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No flag, anthem or parade: An isolated Winter Olympics beckons for Russian athletes
Russian athletes may compete without national symbols or anthem under IOC rules, with eligibility restrictions due to doping and geopolitical concerns, as only a few have accepted invitations.
- At the Milan-Cortina Olympics, Nikita Filippov and other Russians will compete as Individual Neutral Athletes without Russian symbols, national anthems, or delegation parades.
- Since the Sochi doping scandal, the World Anti-Doping Agency lists Russia's testing body as non-compliant, and Moscow's post-Beijing move triggered new bans from sports bodies.
- IOC eligibility rules bar athletes tied to security agencies or who support Russia, while Ukrainian officials disputed some neutrals' status; cross-country skiers Savelii Korostelev and Dariya Nepryaeva posted top-10 finishes shortly after returning.
- Russian Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev said only three Russians and one Belarusian accepted invitations, with total participation possibly lower than the 15 Russians in Paris, and team sports are excluded.
- Scrutiny of athlete welfare will persist after figure-skating controversies involving Kamila Valieva's entourage, as most winter sports federations allowed Russians to compete in qualifiers in recent weeks, though numbers for Milan remain unclear.
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No flag, anthem or parade: An isolated Winter Olympics beckons for Russian athletes
A delegation of Russian “neutral” athletes will compete at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in one of the smallest ever Russian Olympic delegations.
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