Overview
- FIS updated its list to 38 approved Russians and Belarusians, adding the first two ski jumpers, Danil Sadrejew and Michail Nasarow, while leaving Evgeni Klimov off.
- The Russian Ski Association says it will try to enter both at the Four Hills opener in Oberstdorf, with qualifying held the day before.
- The pathway back stems from a December CAS ruling that partially overturned FIS’s 2022 exclusions and set a case-by-case process for neutral participation.
- Neutral status is limited to athletes who have not publicly supported the invasion of Ukraine and who have no ties to military or state security bodies.
- Other cleared athletes, including Hanna Huskova, Saveliy Korostelev and Dariya Nepryaeva, have already returned to World Cup competition this month.