top athletes are still paid well enough to keep them in the country. that also means that they degrade and wouldn't be good enough for any other country
maybe the would like to hide scores so that there was no excess discussion of judges' work...
anyway, FIS actually didn't delete improved first runs and showed all the progress made by athletes
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone Will Not Be Allowed To Compete In Diamond League 200m/400m Finals
https://www.letsrun.com/news/2024/09/sydney-mclaughlin-levrone-will-not-be-allowed-to-compete-in-diamond-league-200m-400m-finals/
Tatyana Tomashova is disqualified from 2012 to 2015. It means Shannon Rowbury should get a bronze Olympic medal in women's 1500 after she finished sixth initially
I only responede to Josh that Russian NHL players can't prepare properly for a short time, other teams always do it better. and in 2026 it would probably be the same if Russia qualifies. for sure non-NHL Olympics is a better option for Europeans