running a continuing criminal enterprise, committing murder in connection with the enterprise and various drug crimes, according to the FBI.
Learn more about Wedding’s background, the charges against him and his arrest below.
Wedding was born in Thunder Bay, Canada, and is primarily known for his career as an Olympic snowboarder. He represented Canada at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he competed in the Giant Slalom snowboarding event.
