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Czechia Won’t Grant Visas for Russian Women’s Team at Upcoming U-18 Tournament - Daily Faceoff

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A new wrinkle in the saga following an international court’s controversial decision. After a cabinet meeting on Monday, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis announced that the country will not issue visas to Russian players seeking to compete in the upcoming IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championship, set to take place in Ostrava from Jan. 8-16. Babis cited the ongoing war in Ukraine as a major reason the country wouldn’t allow Russia to play in the …

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Russian players are not welcome in the upcoming tournament.

·Helsinki, Finland
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The Czech government will not allow Russian hockey teams to participate in the World Cup as long as Russia's aggressive war in Ukraine continues.

·Helsinki, Finland
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If it was once decided that Russian hockey players do not belong in the world championships, it should remain so until the end of the war in Ukraine. Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) said this at a press conference after his cabinet meeting on Monday, adding that everyone in the government has the same opinion on this matter.

It is clear that Russia's return to the svellíð will not be contested, and Czech Republic and Latvia will be the best in the group of big hockey nations that will not see Russia face each other in the game. The heads of the sambandas of Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark have given a clear no við þeim áformum Mågård Íshokkísambandsins. The Ice Hockey Federation of the Czech Republic says that from the beginning it has been against the Russian n…

·Reykjavík, Iceland
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The Czech Republic and Latvia will not show up to play if Russia is granted entry into next year's Ice Hockey World Championship. At the same time, the Czechs are organizing a championship as early as January.

·Oslo, Norway
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sport.cz broke the news on Monday, November 2, 2026.
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