OVECHKIN Alexander Nikolaevich

ОВЕЧКІН Олександр Миколайович
ОВЕЧКИН Александр Николаевич
OVECHKIN Alexander Nikolaevich

Considered one of the world's most popular athletes, he is the advertising "face" of such global sports brands as Gatorade, Bauer, Nike, an ambassador for Johnson's, and the owner of his own clothing line, A8, which was developed in collaboration with Reebok.
He topped the Forbes ranking of all players in the National Hockey League (NHL).
He lives in his own home in McLean, Virginia, and also owns apartments in Miami, Florida (USA).
He is a well-known supporter and close associate of putin, in particular, he receives personal gifts from the president.
Using his popularity, he makes a significant contribution to strengthening putin's dictatorship and spreading Kremlin propaganda narratives, emphasizing that his home is russia and putin is its president.
He posted a photo of himself with putin on his private Instagram account profile photo.
He founded and finances the putin's Team social movement.
Ovechkin uses his status as a star international athlete to support putin in the international arena, in particular in 2018-2019 by trying to enter Donald Trump's environment.
In June 2023, he received a letter of appreciation from putin "for his labor achievements and many years of conscientious work."
In 2015, he visited the temporarily occupied Crimea.