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Borodavko hopes that FIS will eventually allow eight Russian skiers to participate in international competitions
Senior coach of the Russian cross-country skiing team Yuri Borodavko, in a conversation with Match TV, suggested that the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) will further expand the list of athletes who have received neutral status to participate in the qualifying competitions for the 2026 Olympic Games.
On Wednesday it became known that Russian skiers Saveliy Korostelev and Daria Nepryaeva, as well as freestyle skier Anastasia Tatalina, received neutral status from the FIS to participate in international competitions. The next stage of the World Cup in cross-country skiing will be held in Davos from December 12 to 14.
— Did anyone from your group try to obtain neutral status?
— Each athlete made his own decision. Both from my group and from other groups, many athletes applied. But it is a shame that FIS only considered two athletes to participate. As we know from the IOC conditions, they only consider those athletes who have been approved by the FIS. It is likely that today this is the minimum quota that they want to allow from Russia. Let’s hope that today has passed and tomorrow there will be information that they will be able to accredit someone else to participate in the FIS calendar.
For me, this is not a very happy event, since in other sports it was assumed that one athlete would participate at a distance. But we have the right to count on a 4 + 4 quota, since we have four individual distances. But to date, only two have been granted neutral status.
— Are there still chances to get the status?
— I’m talking about all the athletes of the national team, not just my group. Maybe they’ll take more time to consider. Here we are kept in complete ignorance, we wait and state the fact,” Borodavko told Match TV.
The International Federation noted in its release that the list may be supplemented by other participants from Russia and Belarus.
Source: Sportbox
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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.
Source: Sportbox
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Russian Biathlon Cup: when does it start, where to watch the women’s sprint online, December 13
On Saturday, December 13, as part of the second stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Biathlon Cup in Tyumen, a women’s 7.5 km sprint race will be held.
Watch the live broadcast of the competition on the Match TV channel, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru from 8:35 Moscow time. The race starts at 9:00 Moscow time.
70 biathletes are registered for the race, including Svetlana Mironova (14th starting number), Irina Kazakevich (35), Tamara Derbusheva (45), Kristina Reztsova (50), Victoria Metelya (53), Victoria Slivko (56) and Anastasia Khalili (63).
The second stage of the Russian Cup will end on December 14.
Source: Sportbox
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Metelya – about possible admission to IBU tournaments: “Even though it will be a neutral status, I understand that I will represent Russia”
Russian biathlete Victoria Metelya stated that she is ready to compete at international tournaments in a neutral status.
On Wednesday it became known that the Russian Biathlon Union (SBR) filed a lawsuit with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to challenge the exclusion of Russian athletes from competitions under the auspices of the International Biathlon Union (IBU). Previously, the Russian side, in a similar lawsuit against the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS), achieved the participation of Russian athletes in the Olympic selection.
— Would you agree to perform in a neutral status?
– If this happens, I will agree. And even though it will be a neutral status, I understand that I will represent Russia. I hope justice will prevail. Although in biathlon it will be much more difficult to obtain such a status than in cross-country skiing,” Tyumen Arena quotes Metelya.
Russian biathletes have been suspended from international competitions since 2022.
Source: Sportbox
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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