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Rolling Stone Investigation Into Snowboarder Turned Drug Lord to Become Docuseries

A new docuseries based on a 'Rolling Stone' investigation into Ryan Wedding – a snowboarder turned alleged drug lord — is on the way.

Published in January, journalist Jesse Hyde dove into the remarkable story of Ryan Wedding, a snowboarding prodigy who competed for Team Canada at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City (he placed 24th in the men’s parallel giant slalom event). But Wedding allegedly turned to a life of crime, with federal authorities claiming in an indictment last fall that he was heading up a drug trafficking organization that moved hundreds of kilos of cocaine from Colombia, through Mexico and the United States, into Canada. Dogwoof CEO Anna Godas added, “When we first came across the story last year, we instantly knew it could become an incredible series that elevates the true crime genre by going deeper into what drives people to make certain choices, much like Breaking Bad.”

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