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Russian Olympic Committee president to step down. Neutral athletes competed at Paris Games

The president of the suspended Russian Olympic Committee plans to step down after six years in charge

The Independent UK

Russian Olympic Committee president hits out at IOC after top athletes excluded

The president of the Russian Olympic Committee has indicated that the country could boycott qualifying competitions in fencing for next year's Paris Games after some athletes were barred from competing

The Independent UK

Russian Athletes Say IOC Participation Plan ‘Excessive and Discriminatory'

The International Olympic Committee's (IOC) recommendation to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to return to international competition as neutrals is "excessive and discriminatory", the Russian Olympic Committee's (ROC) athletes' commission said. The IOC sanctioned Russia and its ally Belarus after Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022 but last month recommended…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Ukrainian Olympic head on Russian rival: 'He is my enemy'

The presidents of Ukrainian and Russian Olympic committees fought together as teammates at the 1992 Barcelona Games and won a gold medal in fencing for the post-Soviet Unified Team

The Independent UK

Zelenskyy Tells Summit ‘No Place’ for Russia at Olympics

Russian athletes have "no place" at next year's Paris Olympics while their country’s invasion of Ukraine continues, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told a summit of sports officials from about 30 countries Friday. The International Olympic Committee argues it would be discriminatory to exclude Russia and ally Belarus from sports ahead…

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Russia Finds ‘No Fault’ for Kamila Valieva in Doping Case, But WADA Is Likely to Appeal

The controversy surrounding the 16-year-old figure skater’s positive test that overshadowed last year’s Beijing Winter Olympics is yet to be resolved.

Sports Illustrated

Olympics-Russia, Belarus allowed to attend ANOC General Assembly

Delegations from Russia and Belarus will be permitted to attend the Association of National Olympic Committees' (ANOC) General Assembly, the organisation's Executive Council said in a statement on Tuesday.

Reuters

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Vladimir Putin's favourite Olympics sport star quits Russia with no plans to return

Five-time gold medalistAnastasia Davydova, who received an order of merit from Putin last year, has left Russia just days after the Vladimir Putin announced his plans for a partial military mobilisation

Daily Mirror

Defiant Russian Olympic chiefs making Paris 2024 plans despite bans in host of sports

Russian Olympic chiefs are set to try and enter their athletes in the Paris 2024 Games despite the ban against the country amid the war in Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Russian ice hockey player detained over military service charge, RIA reports

A Russian ice hockey player under contract with a U.S.-based National Hockey League (NHL) team has been detained in Russia over charges he evaded military service and has since been taken to a military hospital after falling ill, his lawyer told a Russian state news agency.

Reuters

Russian Olympian vows to boycott Olympics until country's flag is restored

Russian fencing star Sofya Velikaya is a veteran of four Olympic Summer Games, having won gold medals at Rio in 2016 and Tokyo last summer, as well as three silvers

Daily Mirror

Putin Backs Russian Skater Valieva as She Faces Doping Case

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed support for figure skater Kamila Valieva on Tuesday, saying she did not compete "dishonestly" after her doping case dominated this year's Winter Olympics. Valieva was on the gold-medal winning Russian squad for the figure skating team event at the Beijing Olympics but no medal ceremony…

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Ice Hockey-Golden Finnish as Russians Fail to Retain Title

Finland's men's ice hockey team finally reached the top of the Olympic podium on Sunday by beating the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) 2-1 to claim the final gold medal on offer at the Beijing Winter Games. Ville Pokka and Hannes Bjorninen each had a goal while Harri Sateri was rock…

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Finland defeats Russian Olympic Committee in historic upset for men’s hockey gold

BEIJING — Finland ended the Olympic hockey tournament with a historic upset, as its men’s team won gold for the first time on the strength of a fiercely contested 2-1 victory over the Russian Olympic Committee on Sunday at National Indoor Stadium.

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The Guardian - US

Winter Olympics day 16: GB win women’s curling gold before closing ceremony – as it happened

Team GB’s women won curling gold before a Beijing closing ceremony to a Games embroiled in controversy

Los Angeles Times

Sui Wenjing and Han Cong win gold for China in pairs figure skating

BEIJING — Sui Wenjing and Han Cong won the pairs figure skating gold medal in their home country Saturday night, performing a smooth and elegant free skate program to "Bridge Over Troubled Water" to top three duos from the Russian Olympic Committee.

The Guardian - AU

Winter Olympics 2022 day 15: Sweden pip GB to curling gold after extra end – as it happened

Rolling report: There are plenty more medals to be won as the Games in Beijing reach their penultimate day. Join Martin Belam for updates

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Ice Hockey-Finland Beat Slovakia to Reach Gold Medal Final

Finland claimed a 2-0 win over Slovakia to reach the men's ice hockey final at the Beijing Games on Friday helped by Sakari Manninen's first period goal and Harri Sateri's shutout netminding. With Slovakia pulling their netminder for an extra-attacker late on in a bid to draw level, Harri Pesonen…

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Anna Shcherbakova, Russian Olympic Committee Gold Medalist, Says She Feels ‘Emptiness’ After Winning

Anna Shcherbakova's victory was overshadowed as she stood alone while Russian Olympic Committee teammates consoled Kamila Valieva, who placed fourth.

Sports Illustrated

Russian Olympic Committee Figure Skater Kamila Valieva Fails to Medal in Individual Figure Skating

It marked the end of Olympic competition for her in Beijing.

The Independent UK

Men’s curling team relishing chance to rescue Winter Olympics for Great Britain

Bruce Mouat’s men racked up their sixth straight win by beating the Russian Olympic Committee on Wednesday

The Independent UK

GB women curlers’ hopes hanging by thread as Eve Muirhead’s team lose to China

Team GB must now beat the Russian Olympic Committee and hope other results go their way.

Sports Illustrated

Former U.S. Olympian Adam Rippon Calls ROC ’Dirty Cheaters’ Over Kamila Valieva Situation

The 2018 bronze medalist did not sugarcoat his feelings when talking about the decision and the Russian Olympic Committee.

Salon

Did trimetazidine help Russia win gold?

Russia is embroiled in yet another doping controversy as they near a lift on sanctions stemming from Sochi 2014

The Guardian - US

Winter Olympics day 11: Valieva leads after short program – as it happened

Kamila Valieva took to the ice amid a swirl of controversy and elsewhere there were golds, blunders and much more

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