The Russians would have fielded one of the most talented teams in the tournament

The country is banned because of its 2022 invasion of Ukraine

Russian teams remain banned from Olympic competitions, but individual participation as "neutral" athletes is allowed under strict rules.

Some individual athletes from the banned countries will be permitted to participate in the Milano Cortina Winter Games

Here’s everything to know about Russia’s tenuous relationship to the Olympics.

Russian athletes will be competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics, but you might not realize it — and things will look very different from the last winter Games. A total of 13 Russian athletes are set to compete at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

The wide-ranging attack reportedly hit around 120 targets, including foreign ministry offices in the US, as well as consulates in Sydney, Toronto and Paris, and La Sapienza university in Rome was also hit in a seemingly separate attack also attributed to Russian-linked hackers.

Italy has thwarted a series of cyberattacks targeting its foreign ministry facilities, including an embassy in Washington, as well as websites linked to the Winter Olympics

MILAN (AP) — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva's coach from the Beijing Games is back at the Winter Olympics, and World Anti-Doping Agency president Witold Banka isn’t happy about it. Banka said Thursday he's not comfortable with Eteri Tutberidze’s presence at the Milan Cortina Olympics.