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The ISU suspended Russian and Belarusian athletes in March 2022 due to the conflict in Ukraine. The IOC later recommended lifting restrictions on Russian athletes in individual and team competitions.
GENEVA, September 22. /TASS/. The International Skating Union (ISU) has ruled to grant a neutral status for participation in international tournaments to 13 more figure skaters representing Russia, the ISU’s official website reported on Tuesday.
The Russian figure skaters at the issue are Agata Petrova, Sofia Sarnovskaya and Sofia Smagina (women’s singles); Makar Ignatov and Nikolay Kolesnikov (men’s singles); Polina Zharova and Alexey Stolyarov, Taisia Sheptalina and Dmitry Pekin, Vladislav Mikhailov (ice dance); Sandra Davydenko and Ignat Pakhomov, Stepan Marishin (pair skating).
In March 2022, the ISU suspended Russian and Belarusian athletes from all international tournaments supervised by the organization due to the developments in Ukraine.
At the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, the ISU allowed two Russian figure skaters to participate under a neutral status - Adelia Petrosyan and Petr Gumennik.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced a decision in July to reinstate the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) and also recommended lifting restrictions on the participation of Russian athletes in all international tournaments, including both in individual and team competitions.
Starting from the 2026/27 season, the International Skating Union allowed Russian figure skaters to participate in international competitions in a neutral status.

Governor of the Krasnodar Territory Veniamin Kondratyev met with the winners of the X All-Russian Summer Universiade, held in Saransk. The KSUFKST team won gold medals in wrestling, boxing and handball, silver - in the women's handball team, bronze - in sambo, table tennis and rugby-7. The governor noted that this is the fifth consecutive confirmed status of the Krasnodar Territory as the leading sports region of the country.

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The Real Madrid captain was seriously injured in the La Liga match against Atlético Madrid after a tackle from Lee Kang-in. Head coach Jose Mourinho criticized the refereeing for the lack of a red card.