Ivan Babikov: Russia

Russia: Russia - Canadian cross-country skier Ivan Babikov is looking forward to the rare treat of taking part in a second successive "home" Olympics as he returns to compete in Russia, the land of his birth. , according to Reuters. After finally being granted Canadian citizenship he then raced for his adopted country in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. By Dmitriy Rogovitskiy The 33-year-old, born in the Russian Republic of Komi, emigrated to Canada 11 years ago but due to the complicated eligibility rules of his sport continued to represent Russia, and wore that nation's colors in the 2006 Olympics. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.