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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
International Olympic Committee confirms Russian teams are still banned from 2026 Winter Games
Russia remains prohibited from participating in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. On Tuesday, the International Olympic Committee stated that Russia is still penalized over its invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The IOC made their statement, via Reuters, following reports about participating in the games. The reports suggested that Russian hockey officials engaged in conversations with the International Ice Hockey Federation about next year's event. "The IOC Executive Board recommendation from March 2023 with regard to teams of athletes with a Russian passport remains in place," the IOC said. "It is based on the fact that, by definition, a group of Individual Neutral Athletes cannot be considered a team. We take note that the IIHF has confirmed that it will follow this recommendation." Russia's ban means their dominant ice hockey team will not be competing after impressive performances in recent Olympics. The Russian men bested Germany for the gold medal in the 2018 Pyeongchang Games. Four years later, they finished second to Finland in Beijing. Russia's recent block comes after 15 Russian athletes played in the 2024 Summer Olympics under the Individual Neutral Athlete status. The athletes' participation underwent vetting by the IOC before they competed without the Russian flag and anthem. Earlier this month, the International Skating Union approved four Russian skaters' participation in the Milan-Cortina Olympics. Seventeen-year-old national champion Adelia Petrosian is among the group that received the green light to compete as neutral athletes.
National Post
14-05-2025
- Politics
- National Post
Four Russian figure skaters approved for 2026 Olympics qualification event as neutrals
Four Russian figure skaters were approved Tuesday by the International Skating Union to try to qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympics as neutral athletes who have not supported the invasion of Ukraine, including 17-year-old national champion Adelia Petrosian. Article content Article content No Russian athletes, however, were approved to compete in the pairs and ice dance disciplines at a one-off Olympic qualification meeting in September in Beijing. The 2026 Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Olympics open on Feb. 6. Article content Article content The ISU said 'not all nominated athletes passed the rigorous screening' and the eligibility decisions by its ruling council are 'final with regard to all applicants and not subject to appeal.' Article content Russians and Belarusians have been banned from international skating events since the full military invasion of Ukraine started in February 2022, four days after the Beijing Winter Games closed. Article content The ISU previously said Russia and Belarus can have just one competitor — individual, pair, or ice dance couple — in each discipline at the Olympics. Article content At the 2024 Paris Summer Games, Russia was banned from team sports though a small group of individual Russian athletes ended up being allowed to compete as approved neutral athletes. They were judged not to have publicly supported the war or have ties to the military or state security agencies. Article content A similar process in underway ahead of the Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Olympics. Article content The ISU said it 'thoroughly examined public appearances and statements made by the nominated (neutral athletes) since February 2022, to assess any active support for the invasion of Ukraine or any contractual links to Russian or Belarusian military and other national security agencies.' Article content Petrosian is the likely star name among the Russian figure skaters. Article content The two-time national champion turns 18 in June and is coached by Eteri Tutberidze. The storied Russian team mentor was a controversial figure at the Beijing Olympics coaching gold-medal favorite Kamila Valieva through a doping scandal, and the eventual gold medalist Anna Shcherbakova. Article content
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
ISU names figure skaters from Russia eligible for Olympic qualifying as neutral athletes
A list of figure skaters from Russia and Belarus who could qualify for the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics as individual neutral athletes has been published by the International Skating Union, four months before the competition to determine if any earn spots at the Games. For Russia, the ISU announced two women's singles skaters (Adelia Petrosian and Alina Gorbacheva) and two men's singles skaters (Petr Gumennik and Vladislav Dikidzhi) have been approved to be eligible for the last Olympic qualification event in China in September. Advertisement Up to one entry per discipline is allowed at the Olympic qualification event — either Petrosian or Gorbacheva and either Gumennik or Dikidzhi — to compete for a spot at the Milan Cortina Games. The Russian figure skating federation indicated that it is prioritizing Petrosian and Gummenik, who are both potential Olympic medal contenders. The skaters from Russian who qualify Olympic spots in September cannot be substituted for another skater to compete at the Milan Cortina Games. No neutral pairs' team or ice dance couple from Russia was approved. Asked if that definitively means that no neutral pair or ice dance couple from Russia will be at the Olympics, the ISU referred to a document that stated that the Russian federation submitted at least one pair team and dance couple for review and that some athletes "did not pass the special screening process." The Russian skating federation said in a press release that it "tried long and hard" to find out why its pairs and dance skaters were not approved, "but the reasons are unclear" and that the ISU was not obliged to provide an explanation. Advertisement The ISU said that skaters nominated by Russian and Belarusian officials would only be approved if they "have neither publicly supported nor are publicly supporting the invasion of Ukraine and are not linked to Russian/Belarusian military or security agencies." They also would not be approved if they have been "associated with anyone serving a period of ineligibility due to an anti-doping rule violation." Skaters from Russia and Belarus have been barred from international competition due to the war in Ukraine since March 2022. Many top skaters from Russia have continued to compete domestically. This past December, the ISU announced that a limited number of skaters from Russia and Belarus will be allowed to return to international competition as individual neutral athletes for the last Olympic qualifying event. Advertisement There are five Olympic quota spots at stake in women's singles and men's singles, four in ice dance and three for pairs at the September Olympic qualification event. Many of the world's top skaters do not compete at the last Olympic qualifier since they already earned quota spots for their nations at March's World Championships. If the ISU's current list of skaters does not change, that means that none of the figure skaters from Russia who competed at the 2022 Beijing Games will return for 2026, including gold medalist Anna Shcherbakova. Petrosian, 17, is expected to contend for gold at the Milan Cortina Games if she qualifies. Women from Russia won the last three Olympic titles and went one-two at the last two Games. This past season, Petrosian was the only senior women's singles skater in the world to land both a clean quadruple jump and a clean triple Axel in competition, according to She did so in domestic Russian competitions only given the ban. Advertisement Petrosian joins the early list of Olympic medal contenders that also includes Americans Alysa Liu and Amber Glenn, who won the two biggest international events last season (worlds for Liu, Grand Prix Final for Glenn). Gumennik, 23, won a Russian men's singles event in February with six clean quads between two programs. American Ilia Malinin was the only man to land more than six quads at March's World Championships (eight, two negatively graded) en route to a repeat title. Silver medalist Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan also landed six quads at worlds. A Russian men's singles skater last won a medal in 2010, but Gumennik is one of several early Olympic medal contenders along with the favorite Malinin, Shaidorov and 2022 Olympic silver medalist Yuma Kagiyama of Japan. Advertisement A pairs' team from Russia or the Soviet Union has won at least one medal at 14 of the last 16 Olympics, including 13 golds. As of now, there will be no pairs' team from Russia at the Milan Cortina Games. The same goes for ice dance, where a couple from Russia or the Soviet Union won at least one medal at 12 of the 13 Olympics the event has been held. The ISU previously said that skaters from Russia were not eligible for the Olympic team event. U.S. rolls to World Team Trophy figure skating title, but will 2026 Olympic team event be closer? The U.S. cruised past rival Japan in a competition that's similar to the Olympic team event.
NBC Sports
13-05-2025
- Politics
- NBC Sports
ISU names figure skaters from Russia eligible for Olympic qualifying as neutral athletes
A list of figure skaters from Russia and Belarus who could qualify for the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics as individual neutral athletes has been published by the International Skating Union, four months before the competition to determine if any earn spots at the Games. For Russia, the ISU announced two women's singles skaters (Adelia Petrosian and Alina Gorbacheva) and two men's singles skaters (Petr Gumennik and Vladislav Dikidzhi) have been approved to be eligible for the last Olympic qualification event in China in September. Up to one entry per discipline is allowed at the Olympic qualification event — either Petrosian or Gorbacheva and either Gumennik or Dikidzhi — to compete for a spot at the Milan Cortina Games. The Russian figure skating federation indicated that it is prioritizing Petrosian and Gummenik, who are both potential Olympic medal contenders. The skaters from Russian who qualify Olympic spots in September cannot be substituted for another skater to compete at the Milan Cortina Games. No neutral pairs' team or ice dance couple from Russia was approved. Asked if that definitively means that no neutral pair or ice dance couple from Russia will be at the Olympics, the ISU referred to a document that stated that the Russian federation submitted at least one pair team and dance couple for review and that some athletes 'did not pass the special screening process.' The Russian skating federation said in a press release that it 'tried long and hard' to find out why its pairs and dance skaters were not approved, 'but the reasons are unclear' and that the ISU was not obliged to provide an explanation. The ISU said that skaters nominated by Russian and Belarusian officials would only be approved if they 'have neither publicly supported nor are publicly supporting the invasion of Ukraine and are not linked to Russian/Belarusian military or security agencies.' They also would not be approved if they have been 'associated with anyone serving a period of ineligibility due to an anti-doping rule violation.' Skaters from Russia and Belarus have been barred from international competition due to the war in Ukraine since March 2022. Many top skaters from Russia have continued to compete domestically. This past December, the ISU announced that a limited number of skaters from Russia and Belarus will be allowed to return to international competition as individual neutral athletes for the last Olympic qualifying event. There are five Olympic quota spots at stake in women's singles and men's singles, four in ice dance and three for pairs at the September Olympic qualification event. Many of the world's top skaters do not compete at the last Olympic qualifier since they already earned quota spots for their nations at March's World Championships. If the ISU's current list of skaters does not change, that means that none of the figure skaters from Russia who competed at the 2022 Beijing Games will return for 2026, including gold medalist Anna Shcherbakova. Petrosian, 17, is expected to contend for gold at the Milan Cortina Games if she qualifies. Women from Russia won the last three Olympic titles and went one-two at the last two Games. This past season, Petrosian was the only senior women's singles skater in the world to land both a clean quadruple jump and a clean triple Axel in competition, according to She did so in domestic Russian competitions only given the ban. Petrosian joins the early list of Olympic medal contenders that also includes Americans Alysa Liu and Amber Glenn, who won the two biggest international events last season (worlds for Liu, Grand Prix Final for Glenn). Gumennik, 23, won a Russian men's singles event in February with six clean quads between two programs. American Ilia Malinin was the only man to land more than six quads at March's World Championships (eight, two negatively graded) en route to a repeat title. Silver medalist Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan also landed six quads at worlds. A Russian men's singles skater last won a medal in 2010, but Gumennik is one of several early Olympic medal contenders along with the favorite Malinin, Shaidorov and 2022 Olympic silver medalist Yuma Kagiyama of Japan. A pairs' team from Russia or the Soviet Union has won at least one medal at 14 of the last 16 Olympics, including 13 golds. As of now, there will be no pairs' team from Russia at the Milan Cortina Games. The same goes for ice dance, where a couple from Russia or the Soviet Union won at least one medal at 12 of the 13 Olympics the event has been held. The ISU previously said that skaters from Russia were not eligible for the Olympic team event. Nick Zaccardi,
CBC
13-05-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Only 4 Russian figure skaters approved for 2026 Olympic qualification event as neutrals
Four Russian figure skaters were approved Tuesday by the International Skating Union to try to qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympics as neutral athletes who have not supported the invasion of Ukraine, including 17-year-old national champion Adelia Petrosian. No Russian athletes, however, were approved to compete in the pairs and ice dance disciplines at a one-off Olympic qualification meeting in September in Beijing. The 2026 Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Olympics open on Feb. 6. The ISU said "not all nominated athletes passed the rigorous screening" and the eligibility decisions by its ruling council are "final with regard to all applicants and not subject to appeal." Russians and Belarusians have been banned from international skating events since the full military invasion of Ukraine started in February 2022, four days after the Beijing Winter Games closed. The ISU previously said Russia and Belarus can have just one competitor — individual, pair, or ice dance couple — in each discipline at the Olympics. At the 2024 Paris Summer Games, Russia was banned from team sports though a small group of individual Russian athletes ended up being allowed to compete as approved neutral athletes. They were judged not to have publicly supported the war or have ties to the military or state security agencies. A similar process in underway ahead of the Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Olympics. The ISU said it "thoroughly examined public appearances and statements made by the nominated (neutral athletes) since February 2022, to assess any active support for the invasion of Ukraine or any contractual links to Russian or Belarusian military and other national security agencies." Petrosian is the likely star name among the Russian figure skaters. The two-time national champion turns 18 in June and is coached by Eteri Tutberidze. The storied Russian team mentor was a controversial figure at the Beijing Olympics coaching gold-medal favorite Kamila Valieva through a doping scandal, and the eventual gold medalist Anna Shcherbakova. The likely back-up women's skater approved for the Olympic qualifier is 17-year-old Alina Gorbacheva.
