LuckyLuke87
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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...
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...