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bad day for Doroschuk in high jumping, just 5th place with 2.28 for a 2.34 world leader

I guess some rogue nations will stay in IBA especially if they don't have many chances at the Olympics

the first one to win three world championships in women's moguls

no Eileen Gu and Tess Ledeux in women's ski slopestyle

and will boxing be available only to those nations who joined World Boxing?

Angelina Melnikova is set to return on stage at World Cup in Croatia in April. Six more Russians will take part as neutrals

yeah, there were some at the beginning (also Andrey Rublev, Fedor Smolov) but most of them didn't proceed. in 2023-2024 there was a campaign against artists, musicians and writers who protested in early 2022, but it didn't touch athletes for some reason. well, there's also a case of one former football player Igor Denisov who critisised authorities and now works as just a children coach

just like Sabalenko's long-time flirting with Lukashenko

maybe he will be renamed as Władek for the Olympics?

there are two kind of athletes - those who stay in Russia and those who compete abroad only like tennis players and NHL players. domestic athletes didn't say any word, they are very quiet and never speak about politics, so it was easy to shut them. there was a case of Violetta and Serger Bidas who moved to USA and they were claimed like traitors, but that's all. I don't know any athletes who were punished while they stay in the country, although there are huge lists of punished writers, artists etc althletes abroad for some reason are not punished. those like Daria Kasatkina or Nikita Zadorov who spoke publicly on YouTube are still mentioned in news like athletes to be proud of. but I guess if anyone will speak in Western media, that will be a disaster for them, they won't return back

yeah, and it would be enough time to transfer. pity noone tried to bring athletes there

nice breakthrough for Semirunniy, a bronze in 5K

ISU allows Russian and Belarus skaters to enter qualification competition

surprisingly neutral athletes are allowed to form teams for relays

IWF is going to let Russian lifters compete since 2025, according to Russian weightlifting federation

Jordan Stolz wins his 13th World cup race in a row (including last season)

Alina Lysenko is included in the Apeldoorn roster in Champions league. previously neutral Russian athletes didn't enter the Netherlands for any competition

I suppose Lithuania qualified for women's world championships for the first time. Skip Virginija Paulauskaitė will debut at the age of 53 after she won silver medal in senior world championships. Incredible example of sport longevity

Yeah, probably that would help. But some athletes from these clubs also get formal military ranks, I'm not sure how World Aquatics will estimate this.

KHL launches 3x3 championships with 8 teams, it starts on 19th December and finishes in July

Sadulaev defeated Taylor in the first round

well, they both represent Dynamo which is considered a para-military society so they won't get neutral status. Andrey Minakov and Nika Godun applied and got it

They didn't follow federation threat to cut the findings. Now it doesn't threat

Russian swimming federation now allows swimmers to achieve neutral status

I just wonder if Russian and Belarusian results should be separated... otherwise the team looks stronger than it is