IOC's decision: (clean) Russian athletes can compete under neutral flag at PyeongChang Olympics

[love_skate2011]

This is a false witch hunt, probbaly Ahn was added because someone on quick short noticed he was a threat to pyongchang and of course you know who those liars are. I hope they appeal to CAS like Efimova and get a fair judgement.

 

[Ka3sha]

Stolbova and Bukin are not allowed to take part in Olympics
http://tass.ru/sport/4895256

 

[Eisfee]

Stolbova and Bukin are not allowed to take part in Olympics
http://tass.ru/sport/4895256

OMG...I just can't believe this!! It's terrible!

 

[Marta24]

That's awful, but why Bukin? He wasn't even in the Sochi team.

 

[morqet]

That's awful, but why Bukin? He wasn't even in the Sochi team.

Maybe if he hasn't met the criteria for enough clean tests done outside of Russia?

 

[Deleted member 40371]

Maybe if he hasn't met the criteria for enough clean tests done outside of Russia?

Russian athletes drug tests are done UK ADA for a while, so it is already done by a foreign agency...

It is a witch hunt, that is what it is...

 

[Hanna]

Stolbova and Bukin are not allowed to take part in Olympics
http://tass.ru/sport/4895256

Oh. My. God. This is absolutely crushing and I am out of words.

 

[love_skate2011]

Russian athletes drug tests are done UK ADA for a while, so it is already done by a foreign agency...

It is a witch hunt, that is what it is...

This is now a witch hunt to reduce competition, this has nothing to with doping now.
disgusting and shameful

 

[Jeschke]

German press reporting it's a first, provisional list of invitations and not the final list.
So, optimistic (as I never am) I just hope

 

[morqet]

Russian athletes drug tests are done UK ADA for a while, so it is already done by a foreign agency...

It is a witch hunt, that is what it is...

Well, if it's due to records from the Moscow lab, it would be for something prior to the last 2 years - the lab has a history of "losing" test records and to be cleared to compete athletes had to be able to demonstrate a completely clear record.

 

[love_skate2011]

German press reporting it's a first, provisional list of invitations and not the final list.
So, optimistic (as I never am) I just hope

it is only Russia who recieved the provisional list invitations, it is tentative but it will be fully published in Jan 28.

 

[Ka3sha]

The accelerated procedure of appeal wasn’t allowed by the IOC
https://rsport.ria.ru/winter2018_russia/20180123/1131517779.html

 

[MissIzzy]

Well, if it's due to records from the Moscow lab, it would be for something prior to the last 2 years - the lab has a history of "losing" test records and to be cleared to compete athletes had to be able to demonstrate a completely clear record.

If there is a specific reason for this, the IOC would do well to provide it. I don't know if this is really indication they're taking out the competition, since if they were they'd probably go after Bobrova instead of Bukin. But right now this just looks arbitrary and, by extension, cruel.

 

[love_skate2011]

Stolbova posted on vk

https://vk.com/id1017934

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

The accelerated procedure of appeal weren't allowed by the IOC
https://rsport.ria.ru/winter2018_russia/20180123/1131517779.html

I understand that the decision is per discipline and not in general. So it's still unclear whether the figure skaters will get the permission for the accelerated procedure.

And, well, I am very little invested in the Russian patriotism and such; plus I have no doubt that there was some doping scheme in Sochi. And I am absolutely enraged. It is one thing to remove the doped or suspected athletes, and another - completely random ones with no explanation. It does smell like a political decision of the worst kind.

 

[oleada]

Stolbova posted on vk

https://vk.com/id1017934

What did she say? It says I need to log in.

 

[Jeschke]

What did she say? It says I need to log in.

we will fight until the end!

 

[Ka3sha]

What did she say? It says I need to log in.

It’s from her Instagram
‘We will fight until the end’
https://instagram.com/p/BeSpqcfnOCw/

 

[love_skate2011]

What did she say? It says I need to log in.

can you see this ??
https://vk.com/id1017934?z=photo1017934_456239096/album1017934_00/rev

she says we will fight till the end

 

[rfisher]

((((((Ksenia))))) I just can't

 

[Catherine M]

I'm in shock. I know there's not alot of time till the games start but hopefully some sort of resolution can be made in time for Stolbova & Bukin.

 

[alj5]

I can't believe this. I literally thought it was a joke.

 

[skatepixie]

This is crazy!

 

[Allisanna]

Stolbova and Bukin are not allowed to take part in Olympics
http://tass.ru/sport/4895256

 

[caseyedwards]

Time for all of Russia to boycott Olympics permanently

 

[her grace]

Stolbova and Bukin have never even been suspended for a doping violation so whatever "evidence" they have against them must be pretty thin. What ever happened to innocent until proven guilty?

 

[BittyBug]

Well this sucks.

 

[PRlady]

Stolbova posted on vk

https://vk.com/id1017934

So it took clicking on that link to discover Ksenia and I have the same birthday.

I'm so disappointed on both teams' account.

 

[skatingguy]

I really feel like everyone needs to take a breath and see what happens because at this point none of this is confirmed and the only statement that the IOC has released is a no comment.

 

[MarieM]

Bukin ???????????? WHAT the heck????