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Soft toys and a jagged edge: how Russia is circling the Winter Olympics 18 février 2026 à 18:00

Soft toys and a jagged edge: how Russia is circling the Winter Olympics

18 février 2026 à 18:00

Russia is back in love with the Games and a return to athletes competing under their own flag at LA in two years’ time seems highly likely

First came the reverberating cheers. Then a deluge of soft toys lobbed from the stands. But across the face of the brilliant Russian skater Adeliia Petrosian there was only the faintest of smiles. For now.

So far at these Winter Olympics, a Russian is yet to win a medal. But there is a possibility that could change on Thursday when the 18‑year‑old Petrosian, who sits in fifth after the short programme, takes to the ice again shortly after 9pm.

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Ukraine officials to boycott Winter Paralympics opening ceremony over Russian athletes 18 février 2026 à 13:23

Ukraine officials to boycott Winter Paralympics opening ceremony over Russian athletes

The Guardian

Par : Sean Ingle in Livigno

18 février 2026 à 13:23

Six Russians and four Belarusians set for Milano Cortina
‘Their flags have no place at international sporting events’

Ukraine’s sports minister has condemned the decision to allow six Russians and four Belarusians to compete under their country’s flags at next month’s Winter Paralympics as “disappointing and outrageous”. Matvii Bidnyi said Ukraine officials will not attend the opening ceremony or other official events as a result.

“The flags of Russia and Belarus have no place at international sporting events that stand for fairness, integrity, and respect,” Bidnyi said in response to the International Paralympic Committee’s decision on Monday. “These are the flags of regimes that have turned sport into a tool of war, lies and contempt.