Overview
- FIS confirmed that Artem Galunin received authorization to compete as a neutral athlete under its jurisdiction.
- Earlier approvals included cross-country skiers Savely Korostelev and Darya Nepryayeva, freestyle skier Anastasia Tatalina, and service technician Evgeny Uftikov.
- Russian Cup overall leader Sergey Ardashev said he was not granted neutral status.
- Cross-country Olympic relay champion Veronika Stepanova stated she will not apply for neutrality and declared she intends to return under Russian state symbols.
- In December, CAS ruled FIS’s blanket exclusion of Russian athletes unlawful, and FIS accepted the verdict and opened an individual application pathway.