11:43. This Wednesday morning, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) published an initial list of ten athletes who have been granted Individual Neutral Athlete (INA) status . They includeRussian cross-country skiers Saveliy Korostelev and Dariya Nepryaeva.
As a result, they can take part in the qualifying events for the Milan/Cortina 2026 Olympic Games and could even be at the start of this weekend’s World Cup in Davos (Switzerland).
- The FIS does not authorise the participation of Russians and Belarus under a neutral banner at the Milan/Cortina 2026 Games
- The Russian Federation and twelve athletes, including cross-country runner Saveliy Korostelev and jumper Danil Sadreev, are appealing to CAS against their bans from taking part in the 2026 Olympics.
- New development: CAS rules that neutral Russian and Belarusian athletes must be allowed to try to qualify for the 2026 Games
- Following the CAS decision, the FIS will allow Russians and Belarusians to take part in international competitions on the road to the 2026 Olympics… subject to certain conditions
