The International Hockey Federation Council (IIHF) will consider the issue of admitting the Russian national hockey team to the 2026 Olympics on February 3-4. This was reported by RIA Novosti with source reference.
In the spring of 2022, the IIHF decided to ban Russian players from participating in international tournaments, even with neutral status, and the organization also stripped Russia of the right to host the youth world championship at home in 2023.
In March 2023, the IIHF extended the suspension for the 2023/24 season. At the same time, the president of the organization, Luc Tardif, announced that the IIHF council will return to the issue of accepting the national teams of Russia and Belarus in March 2024.
The Olympic Games will be held in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, in February 2026.
At the 2022 Olympics held in Beijing, the Russian hockey team lost to the Finnish national team in the final match. The meeting ended with a score of 1:2. Mikhail Grigorenko scored the only goal for Russia.
Previously Dmitry Guberniev predicted difficulties With a trip to the Olympics for Russian skiers and biathletes.