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A Member of the IIHF Council Hoped that Russia Itself Would Refuse to Participate in the World Cup

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A member of the IIHF Council hoped that Russia itself would refuse to participate in the World CupThe International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) hopes that the Russian national team will voluntarily withdraw from the World Cup. This was stated...

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Despite Cas' judgment: The IIHF is examining a compromise offer in the ice hockey dispute around Russia. An orderly return to world championships is not considered until 2028.

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Interfax: The head of the Swedish hockey Federation, member of the board of IYHF, Anders Larrson, expressed the hope that Russia's teams themselves had decided not to participate in international competitions. "Of course, it would be desirable for them not to appear (at the tournaments)," quoted Larsson Ilkalehti's words on 30 October. The Sports Arbitration Court (CAS) granted the appeal of the Russian hockey Federation and ordered IIRF to admi…

The President of the Swedish hockey Federation and Council Member of the International Hockey Federation (IIHF), Anders Larsson, expressed the hope that the Russians would voluntarily withdraw from the World Cup, which he announced in an interview with Swedish TV channel SVT, commenting on the decision of the Sports Arbitration Court (CAS) to return Russians to the international tournament.

Sport is political. The latest example: Russia is to participate in the World Ice Hockey Championships in Germany, but the World Federation is against it. Now politics is taking action.

Boris Valábik strongly condemned the return of the Russian national teams to world hockey, which the International Ice Hockey Federation had to accept after the verdict of the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

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FOCUS online broke the news in Berlin, Germany on Monday, November 9, 2026.
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