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FIS Grants Neutral Status to Three Russian Snowboarders, Coach as Total Approvals Reach 32

The approvals implement a CAS ruling that overturned FIS’s blanket ban in December.

Overview

  • FIS named Yaroslav Stepanko, Arseniy Tomin, and Kristina Paul as newly approved neutral snowboarders.
  • Russian freestyle coach Maxim Klokov also received neutral status from the federation.
  • FIS reported that 32 Russian athletes have now been cleared to compete under a neutral designation.
  • The latest approvals follow a Dec. 2 CAS decision that deemed FIS’s October prohibition unlawful.
  • Those granted neutral status may submit entries without national symbols subject to acceptance by event organizers.