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Russia being barred from team sports at the Olympics because of its ongoing war in Ukraine means the first so-called ‘best-on-best’ men's hockey tournament in a decade doesn't feature some of the NHL's top players.
International Olympic Committee bars a Ukrainian skeleton racer from wearing a helmet showing images of fellow athletes killed in Russia's invasion.
Some Russians have dismissed the Games over the continued exclusion of their athletes. But the truth is international sport is still important to Moscow
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Ukraine’s flag bearer during the Olympic opening ceremony plans to continue wearing a helmet that commemorates the lives of Ukrainian athletes lost since Russia’s invasion, despite a ban from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which says it breaks Olympic rules on neutrality.
Kamila Valieva's doping scandal ended her Olympic figure skating career. But her former coach is back, raising eyebrows from World Anti-Doping Agency.
Ukraine sports minister hits out ‘irresponsible’ people who want Russia to return to Olympics - Matvii Bidnyi, Ukraine's minister of youth and sports, said that any change would appear to condone Russ
Former Russian national team head coach Ilya Vorobyov, a two-time Gagarin Cup-winning coach with an Olympic Gold Medal to his resume, didn't include Michkov, either.
Russian women have dominated Olympic figure skating for a decade. With the nation's dynasty under threat, Adeliia Petrosian stands as the lone hope for gold in Milano-Cortina 2026.