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Zhurova: “Perhaps only young athletes from Russia will be allowed to participate in the Olympic Games. You can’t count on a large number of medals.”
Olympic champion, State Duma deputy Svetlana Zhurova told Match TV that we should not expect a large number of medals from Russian athletes at the 2026 Olympics due to the admission criteria.
The 2026 Winter Olympics will take place from 6 to 22 February in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo. Russian athletes will be able to take part in competitions in some sports in a neutral status.
— Perhaps only young athletes from Russia will be allowed to participate in the Olympics. For them, this is, of course, an experience. But you can’t count on a large number of medals. This will be one of the first international starts for our youth. This is a definite test. But, for example, our skaters managed to qualify, even without international experience, I hope they will succeed at the Olympics. But in any case, there will not be many medals, and the impression will be as if Russia is performing poorly. This was the case at the Olympics in Korea, there were only two gold medals. But there was a vivid impression from them,” Zhurova told Match TV.
On Tuesday, the Russian Ski Federation (FLGR) announced that the council of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) had extended the suspension of the Russians. The FIS later confirmed that the council had voted against the participation of athletes from Russia and Belarus in the qualifying competitions for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in a neutral status. Russian skiers have not competed in international competitions since 2022.
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A 77-year-old Russian woman received an international award for the best gaming moment in the shooter CS2
Russian streamer Olga Ivanovna, known under the nickname i_olga on the Twitch platform, won the “Best Gaming Moment of 2025” category as part of the international NNYS award.
During one of the streams, a 77-year-old woman was able to create a so-called “ace” in the shooter Counter‑Strike 2 – the moment when one player defeats the entire opposing team. A video of this moment was widely shared on social networks.
The pensioner lives in Nizhny Novgorod. About 250 thousand viewers have subscribed to her channel.
The NNYS Awards annually celebrate significant moments and select the best videos across 16 categories.
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Olympic bronze medalist Eduard Latypov won the sprint race at the second stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Biathlon Cup in Tyumen.
Latypov covered the 10 km distance in 21 minutes 39.2 seconds, without making a single mistake at two shooting ranges. The second was Olympic bronze medalist Karim Khalili (lag – 24.6 seconds; 0 misses), the top three was rounded out by Alexander Povarnitsyn (+29.2; 0 misses).
On Sunday, at the stage of the Russian Cup in Tyumen, men’s and women’s mass starts will be held.
Watch live broadcasts of the races on the Match TV and Match! Planet”, the broadcast will also be available on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
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Natalia Shevchenko won the sprint race at the second stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Biathlon Cup in Tyumen.
Shevchenko covered the 7.5 km distance in 19 minutes 33.2 seconds, without making a single mistake at two shooting ranges. The second was the silver medalist of the Olympic Games Irina Kazakevich (lag – 9.5 seconds; 0 misses), the top three was completed by Yulia Kovalenko (+25.5; 0 misses).
Later, at the Russian Cup stage, the men’s 10 km sprint will take place. Watch the live broadcast of the race from 11:00 (Moscow time) on the TV channels “Match TV” and “Match! Planet”, the broadcast will also be available on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
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Thomas Astudillo is a sports journalist and author who writes for Sportish. He has a deep love and knowledge of sports, and is known for his engaging and informative writing on the latest sports news and events.
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