Russian athletes have been cleared to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, but—once again—there’s a catch: They’ll do so under a neutral.
Russian athletes have been cleared to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, but—once again—there’s a catch: They’ll do so under a neutral flag, as decided by the International Olympic Committee on Friday. The ruling keeps in place the same restrictions seen for the Paris 2024 Summer Games, continuing the fallout from Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, reports CBS News.
