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Originally Posted by Textcritic
He has lived in the US for his entire adult life. Ovechkin is at least as much an American by now as he is Russian.
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Disagree 1000%
Your heart is where it is, and his heart isn't being American.. and he's not an American citizen. His heart and soul is with Putin and Putin's Russia. Period.. he is "Z" and if the Caps PR wasn't led by a Fellow Putin bootlicker we'd hear more about it.
I was born a dual citizen and I identify more as an American just based on my family upbringing (Raised by American father) and where my heart lies. 26 years in Canada versus 13 years living in the United States, where I will live the rest of my life. So no, time doesn't equal allegiance and I guarantee you once Ovechkin's career is over he's back to Russia.
This has been discussed so much already but it just annoys me seeing TSN, Sportsnet, literally EVERYONE acting cool about it and "Sportswashing" his position w/ Putin. #PUTINTEAM, etc
I grew up with a huge pride in my RUSSIAN heritage too, now it's a disgrace to a point, even though my ancestors ran away from Russia due to war and persecution. Pavel Bure was my favorite player as a kid, Valeri Bure made me a Flames fan when he was traded from MTL.
I won't be celebrating any of this guys goals.. and I don't think the media should either.