Here's why Team Russia is banned from Winter Olympics
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At least a dozen athletes will represent AIN at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Here's what it has to do with the ROC, Russia and the country's doping scandal.
Russia and Belarus were banned from international competition for the last four years as sanction for the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
No Olympians will compete under the Russian flag, but 13 Russians will participate as Individual Neutral Athletes (AINs).