Russia has received its attraction on the Court docket of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne within the case regarding the Worldwide Ski and Snowboard Federation's (FIS) choice to bar Russian skiers from worldwide competitions.

Supply: CAS

Particulars: On 21 October, the FIS Council voted to increase the exclusion of Russian skiers from worldwide competitions for all the 2025/26 season. Nonetheless, the Russian facet later filed an attraction in opposition to this choice.

A listening to was held on 1 December, and on 2 December CAS upheld the Russian attraction. Russian skiers and snowboarders will probably be allowed to compete internationally below impartial standing, whereas Paralympians will probably be admitted with full rights, together with nationwide symbols. This implies Russian Paralympians will have the ability to participate within the 2026 Video games in Italy.

Participation of Russian skiers within the Olympics stays unsure. Regardless of the CAS ruling, FIS should nonetheless develop mechanisms and standards for admitting impartial Russian athletes to worldwide competitions. It’s unclear how lengthy this course of will take, however in most ski disciplines the allocation of Olympic quota locations concludes within the second half of December.

If Russian skiers don’t have time to compete internationally and earn the required rating factors earlier than the deadline, they are going to be unable to qualify for the Olympics. Nonetheless, they’ll have the ability to compete in later World Cup occasions this season.

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