SaveByRichter35 Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Quote Russia’s Olympic team has been barred from the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The country’s government officials are forbidden to attend, its flag will not be displayed at the opening ceremony and its anthem will not sound. Any athletes from Russia who receive special dispensation to compete will do so as individuals wearing a neutral uniform, and the official record books will forever show that Russia won zero medals. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/05/sports/olympics/ioc-russia-winter-olympics.html More in the link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopaloop1234 Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Holy Moly. Has this ever occurred at the Olympics before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPv6Freely Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Nope. But yay! Good on IOC for doing something right for once! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estogoalie Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 I read somewhere that if this happened, Russia was going to block all KHL players from attending. So if there's no NHL or KHL players there, things are gonna get interesting. Next best leagues are probably Sweden an Finland, so could be a Nordic showdown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estogoalie Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 ...and I guess we can pick up some Team Russia jerseys pretty cheap now? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 27 minutes ago, estogoalie said: I read somewhere that if this happened, Russia was going to block all KHL players from attending. So if there's no NHL or KHL players there, things are gonna get interesting. Next best leagues are probably Sweden an Finland, so could be a Nordic showdown. The KHL can't legally bar players of non-Russian nationality from competing for their home countries, but teams can - and likely will - impose harsh sanctions and contract terminations on players who do. A bad situation all around, but Russia has no one to blame but themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estogoalie Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Just read KHL will let players go to the Olympics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichMan Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Back in the news, sad but unavoidable outcome maybe? Tretiak leaves IIHF council. http://aroundtherings.com/site/A__102857/Title__Ice-Hockey-Legend-Leaves-IIHF-Council----Federation-Focus/292/Articles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveByRichter35 Posted March 18, 2021 Author Share Posted March 18, 2021 @RichMan was a GSBBer, he clearly searched lol 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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