Russian and Belarusian winter athletes stay away from international competitions. The International Skiing Federation announced on Saturday that it will instruct its federations to keep athletes from Russia and Belarus out of their competitions in the future. FIS’s decision was fully expected, as Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee, IOC, in his speech earlier this week, called on sports federations to continue banning Russian and Belarusian athletes. Despite its predictability, the likely loss of the season takes a toll on the Russians.
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FIS’s knockout blow to Russia and Belarus – Välbe kept silent, Stepanova blames “radicals”
