The FIS reported that two Russian and Belarusian skiers will take part in the World Cup in Davos

Sports director of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Sandra Spitz said that two Russian and Belarusian athletes will be allowed to participate in the World Cup skiing stage in Davos.

The World Cup stage in Davos will take place from December 12 to 14. This is the final start where Russians can qualify for the Olympic Games, which will be held from February 6 to 22, 2026 in Italy.

“We hope that we can do this (issue neutral statuses) within a couple of days. I can’t promise it, but it could happen.

— How many Russian and Belarusian athletes will be admitted?

“A couple of people,” Spitz quotes SVT Sport as saying.

Earlier, the Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Russian Olympic Committee Mikhail Degtyarev said that Russia won a claim in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the FIS and now the international federation is obliged to allow Russian athletes to compete. Degtyarev noted that the CAS arbitrators recognized the demands of the Russian side as reasonable and legitimate and, in accordance with the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), obliged FIS to allow Russians to compete in Olympic disciplines in a neutral status, and athletes in Paralympic disciplines under the national flag. The FIS accepted the CAS decision and published the eligibility criteria.