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Originally Posted by dammage79
Hasn't his whole family been tied to the upper echelon of Russian hierarchy? Like his parents were world class athletes top weren't they?
Sometimes, the reality is that's all he's ever known, raised in rarified Russian Aire of aristocracy. And even if you wanted out, I'm guessing they see the o ly way out is likely death because they KNOW what Putin is. Sadly, it's likely a case of the entire Ovechkin family made their beds with a scorpion in it and now have to sleep in it.
Edit: or OV is gonna be the greatest goal scorer of all time and is a crazy Russian fascist. Cant erase that record once it's broken.
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Yes I looked it up and his dad was a top soccer player and his mom was a world class athlete - two time Olympian. He got his foot in the elite sports school because of them.