World Figure Skating Championships 2022

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https://www.isu.org/events/eventdetail/12305/-/isu-world-figure-skating-championships?templateParam=11
https://montpellier2022.com/en/home/

https://www.youtube.com/user/SkatingISU
http://results.isu.org/events/fsevent00111055.htm

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"The Organizing Committee and the French Ice Sports Federation support the position of the International Skating Union (ISU) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) : for the World Championships, there will be no Russian or Belarusian athletes or officials."

Sad, and slightly unusually worded, almost like one is under duress; where exactly is the ban coming from, and for what justification?

Sport is supposed to be neutral & unifying.

Interesting to note how the CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport) has ruled on a recent case;
https://www.tas-cas.org/en/general-information/index/

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The ban on individual Russian competitors makes no sense to me.  Just a token gesture.  If you don't want to have any awkward moments just don't include the flags/anthems.  It's an individual sport anyway, not a team sport.  Head of Women's Tennis Association had it right - politics should not prevent people from competing.