Russia, Winter Olympics
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After a chaotic winter, a handful of Russian and Belarusian athletes were allowed pathways to qualify for Milan Cortina.
Thirteen athletes from Russia will compete in Italy, but they will do so without flags, anthems or a place in the medal standings.
At least a dozen athletes will represent AIN at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Here's what it has to do with the ROC, Russia and the country's doping scandal.
No Olympians will compete under the Russian flag, but 13 Russians will participate as Individual Neutral Athletes (AINs).
Russian athletes will be competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics, but you might not realize it — and things will look very different from the last winter Games. A total of 13 Russian athletes are set to compete at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
Russia’s absence from the men’s ice hockey tournament puts an asterisk on these games, whether we like it or not.
Russian teams remain banned from Olympic competitions, but individual participation as "neutral" athletes is allowed under strict rules.
The skeleton Olympian was told his helmet, bearing the photographs of 24 now dead Ukrainian athletes, would be in violation of the Olympic Charter.