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RT TV channel. Thank you! And for us it's a pity Koukalova won't come, she's got some fans here.

I also go to Pyeongchang but I don't know if I'm as lucky as you... I'll go there as a journalist and won't be able to follow all the sports as I have always loved.

Matvey Eliseev is allowed to participate, so Russia will have at least mixed relay team

I hope they will go but many will consider them as traitors

They will have the same prize money in Russia if they perform or not. So why spend 9 hours flying to Korea where the audience will only boo you?

I'd say it's very possible it'll be their own decision. They won't perform even in the mixed relay, none of aproved athletes is a medal contender in individual events. It really doesn't make much sense to go there for nothing and walk in grey uniform like a prisoner. If there was the whole team, it would be at least fun.

IOC response to Inside the Games, Russian media also cite this

"Not being included on the invitation list does not necessarily mean that an athlete has been doped" That's how IOC reacted. Honestly, that's ridiculous.

Is there anything Yurlova has done wrong?

RUSSIA Jury Scorecard: Serbia 12 Netherlands 11 Ireland 10 Great Britain 9 New Zealand 8 Germany 7 Slovakia 6 Lithuania 5 Denmark 4 Finland 3 United States 2 Poland 1 Это были результаты голосования в России. Все хорошего музыкального настроения! That was the Russia vote. Have a good musical mood everyone!

RUSSIA Jury Scorecard: Netherlands 11 Ireland 10 Great Britain 9 New Zealand 8 Germany 7 Slovakia 6 Lithuania 5 Denmark 4 Finland 3 United States 2 Poland 1

RUSSIA Всем примет! Надеюсь, вы так же наслаждаетесь шоу, как мы в России первыми весенними деньками. Вот итоги голосования от России Hi everyone! Hope you enjoy the show just like we enjoy the first spring days in Russia. Here are the votes from Russia Jury Scorecard: Ireland 10 Great Britain 9 New Zealand 8 Germany 7 Slovakia 6 Lithuania 5 Denmark 4 Finland 3 United States 2 Poland 1

RUSSIA If you don't mind, I'll again nominate a song of my band that was released last year. A little bit of jazz for you

hi, Russia is in!

no we won't... Sidorova declared her winter season is over, Sivkova is ill. Stepanova doesn't consider herself Russian anymore

well, it's hard to imagine Belarus without Olympics, especially when it depends on the event on home soil. they won't repeat May debacle

noone mentions futsal or beach football... i think they can alternate useless u23 men's event. women will keep playing football and men will play futsal and beach football

and if they are not presented? unpublic legal processes are something out of the modern world actually. sport is for audience and we are to see that everything clear

I understand, but there should be at least something -- someone could allow to publish his words, someone could show his letters with ministry of sport or something. Anyone can make investigations with secret proves, but who can trust it

Sochi samples were not retested as I know

well, has anyone found any clear proves in the report? the only thing i found is witnesses' words. I mean yes, i also have feeling that russian sport is dirty, but there should be at least some photos, recordings, samples or something to make serious steps against russia

Well, many women's teams withdrew. So can't host replace one of them? 10 teams could participate but only 8 arrived and Russia joined them. If Russia didn't participate we could also say that two winning teams can't go to Olympics -- they didn't prove their power comparing with two absent teams! It's a common rule that a host nation can participate in the events, and it doesn't matter what this event is. Actually there should be reasons WHY hosts don't participate, like no true rugby team or ineligeble athletes. Does really hosting of two beach volleyball events in 4 years mean to you that Russia controls FIVB? Oh, it's a paranoia actually.

well, at this point Brazil should withdraw from most Olympic events and give up medals if they win there. it's a usual practice in sport to allow hosts participate. it might be unfair to those who didn't qualify but sport is a whole unfair thing Sochi was decided as a host city long before CEV cup finals. so it wasn't like Russia didn't manage to qualify and then suddenly took someone's place just because it hosts the final event

well. there are 15 non-champions, which might be Russians