Babikov Gains Canadian Citizenship

Ivan Babikov received his Canadian citizenship this past Friday (Jan 18th, 2008), marking the end of a long trek that starting in May 2003

Ivan also received confirmation on Friday by FIS Race Director, Jurg Capol that he will be able to start in the Canmore Word Cup as the COC-NorAm Leader position for men (Ivan replaces Alex Harvey as the points leader as he is not able to compete in World Cups during this period due to injury). Although he is now a Canadian citizen, Ivan is still competing under a Russian FIS license and therefore obligated to uphold some Russian Team guidelines (so look for Ivan in a Russian National Team suit for the course of the Canmore FIS World Cup.

Read the full article on Babikov's quest for Canadian Citizenship on x-c.com.

Source: X-C.com