Swiss put immigration worries aside to fete Russian-born snowboarder


ZURICH (Reuters) - Days after Switzerland voted to impose new barriers to immigration, the surprise victory of a Russian-born snowboarder nicknamed "I-Pod" at the Olympic Games in Sochi has led to an ironic outpouring of national pride.

Images of 25-year-old Iouri Podladtchikov, who defeated favoured American Shaun White to win gold for Switzerland in the halfpipe, adorned the front pages of Swiss newspapers on Wednesday, jostling for space with headlines on the country's plans to curtail an influx of foreigners.

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