Olympics: Russia possibly disqualified from Pyeongchang (UPD: IOC Suspends Team Russia)

[LuckyLuke87]

Olympic committee in Lausanne is deciding today, whether Russian athletes will be allowed to participate in this Winter Olympics. The most likely scenario is, that only Russian athletes who are able to prove they're clean (= not tested by Russian anti-doping agency that has been manipulating samples) will be allowed to start, under neutral flag. This would be grim news for all Russian teams, as they wouldn't be allowed to start under Russian flag either.

For Russian hockey, this would mean no Olympics in 2018. That would be an ironic scenario, considering how many Russian players chose KHL over NHL for having a chance to play there. Just from the top of my head - Kovalchuk, Gusev, Datsyuk, Tryamkin, Gavrikov...

Let's see how it eventually plays out, but it would be a huge loss for the hockey tournament - already devoid of NHL talent, now possibly losing even the best from KHL...

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[JiggsNY]

Whoever wins is gonna have the most hollow feeling victory of all time. You want to be the best, which means beating the best. Everything about this Olympics has been a mess. Hopefully everything gets back on track in 2022.

 

[BalticWarrior]

I really hope this happens, not only because of fair-play but also because of the huge blow to Russian state propoganda.

 

[Pan]

I really hope this happens, not only because of fair-play but also because of the huge blow to Russian state propoganda.

I'm wondering whether their propaganda strikes that far and hard or your brain is that helpless.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

If Russia is out than that means the KHL is also likely out which will make the Olympic Hockey Tournament even more of a joke.

 

[BalticWarrior]

I'm wondering whether their propaganda strikes that far and hard or your brain is that helpless.

See, i dont know whether to laugh or cry at the fact you didnt even understand i was talking about propoganda meant for internal consumption i.e. for the common Russian folk.

 

[BalticWarrior]

If Russia is out than that means the KHL is also likely out which will make the Olympic Hockey Tournament even more of a joke.

Without NHL its a joke either way.

 

[alce]

See, i dont know whether to laugh or cry at the fact you didnt even understand i was talking about propoganda meant for internal consumption i.e. for the common Russian folk.

I don't even know whether to laugh or cry at the fact that you didn't even understand that this would have effect right opposite of what you desire. Almost nobody believes in this shit in Russia, which you can clearly see by reading Russian posters here.

 

[alce]

Without NHL its a joke either way.

Yep, and absence of such superpower as Latvia doesn't help either.

 

[BalticWarrior]

Yep, and absence of such superpower as Latvia doesn't help either.

Latvia may not be a superpower, but like it or not KHL compared to NHL is straight garbage and nobody outside Russia takes it seriously.

 

[BalticWarrior]

I don't even know whether to laugh or cry at the fact that you didn't even understand that this would have effect right opposite of what you desire. Almost nobody believes in this **** in Russia, which you can clearly see by reading Russian posters here.

Maybe,maybe not. But its about fair play and if theres suffiecient evidence for banning of the team, its the right thing to do.

 

[alce]

Latvia may not be a superpower, but like it or not KHL compared to NHL is straight garbage and nobody outside Russia takes it seriously.

I couldn't care less about what outsiders think about KHL. Same as NHL fans probably woudn't care about my opinion on NHL.

 

[BalticWarrior]

I couldn't care less about what outsiders think about KHL. Same as NHL fans probably woudn't care about my opinion on NHL.

Hell, opinion is probably irrelevant here. I hope to god you arent actually suggesting KHL can even come close to the quality of NHL? Its like two different universes.

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

 

[NyQuil]

Yikes, this was an opportunity to win hockey Gold.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Wow.

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Yikes, this was an opportunity to win hockey Gold.

Depends if KHLers will be allowed by the KHL to go. If not, idk who the favorite would be at this point lol

 

[Pi]

This is big. Not really sure where to put this but this will effect hockey. Russia won't let foreign KHLers to compete in the Olympics and all clean Russian athletes can compete in the Olympics under a neutral Olympic flag and are given the name "Olympic Athlete from Russia"

Russian doping: IOC bans Russia from 2018 Winter Olympics

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Banned......WOW. Will Putin go off?

 

[Dr Pepper]

What a circus.

Shame on the IOC.

 

[NyQuil]

Depends if KHLers will be allowed by the KHL to go. If not, idk who the favorite would be at this point lol

It's actually going to be a pretty funny tournament to watch.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

live ovi look in

 

[Pi]

What a circus.

Shame on the IOC.

What? Why?

For once they did the right thing. Investigations revealed state sponsored doping across the board.

 

[Snakepit]

Good

 

[ScarTroy]

That's nuts.