Figure skater Nikita Volodin is a medal contender for Germany with his partner Minerva Hase in pairs figure skating.

IOC sanctions stemming from the Ukraine invasion will keep Russian athletes and their elite hockey team out of the 2026 Olympics.

At least a dozen athletes will represent AIN at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Here's what it has to do with the ROC, Russia and the country's doping scandal.

Nearly 100 countries are represented at the 2026 Olympics. But Russia and its ally Belarus won't be in the Opening Ceremony. Here's why they're banned. (AP Photo)

Russia would have a sick Olympic men's hockey roster, but here's why the country isn't competing.

Here's a look at how the Russian Olympic men's hockey team could have looked if they were eligible to participate in 2026.

Twenty athletes from Russia and Belarus are competing at the Winter Olympics as neutral. Moscow has asked for its athletes to be fully reinstated in international competition, and sporting bodies are beginning to open the door to those once completely banned from participating.

MILAN (AP) — Ukrainian figure skater Kyrylo Marsak wrapped up his Olympics with a disappointing men's free skate Friday night, then had to endure waiting for his score while Russian athlete Petr Gumennik sat in the leader's chair about 10 feet away from him.