US EditionBobsled-skeleton federation not allowing Russian athletes to compete at 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics
- Russian bobsled and skeleton athletes will not compete at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics, as decided by the International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation.
- The federation voted against allowing Russian athletes to compete as individuals with neutral status.
- Russian athletes have been banned from major international events since the country invaded Ukraine in 2022.
- The decision followed a secret ballot and was expected by some athletes involved.
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Bobsled-skeleton federation not allowing Russian athletes to compete at 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics
Russian bobsled and skeleton athletes will not compete at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics. The International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation voted Friday against allowing Russian athletes to compete as neutral individuals at the games in February.
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Russian bobsled and skeleton athletes won't be permitted to compete at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics
The International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation announced Friday that it has ruled Russian bobsled and skeleton athletes will not compete in the 2026 Winter Games as Individual Neutral Athletes.
The International Federation of both sports disciplines, IBSF, rejected the proposal to allow them to compete as neutral athletes in the five rings in a secret vote at the congress in the venue of the competitions in Cortina. It reported this on its website. The IBSF followed up on the decision of the International Luge Federation, which approved the extension of the ban on Russian representatives from participating in its competitions in mid-Ju…
Cortina d'Ampezzo (Italy) - The Olympic bobsleigh and skeleton competitions in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo will be without Russian competitors next year. The International Federation of both sports, IBSF, rejected a proposal to allow them to compete as neutral athletes under the five rings in a secret vote at a congress in the Cortina competition venue, it announced on its website.
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The International Bobsle and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) did not allow Russia to participate in qualification competitions in the Winter Olympiad-2026. When voting, which occurred during the organization of the organization, 36 delegates advocated the removal of the Russian Federation, but only nine advocated aggressors. Russian Minister of Sports Mikhail Degtarev in an interview with the press service of his own department, accused of what happe…
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