Pavel Bure, 1990 world champion, 1998 Olympic silver medalist and 2002 bronze medalist, played in the NHL for Vancouver, Florida and the Rangers. He ended his sporting career in 2003.
— You have decided to renounce your American citizenship. Do you have any regrets about this?
“I always say I don’t live with regrets.” I always strive to move forward. Everything that happened happened. Then, I made my informed choice. I left for America at the age of 20, already having hockey experience. It wasn’t difficult for me. Now I look at it and understand that I did the right thing.
— Having American nationality, do you have to pay more taxes?
– No, that’s not the point. Previously, I had to work in America and share my life between two countries. After finishing my hockey career, I realized that I no longer wanted to be torn between two countries. Why do I need it? I prefer to be at home in Russia. So I decided that my future family and I would live in our own country. In fact, there wasn’t even a question. Of course, Russia. Even in the 90s, every summer, when some colleagues didn’t do it, I went home. North America was my workplace. Once this work was completed, I returned my passport,” Bure explained in an interview with Match TV.
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