I suppose it is about the strategy. We saw it in athletics - people calculated what they need to get to qulift and participated in the events where they could get necessary points for sure.
As far as I can understand it is the same IBSF ethics body which allowed russians to compete and threatened to our children protesting at the Europa Cup.
IBSF's own stupid fault if they have written the rules so badly as to allow something like this to happen. But I am sure there will be an "unsportsmanlike conduct" clause somewhere which will cover it.
One worrying rumour to start your year off is that the organisation that controls the big Italian races - Giro, Strade Bianche, Milan-San Remo etc - is currently out of contract with Discovery/Eurosport etc and is looking to make a deal with a completely different provider so that is certain to be more expense for fans.
Men's Road Cycling UCI World Tour 2026
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Two passings to mention.
Uljana Semjonova age 73. Twice a gold medalist in basketball for in 1976 and 1980. Her height was listed between 2.10 to 2.13 m. She is the tallest woman ever to win an Olympic gold medal.
Jim Hartung age 65. He was a member of the US gymnastics team that won the gold medal in 1984.