Russia officially is banned from the 2026 Winter Olympics, but 13 athletes have qualified to compete as "neutral'' athletes.
Russia and Belarus are banned from the Olympics because of their involvement in the war in Ukraine.
While athletes compete under their nation’s respective flags, that won’t be the case for those hailing from Russia.
Russia and Belarus have been banned from the Olympics, but Russian and Belarussian athletes can still compete. Mark Schofield breaks down how they’ll represent themselves at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
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Russian Adeliia Petrosian, 18, skating as a neutral athlete because of the official ban of Russia from the Olympics, dazzled ...
It was confirmed in February that Russian and Belarusian athletes would be able to compete at the Paralympics under their own flag.
Russian athletes are competing under a different designation at the Winter Olympics. The Sporting News has more on how ...
Sports Editor Dan Roan analyses Russia's controversial return to global sporting action at the Winter Paralympics and what it ...
Every time Nikita Filippov races, it's an uphill struggle. At the Olympics, even more so. The 23-year-old from Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka peninsula is a medal contender in the rugged new Olympic ...